35 Greetings and other useful phrases Ee A Every day good morning good afternoon good evening 74 Dk 7 How ave Fine. thanks. & we Chea ie? “Net 0 ey | ? fs fad, thos ‘When we leave someone we usually both say ane and perhaps, See you soon! See you soon is quite informal. ‘When someone goes to bed, we usually say Goodnight. We sometimes also say Sleep well. Don't say Goodnight when you arrive somewhere, only when you leave. If you ask for something you usually say Please. If someone does something nice for you, you say Thank you. Cee Wel) | Special days When it is someone’s birthday we say Happy Birthday [Nor Gongratulations} On (or near to) the 25th December (Christmas Day) we say Happy or Merry Christmas. On (or near to) the Ist January (New Year's Day) we say Happy New Year. If someone is going to do something difficult (for example, take an exam or have an interview for a job) we say Good luck! If someone has done something special (for example, done well in an exam, got a new job, had a baby) we say Congratulations! or Well done! English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)Exercises 35.1 Choose one of the phrases from the opposite page to fit the dialogues. 1 A: (sneezes) Atchoo! Sa: It’s my birthday today. B we 2. a: I'm taking my driving test toda 6 A: How are you? &: &: 3A: passed my driving test! 7 a: Hello! &: &: 4 a: Goodbye. 8 a: Here’s your tea. & bs 35.2 Whar is the person saying in the pictures? 7) 35.3 What do you say? Choose a phrase opposite. You want to order a coffee. The waiter is A friend buys you a drink. A child says ‘Goodnight’ to you. You answer the phone at work. It is 10.30 a.m. You answer the phone at work. It is 3 p.m. Itis 2 a.m. on January Ist. You meet a friend on the street. ‘A friend spoke too quickly. You don’t understand, It is 24th December. You meet a friend on the bus. ading, the newspaper. eA RUNS 35.4 Ann and Bill meet in a bar, Bill usually says the wrong thing. Correct his mistakes. ANN: Good evening ANN: Would you like a drink? titi: Good day. itis No, thank you. A coke, ANN: How are you? ANN: With ice? bil: Terrible. I've got a bad cold and BILL: No, please. ANN: It’s my birthday today. ANN: Hee you are. Cheers. Congratulations. BILL: Bless you! 35.5 Write a conversation using as many as possible of the phrases from the opposite page. English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 1535.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 Answer key Unit 35 1 Bless you! 5 Happy Birthday! 2 Good lucl 6 Fine thanks. 3 Congratulations! / Well done! 7 Hello! / Hi! 4 Goodbye. 8 Thank you. 1 Excuse me! 3 Sorry! 5 Cheers! 2. Happy Christmas! 4 Congratulations! 6 Good morning! 1 Excuse me. 2 Thank you. Che 3 Goodnight. Sleep well. 4 Good morning. s 6 a 8 Good afternoon. Happy New Year! Sorry / Excuse me. I didn’t understand. Happy Christmas! Good morning Would you like a drink? Good morning Yes, please. A coke. How are you? With ic Fine thanks. And you?* itt: No, thank: It’s my birthday today. ANN: Here you ar Happy Birthday. BILL: Cheers! Cheers, BIL * You can say “Terrible.” as Bill did, but usually we say Possible answer: A: Hello, good morning. 8: Hi, How are you? a: Fine thanks. And you? &: Fine. A bit nervous. I'm taking my driving test today. a: Good luck. Thar’s funny, I passed mine last week. B: Oh Congratulations! a: It’s my birthday toda : Is it? Happy Birthday. Why don’t we go out for a drink this evening? \ &: : OK. See you later. Goodbye. : Goodbye. See you soon.UNIT 27 Greetings, farewells, and special expressions Greetings Neutral to formal: Less formal: Hi,/Hello. How are you? a: Hi/Hey. How are things? / i: Fine, thank you. / Fine, thanks. How's it going? / How're you doing? ... How are you? / How : Pretty good. / OK. / All right. / about you? T'm good. . . . How about you? We sometimes use these grectings at different times of day: (Nice to meet you) Good morning. / Good afternoon. / Good evening. [We (Same hers) don’t use Good night as a greeting. | y ‘When meeting stenotne foe-the Finer tan; we'cunsay: f ‘Nice to meet you. [The answer could be Nice to meet you ms ‘too. / Same here.} How do you do? / Pleased to meet you. (formal) 4 SN a Farewells Good-bye. (neutral to formal) Take care. / Take it easy. / So long. / Bye. / See you. (less formal) See you later. / See you soon. [if you plan to see someone again, soon] Good/Nice to see you. [a greeting or a farewell to someone you already know] Nice meeting you. [to say good-bye to someone you've just met for the first time] Good night. [to say good-bye late at night or if one or both of you is going to bed] Have a nice day/evening/weekend. [to say good-bye to a friend or colleague or to a customer in a store; the response could be: You too.]Cc Special expressions Excuse/Pardon me. Excuse/Pardon me? / I beg your pardon? To your health. / ‘Cheers. Good luck! Congratulations. Bless you. Happy birthday. / Happy New Year. {a) To get someone's attention. (b) To get past someone who is in your way. (c) To say you are sorry, eg, if you stand on someone’s foot. [or: I beg your pardon. (d) Say Excuse me (not Pardon me) before you leave the room. To ask someone to repeat what was said. A toast when people have a drink together. It could also be To your new job. / To friendship. / To romance. etc. ‘To wish someone success, ¢.g., on exams / a job interview / a contest. ‘To someone who has achieved something or had good fortune, eg. found a job, graduated, got a raise. Also Good job! or Nice going! (informal) ‘To someone when they snceze. They can reply: Thank you. / Thanks. To wish someone well on their birthday / on or soon after New ‘Year's Day (often printed or written on greeting cards).Exercises 27.1 What would you say or write to a friend in these situations? 1. Your friend turns 21 tomorrow. Happy birthday! / Congratulations! . Ibis January Ist or soon after. . Your friend has just passed an important exam. “te kent ay gute bo bake aera Weak saci eek heer . You know you are going to sec your friend again in a few hours. 27.2 Complete the conversations in a logical way. 1 ( 5 3. <5 (This is Kevin Ward.) (Thank you.) \27.3 What would you say in these situations? (Don’t use “Excuse me” more than twice.) 1. You are in a meeting. Someone comes in to say you have an urgent telephone call. What do you say as you leave? Excuse me. This won't take long. Someone says something to you, but you don’t hear all of it. You are on a crowded bus. It is your stop and you want to get off. What do ‘you say to the other passengers as you move past them? You are staying with friends. You leave the room in the evening to go to bed. A friend tells you she has just won a contest. ‘Another friend is going for a job interview this afternoon. You met a new business client for the first time an hour ago, and now you are both leaving. While shopping, you mect an old friend (by chance), who you haven’t seen in ages. eR Naas = 27.4 When do we use these expressions? Do you have similar ones in your language? Say “cheese.” Watch out. Thavenoidea. Good for you! 87 . Nice to meet you |} Greetings and introductions a) G® Complete the dialogue with the words in the box. Then listen and check. fine I'm ames Nice this you Liz Hi, My "names Liz Monica: Hello, Liz. 2_____. Monica Liz: Oh, hi, Jack. How are you? Jacke I'm 3, thanks. How about 4_? Liz OK, thanks. Monica, 2______is my friend, Jack. Monica: ¢_____ to meet you. Jace Hi, Monica.B Complete the conversations with the expressions in the box. [Sood night. Have a good evening. Hello. Hi. How are you? 'mffine Nice to meet you. See you 1] 1. Jack _Helle_. I'm Jack. 2. Sonia Hi, Julie, How are you? Anna ____.'m Anna. Julie Good. —— eck, ——_‘ | Soda thea, 3. Mike + 4. Joan Koji Thanks. You too. Mary Bye. tomorrow.