Social English Scenarios

What would you say in the following situations?

1. Greet a visitor to your department.

2. Introduce yourself to someone.

3. You are with a colleague and take him over to another person to introduce them.

4. Youre talking to someone, and another colleague comes to say hello. Introduce the two of
them.

5. Someone comes to say hello. Youve met before, but cant remember their name.

6. You dont hear/understand someones name when introduced.

7. You want to finish a conversation.

8. You go to an office for a meeting and there is a secretary.

9. You are at a seminar and see an empty chair that you want to sit in.

10. You are sitting in a chair at a seminar and someone asks you to sit. Someone was sitting there,
but went to get coffee.

11. You are sitting in a chair at a seminar and someone asks you to sit. The seat is available.