Introductions and Greetings

Formal and Informal Conversations

Vocabulary
S Name S Hi/Hello S Introduce S Good morning, afternoon, evening S Brother S Friend S Great

Short Phrases

S May I introduce

S Allow me to
S I would like to S How do you

S Its a pleasure to
S I gotta go S And you

Introducing yourself to others

S Informal: S Hi. I am .

S Hello, my name is

S Formal S Hello, I dont think weve met. Im S Good Morning. Let me introduce myself. Im S Allow me to introduce myself. My name is

Introducing someone else to others

S Informal

S This is
S This is my brother, Michael. S This is my friend, Samantha.

S Formal
S May I introduce my brother, Michael Lee. S I would like you to meet my friend, Samantha Kim.

After the Introduction

S Informal S Hi Michael. Nice to meet you. S Nice to meet you, too.
S S

Hello Michael, Im happy to meet you. Great to meet you, too.

S Formal S How do you do, Mr Lee.

S

How do you do = Nice to meet you. (Its not a question)

S
S S

How do you do.

Its a pleasure to meet you, Mr Lee Im very please to meet you, too.

Greeting someone you know

S Informal S Hi Michael. How are you? S Fine, thanks. And you?

S Hello Michael. Hows it going? S Great, thanks. How about you?

S Formal S Good morning Mr Lee. How are you today? S I am very well, thank you. And yourself?
S Hello Mr Lee. Its nice to see you again. S And you, as well.

Saying Goodbye
S Informal S I must go. See you soon. S Okay, see you again. Bye.
S I gotta go now. Talk soon.

S Sure. Take care.

S Formal S Goodbye. It has been a pleasure meeting you. S The pleasure is all mine. I hope to see you again.
S I must be heading off now. It was nice seeing you again. S Likewise. I look forward to seeing you again soon.

Putting it all together Informally

S S

Mary: Hello, my names Mary. John: Hi Mary, Im John.

S
S S S S S

Mary: Nice to meet you, John.

John: Nice to meet you, too. Mary: This is my brother, Michael. John: Ah yes, weve already met. Hes in my class. How are you, Michael? Michael: Fine, thanks. And you? John: Great, thanks.

S
S

Mary: Time to go Michael. Well chat with you later, John.

John: Okay, see you guys later.

Putting it all together Formally

S S S S S S S S

Mary: Good morning. I dont think weve met. Let me introduce myself. My name is Mary Lee. John: How do you do. My name is John Chung. Mary: How do you do, Mr Chung. Allow me to introduce my brother, Michael Lee. John: Oh Hi! Actually, weve met already. Michaels in my class. How are you, Michael? Michael: Very well, thanks. Great to see you again, John. John: And you as well, Michael. Mary: Well, we must be going now. It has been a pleasure meeting you Mr Chung. I hope to see you again soon. John: Likewise. I look forward to seeing you both again.

Methods and Techniques

S Straight Arrow ESA Lesson S Engage S Study S Activate S Boomerang ESA Lesson S Engage S Activate 1 S Study S Active 2 S Patchwork ESA Lesson S E, A, A, S, A, E, S, A

Engage Stage

S Warm up with free talking

S Getting students to brainstorm and speaking

S Students and teacher discuss ways of introducing or greeting

yourself to others
S Write vocabulary words that they are familiar with on board

Study Stage

S Assign groups (two or three students)

S Role play
S Students practice with their partners

S Teacher monitoring and note-taking on students

progress, mistakes, and or difficulties with lesson

Activate Stage

S Students present their greetings dialogue to the class

S Once completed teacher will give praise and feedback