You are learning introducing yourself: you will read the scene it happens in, take apart the pattern behind them (introduction structure), hear them in a conversation, rehearse them, and finish by saying one thing out loud to be graded.
At a NYC networking event, cooking class, hotel check-in, or Airbnb host meeting. New York introductions are direct, curious, and get to "what do you do?" faster than almost any other city.
Smorgasburg is New York's largest open-air food market — held on Saturdays at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, and Sundays at the Seaport. One hundred vendors. Ten thousand visitors. A condensed version of New York's food culture in one outdoor space.
The stranger is eating a kimchi smash burger. The man next to him at the picnic table is also eating alone. They make eye contact. The man extends a hand: "I'm Marcus. You visiting?"
"I'm [name]. Nice to meet you! Yes, I'm visiting for two weeks. I'm still learning English — please speak slowly!"
Marcus laughs. "Your English is really good!"
"Thank you! I'm practicing." The ice is completely broken. "What do you do?" the stranger asks. Marcus is a chef. This is going to be a very good conversation.