Greetings and Introduction

Unit 1

Formality of Greetings
Formal Informal

How do you do?

Good morning.

Hello.

Hey! Whats up?

Other Expressions of Greetings

Formal
-It has been a long time. -How long has it been? -What have you been up to all these years?

Informal
-Long time no see. -How come I never see you? -Where have you been hiding?

Greeting Extensions
Formal -How have you been? -How are you? -How is it going? -How are you getting along? Informal -How are you doing? -How are things going? -How are things with you? -Howdy?

Responses to Greeting Extensions

Good health -Im -Im

Bad health

(Ok, quite well, great, doing well, doing great, all right, fine, good, wonderful, terrific)

(terrible, awful)
-Im not

(good-health expressions)
-I have a (cold, headache)

Im quite well, thank you. Im terrible, thanks. Im not good, thanks. I have a bad cold.

Greeting Conversations
Formal A: Good morning. How are you? B: Im fine, thank you. And you? A: Im doing great, thanks. Informal A: Hi, how are you doing? B: Good, thanks. And you? A: All right, thank you.

Introducing yourself
Greeting Introducing Stating your name
My name is I am Im

How do you do? -May I introduce myself? -Can I introduce myself? -Allow me to introduce myself. -Let me introduce myself.

Asking about Personal Information

Questions What do you do? Where are you from? Responses Im a/an(job/position) Im from(city/country) Im(nationality)

What are you majoring in?

Im majoring in (study field)

Introduction Endings
I am Im happy glad pleased delighted
nice great good pleasure

to meet to see

you

It is Its

to meet to see

you

Introducing Others
Formal -Can I introduce you to -May I introduce you to -Let me introduce you to -Allow me to introduce you to -Id like to introduce you to Informal -Have you ever met? -Id like you to meet -Come and meet -This is

Conversations about introducing others

Formal Informal

Introducing Other

 Recommend one or more strategies Suggest what to do next Identify action items

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