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Episode 3 – Day 3: Greetings

Activity 3: Speech about greetings

Objective:
- To identify and learn phrases people use when greeting others.

Before you listen

A. Classify the greetings in the box as formal or informal:

Good morning Hello Hi Good night

It’s a pleasure to see you

I’m pleased to meet you How have you been? How is it going?
again

How are you doing? What’s up? Take care Bye!

Formal Greetings Informal Greetings

Hello Hi
Good morning Bye!
Good night How is it going?
I’m pleased to meet you How are you doing?
It’s a pleasure to see you again What’s up?
How have you been?
Take care

While you listen

Listen to the speech and write T for True or F for False in front of each statement.

1. To greet someone you can just say Hello. _T_

2. Hello can only be used in formal situations. _F__
3. Good night is only used at the end of an interaction at night. _V__
4. When you meet someone for the first time you can say: It’s a pleasure to see you again! _F__
5. How do you do? is an old-fashioned phrase. _F__
6. What’s up? is used in very informal and serious situations. _F_
7. How is it going? is an expression that can be used with friends. _V__
8. If you haven’t seen a person in a long time you can say: Long time no see! __V_

After you listen

What is an equivalent for each expression in Spanish?

1. I’m pleased to meet you: Estoy encantado de conocerte

2. it’s a pleasure to see you again: Es un placer verte de nuevo
3. How have you been? ¿Còmo has estas?
4. How are things? ¿Cómo están las cosas?
5. What’s up? ¿Qué pasa?