KEY TO FORMAL AND INFORMAL INTRODUCTION.

Formal Greetings: Arriving Formal Greetings: Departing

 Good morning / afternoon / evening.
 Hello (name), how are you?
 Good day Sir / Madam (very formal)
Respond to a formal greeting with another formal
greeting.
 Good morning Mr. Smith.
 Hello Ms. Anderson. How are you today?
Informal Greetings: Arriving
 Hi / Hello
 How are you?
 How are you doing?
Use these greetings when you say
goodbye at the end of the day. These
greetings are appropriate for work
and other formal situations. 
 Good morning / afternoon /
evening.
 It was a pleasure seeing you.
 Goodbye.
Goodnight. (Note: Use after 8 p.m.)
Informal Greetings:
Departing
Use these greetings when saying
goodbye in an informal situation. 

 What's up? (very informal)  Nice seeing you!

 Goodbye / Bye
It's important to note that the question How are
you? or What's up? doesn't necessarily need a  See you later
response. If you do respond, these phrases are  Later (very informal)
generally expected:

How are you? / How are you doing?

 Very well, thank you. And you? (formal)

 Fine / Great (informal)

What's up? 

 Not much.

 I'm just (watching TV, hanging out, cooking

dinner, etc.)
Informal Greetings After a Long Time
If you haven't seen a friend or family member for a long time, use one these informal greetings
to mark the occasion.

 It's great to see you!

 How have you been? 
  Long time, no see. 

 How are you doing these days?

Formal:

 My name is...
 Where are you from?
 I'm from... (city, state, or country)
 Are you... (Spanish, American, German, etc.)

Informal:

 Hello... How are you?

 I'm fine, thank you
 Goodbye
 See you... (tomorrow, this weekend, next week, etc.)
 Have a nice... (day, evening, week, etc.)

Common Introductory Phrases:

 (name), I don't think you've met (name).

 I don't think you know (name)
 May I introduce you to (name)
 (name), do you know (name)?
 (name), I'd like you to meet (name)

Greetings in Informal Conversations: Practice Dialogue

Anna: Tom, what's up?

Tom: Hi Anna. Nothing much. I'm just hanging
out. What's up with you?
Anna: It's a good day. I'm feeling fine.
Tom: How is your sister?
Anna: Oh, fine. Not much has changed.
Tom: Well, I have to go. Nice seeing you!
Anna: Later!
Maria: Oh, hello Chris. How are you doing?
Chris: I'm well. Thanks for asking. How are
you?
Maria: I can't complain. Life is treating me
well.
Chris: That's good to hear.
Maria: Good to see you again. I need to go to
my doctor's appointment.
Chris: Nice seeing you.
Maria: See you later. 
Greetings in Formal Conversations: Practice
Dialogue
John: Good morning.
Alan: Good morning. How are you?
John: I'm very well thank you. And you?
Alan: I'm fine. Thank you for asking.
John: Do you have a meeting this morning?
Alan: Yes, I do. Do you have a meeting as
well?
John: Yes. Well. It was a pleasure seeing you.
Alan: Goodbye. 
JUNIOR MIDDLE 1: MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Teacher: So, now you've got the important information, it's

time to meet each other. Everyone turn to the people next to
you and introduce yourselves.

Cara: So, hi. I'm Cara. And you are?

Robert: Robert.
Selim: Selim.
Cara: Nice to meet you!
Robert and Selim: You too.
Robert: Nice accent. Where are you from?
Cara: I'm from Glasgow.
Robert: Oh, really? My mum's from near Glasgow, so I'm
half Scottish.
Cara: Cool. Do you live in Scotland?
Robert: No, we live in England, near Manchester. My dad's
from there. What about you, Selim?
Selim: I'm from Leeds originally but I grew up near London.
Cara: Are you both doing history on its own?
Selim: No. I'm doing history and German.
Robert: I'm doing it with maths, actually.
Selim: History and maths. That's different!
Robert: Yeah, I couldn't decide between arts and sciences.
Maths doesn't help with remembering dates, though! And
you?
Cara: I'm doing history and French.
Selim: I wanted to do French but German was easier, so I
took that.
Cara: German is so hard!

JUNIOR MIDDLE 2: MEETING AFTER A LONG

TIME.
Woman: Hey! Hello there! Haven't seen you in
ages!
Man: Oh … all right, yeah.
Woman: Great to see you again! You're looking
really well!
Man: Oh! You think so? Thanks ...
Woman: So, how are you?
Man: Well, you know, mustn't grumble.
Woman: What've you been up to? Still working in
that coffee shop?
Man: Yeah ... same one ...
Woman: Still trying to be an actor?
Man: Well, yeah, you know ...
Woman: So Hollywood hasn't called then yet?
Man: Not yet ...
Woman: Still living in … that … er … little flat?
Man: Yeah. Same one.
Woman: Well, great.
Man: How about you? You still … er … working in
the fast-food place?
Woman: No! Stopped that a long time ago! I'm
working in the city now. Financial industries!
Man: Oh. Great. Are you still sharing that house
with all those other people?
Woman: No way! I bought a big house with … four
bedrooms and a garden … the works.
Man: Hmm … good for you.
Woman: Listen! We should get together for a drink
sometime! Catch up!
Man: Yeah, I'd love to.
Woman: Let's do it! Keep in touch, yeah?

Informal
Greetings After
a Long Time
If you haven't seen a friend or
family member for a long time,
use one these informal greetings
to mark the occasion.
 It's great to see you!
 How have you been? 
 Long time, no see. 
How are you doing these days?