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How do you introduce people to each Introduce:

other in formal and informal situations?
Here are some of the ways
1 1 a close friend / to your mother
2 yourself/ to a new colleague
in which you might do this.
3 your teacher / to a friend
4 your bank manager / to your wife / husband / brother
A Tom,/Bob,/Mary,/Sue,
I'd like you to meet Meeting people to the sound of loud music and cheerful voices ...
I don't think you've met 2
have you met ? PAUL And this is Jane.
this is ROBERT Hullo Joan.
Let me introduce you to JANE Jane (she laughs, correcting him). Hullo, Robert.
my sister Jane Pleased to meet you.
Tom Jones, a friend of mine PAUL Look who's arrived! John, nice to see you.
my girlfriend Sheila Let me introduce you to some friends. This is Jane and
Robert.
B Hullo, Jane/Tom/Sheila.
JOHN Hullo. I'm very pleased to meet you.
JANE
C Pleased to meet you Tom/Bob/Mary/Sue.
ROBERT
Nice to meet you too.
Mother,/Father,/Mr Martin,/ Mrs Thompson, / Miss
A Hopkins, ...
PAUL Oh hullo, Mr Martin. May I introduce you to some friends?
Jane Spence, Robert Anderson, John Allwright.
may I introduce ..... ? This is Mr Martin, my bank manager.
my solicitor Mr Ennion M R M A R T I N How d'you do? I'm very pleased to meet you.
Dr Haskins, my tutor JANE
Dr Rust, the Principal ROBERT Nice to meet you. Enjoying yourself?
JOHN
B How do you do? M R M A R T I N Very much. The music's rather loud though,
isn't it? I couldn't quite catch your names.
C How do you do?
(I'm pleased to meet you.) less formal
Did Paul say your name was er er ?
(EVEN LOUDER MUSIC)
Hullo, my name's
Michael Anderson
Susan Catlin

How d'you do? / (I'm) pleased to meet you.

My name's

You have invited the following people to a dinner party.

3 They have not met before. Introduce them to each other.
1 your parents
2 your new boy / girlfriend
3 his / her brother
4 a neighbour (Mrs Jamieson)
5 a colleague (Jim Witham)