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I'm not going to talk about every body part in this lesson. For information concerning detailed
body parts, I would suggest a book that is solely covering body parts. Instead, we are going to
cover various types of conversations and sentences most commonly used in standard English
communication.
Let's first list the different body parts I will cover in this lesson:
Remember you can change the word of arm to any of the other body parts.
Sprain is to hurt the ligaments of a joint. It is different than breaking a bone. Breaking a bone is
hurting the bone itself, and sprain is hurting the tissue that connects the bone.
Charley horse is most widely used to describe as stiffness or a muscle ache of the upper leg after
being hit. So if I hit someone in the thigh, then that is called giving someone a Charley horse.
If you see the person at a restaurant, you can say, "Do you come to this
restaurant often?"
Or at the movie theatre, "What movie did you come to see?"
Appropriate responses:
"I heard a lot about you from John. He had a lot of good things to say."
"Wow. How long has it been? It seems like more than a year. I'm doing pretty
well. How about you?"
If asked what you have been up to, you can respond with, "Same ole same ole."
Or, "The same as usual."
"I'm pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great."
"I'm doing very well."
"I finally have some free time. I just finished taking a big examination, and I'm
so relieved that I'm done with it."
Greeting - Example Conversations
Let's look at several example conversations. Then we can move on to the
practice section.
Person A: "Andy, it's been a long time, how are you man?"
Person B: "What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you
been?"
Person A: "Do you come to this restaurant often?"
Person B: "I've been here a couple of times, but I don't come on a regular
basis."
Small Talk - Two Example Dialogs
In this conversation, we initiated the conversation and talked about the other person. However,
sometimes you will not have anything to talk about. In order to keep the conversation alive, you
should think about topics such as the weather.
One: "Hi Mary."
Two: "Oh, hi."
One: "How are you doing?"
Two: "I'm doing alright. How about you?"
One: "Not too bad. The weather is great isn't it?"
Two: "Yes. It's absolutely beautiful today."
One: "I wish it was like this more frequently."
Two: "Me too."
One: "So where are you going now?"
Two: "I'm going to meet a friend of mine at the department store."
One: "Going to do a little shopping?"
Two: "Yeah, I have to buy some presents for my parents."
One: "What's the occasion?"
Two: "It's their anniversary."
One: "That's great. Well, you better get going. You don't want to be late."
Two: "I'll see you next time."
One: "Sure. Bye."
This example is when you run into someone. This is an easy type of small talk because when
you run out of things to say, you can always say bye. There are times when you don't have that
option. Let's practice a situation where you cannot leave, such as an interview. I go into depth
about interview communication in a different section. For now, I am going to emphasize the
small talk portion of an interview. There are times when you will not have an opportunity for
Small Talk - Interactive Practice
After practicing several times, you will be able to speak as fast as a native.
Listen All | Person A | Person B
A: "Hey Paul. What are you doing here?"
B: "How's it going? I'm meeting up with a friend here."
A: "How have you been man?"
B: "Not too bad. I'm still in school and having a little fun."
A: "How are you enjoying Mr. Lee's history class?"
B: "It's so boring."
A: "Tell me about it. If it wasn't a requirement, I wouldn't have taken it."
B: "How about you? What have you been up to?"
A: "I finished school last spring. I'm searching for a job now, but I'm slacking off."
B: "I heard the job market is not that hot right now."
A: "I could always take a low end job, but I'm not that desperate yet."
B: "Well, good luck to you."
A: "Thanks. It was good seeing you again."
B: "Yeah. I'll catch you later."
A: "Have a good night."
2
Listen All | Person A | Person B
A: "You're John right?"
B: "Yes. Oh, you're in my English class right?"
A: "Yeah. I'm Martha."
B: "Well it's good to finally meet you."
A: "How are you enjoying the class?"
B: "I'm not sure. Some days it seems ok, but other days I am totally bored in class."
A: "I know what you mean. Do you know what is wrong with the weather these days? I haven't seen the su
B: "The weather has been pretty terrible recently."
A: "I'm really hoping the weather gets better."
B: "Do you have something coming up?"
A: "To tell you the truth, it's just depressing seeing so much rain."
B: "I don't blame you. It has been pretty gloomy for sometimes now."
A: "This is my stop. I'll see you later."
B: "I'll see you in class. Bye."
Tips
Useful Phrases:
A: Hi Corey.
B: Hey, Jennifer. Good to see you. (hug)
A: You too. How've you been?
B: Busy, you?
A: Pretty good. How's your new job?
B: It's okay. There's a lot to learn. What's new with you?
A: Not much. The kids are back at school.
Note: Between very close friends it's uncommon to use names in a casual greeting. Sometimes n
used. (Cor and Jen instead of Corey and Jennifer).
Tips
Useful Phrases:
A: Hi Corey.
B: Hey, Jennifer. Good to see you. (hugs)
A: You too. How've you been?
B: Busy, you?
A: Pretty good. How's your new job?
B: It's okay. There's a lot to learn. What's new with you?
A: Not much. The kids are back at school.
Greetings and introductions in English
Basic greeting and introductions and responses
This English lesson you will learn how to ask someone for there full name and what to
ask them if you don't understand what they are saying.
Teacher: Am sorry I don't understand, please repeat it slowly for me (sorry, pardon me)
**Hint if you still don't understand what they are saying ask them to spell it **
Teacher: Am sorry I still don't understand, please spell it for me (how do you Spell it?)
Student: B - o - r - i - s J - o - n - e - s
Teacher: Thank you.
Can you tell me your full name please? My full name is John Pilkington
I'm sorry , what was your last name again? My last name is Pilkington.
P - i - l - k - i - n - g - t - o - n.
Pardon? John - J-o-h-n.
Thank you John for your time. You're welcome I hope to hear from you soon.
The words in red are considered to be polite, if these words were not included
depending on the tone of your voice you might come across as rude,it is best to be
polite at all times.
English Greetings exercise 1
How to complete the exercise on greetings?
To complete the exercise you have to out correct words into the sentences below.
Exercise English greetings
Copy and write the conversation below onto a piece of paper and using the 9 words
below fill in the blanks.
4. So, _________________________?
A. I'm going skiing.
A. Pretty good.
B. Same to you.
C. Nothing much. 8.
________________________________
5. Did you hear _____________________?
__________________________?
A. And you?
A. Oh, what a shame.
10.
________________________________
B. I'll tell him.
_____________________?
C. You too.
A. You too.
9.
________________________________ B. I'll get home soon.
_____________________?
C. I know the way home.
A. I will.
B. Hello brother.
C. Same to you.