A：Ummm. Those burgers smell great. It's perfect day for a barbecue.

B：It sure is. I'm glad it didn't rain. My name's Mike Gates, by the way.

A：Oh, hi! I'm Barbara Johnson. Nice to meet you.

B：I'm sorry. What's your name again?

A：Barbara. But please, just call me Barb.

B：So Barb ... what do you do?

A：I'm studying medicine.

B：Really? Where?

A：At Harvard. What about you?

B：I'm an engineer at IBM.

A：Oh, are you? That sounds interesting.

B：Yeah. I like it. Hey, it looks like the food is ready.

A：Good. I'm starving.