Hello students!

Today we are going to review introductions and making small talk, beginning
conversations. We will also review present continuous verbs. Let's review introductions. This is how we
introduce two friends.

A. Jane this is John.

B. Nice to meet you, John.
C. Nice to meet you, Jean.

Let's look at how we introduce people more formally. Remember for formal introductions we use
people's titles.

Here is a list of titles:

Mr. for single and married men.

Ms. for single or married women.

Mrs. married women

Miss for young unmarried women

We also use the title of

Dr. for a doctor

Prof. for a professor

President

King

Queen

Prince

Princess

When there are two people of equal status, we introduce the lady first.

Professor Smith, this is Professor Jones. It's nice to meet you, professor Jones.

It's nice to meet you, too, Professor Smith.

When one person is higher in status, we introduce that person first.

Professor Smith, this is Ms. Jackson.

It's nice to meet you, Ms. Jackson.

It's nice to meet you, too, Professor Smith.

look and listen

- Meg, this is Madonna.

- Nice to meet you, Madonna.
- Nice meet you, too, Meg.

Professor Ryan, this is Dr. Stone.

It’s nice to meet you, Dr. Stone.

Nice to meet you, too, Professor Ryan.

Let's work on introducing yourself. This is how we introduce ourselves among friends.

Hi, I'm Jim.

Hi, Jim. I'm Joanie.

We can do it a different way:

Hello. My name is Joanie.

Hi, Joanie. Nice to meet you. My name is Jim.

Let's introduce ourselves more formally.

Hello. I'm Professor Jane Einstein.

Hello, Professor Einstein. My name is Dr. Alfred Smith.

It's nice to meet you, Dr. Smith.

It's nice to meet you, too, Professor Einstein.

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Hello. My name is Dr. Doolittle.

It is nice to meet you Dr. Doolittle.

My name is Dr. Rogers.

Nice to meet you, too, Dr. Rogers.

Hello. I am Ms. Stein.

Hello, Ms. Stein. I’m President Bush.

It's nice to meet you.

It's nice to meet you, too.

small talk

Let's review question words. I want everyone to give me one question word as an example.

where

what

when

how

which

I want you to ask one question. Remember you will be using these kinds of questions for a new
conversation. To begin a conversation with someone you don't know.

Where are you from?

What do you do?

When did you come here?

How long will you stay?

Which plane did you take?

Small talk is the kind of conversation we have when we don't know a person. Usually it includes talking
about the weather or the place and often we ask questions. This kind of talk creates conversation with
the person.

Pam, this is Janet.

Nice to meet you, Janet.

Nice to meet you, too, Pam.

Pam, Janet is from London.

Oh, I went to London last summer! It's a lovely place.

You did? Did you go to Westminister Abbey?

Let's look at another example

Professor Jones, this is Dr. Curie.

It's nice to meet you, Dr. Curie.

Nice to meet you, too, Prof. Jones.

Dr. Curie's specialty is x-ray technology.

Oh, is that right? My specialty is MRIs. We must talk about this.

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Ms. Hull, this is Mr. MacBride.

Hello, it's nice to meet you, Mr. MacBride.

Hi, Ms. Hull. Its nice to meet you, too.

Mr. MacBride works in marketing for Procter & Gamble.

Oh really? I work in marketing, too. I work for Nike.

Oh, that's very interesting. We can talk about this some more.

Let's look at small talk for when we introduce ourselves.

Hi, I'm James.

Hi, I'm Kate. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, Kate. So, Kate, where are you from?

I'm from Australia.

Oh, you are? How long have you been here?

I've been here for about a year.

Do you like it here?

Oh, yes…

So you can see how questions can lead to conversation. This is what we call small talk.

Hello, I'm Dr. Kemal.

Hello, Dr. Kemal, my name is Dr. White.

Are you enjoying the conference?

Yes, I am. I am learning a lot about heart problems.

Oh, is that your field?

Yes. What is your interest here?

I am a psychiatrist.

Well, there is a connection between stress and heart problems. Let's talk about this.

look and listen

Hi, I’m Ed.

Nice to meet you, Ed. I am Mary.

How do you like the party?

Well, it's okay, but I don't know many people here.

I don't know a lot, but I can introduce you to some of my friends.

That would be great.

present continuous tense

Now you remember how to make introductions and you're beginning to understand how to do small
talk to create conversations with someone you don't know. So, at this point let's review present
continuous. Remember the present continuous is used in the present tense, but it shows that the action
is continuing. Present continuous is used for action that is being done. to be ___ ing

Notice that there are two verbs in this tense. Only the first one changes, the second one stays the same.

I am doing this.

You are doing this.

He is doing this.

She is doing this.

We are doing this.

You are doing this.

They are doing this.

Here is what the present continuous tense looks like in the negative form.

I am not doing this.

You are not doing this.

He is not doing this.

She is not doing this.

We are not doing this.

You are not doing this.

They are not doing this.

Here is what the present continuous tense looks like in the question form and yes/no answers.

Am I doing this? Yes, you are.\ No, you're not.\ No, you aren't.

Are you doing this? Yes, I am.\ No, I'm not.

Is he doing this? Yes, he is.\ No, he's not. \No, he isn't.

Is she doing this? Yes, she is. \No, she's not.\ No, she isn't.
Are we doing this? Yes, we are. \No, we're not.\ No, we aren't.

Are you doing this? Yes, we are. No, we're not.\ No, we aren't.

Are they doing this? Yes, they are.\ No, they're not.\ No, they aren't.

So we can also ask information questions. Here are some examples:

What are you doing?

Answer can be: I am doing this.

Are you standing? No, I am not.

Where are you sitting? I'm staying next to Alberto.

Are you smoking a cigarette right now? No, I don't smoke.

Let's practice in a different way. I will give you a sentence and you complete it with the present
continuous tense.

introduce

My mother _____ my brother to his teacher.

My mother is introducing my brother to his teacher.

Study, you

What are you studying?

Go, he

Where ____ ?

Where is he going?

He ___ to the store.

He is going to the store.

My professor and her husband ____ a conference this week.

My professor and her husband are attending a conference this week.

The doctor ____ a talk about heart problems.

The doctor is giving a talk about heart problems.

We ____ a party this Saturday night.

We are having a party this Saturday night.

_____ you _____?

Are you going?

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Dr. Rock is going to the conference this weekend. He is giving a talk there. He is meeting his professor
friends at the conference. They are talking about the new problems. Dr. Rock is coming home next
Monday.

listen and write

Dr. Stone, this is Ms. Oxford.

My name is Professor Winston.

It's nice to meet you.

Where are you from?

Let's talk about this.

Are you enjoying the conference?

Where are you staying?

Are you giving a talk next week?

The professor is giving a talk about technology.

We're going to the party this weekend.

read and answer

Ms. Stein and Mr. Lucas are going to a conference this weekend. Their jobs are marketing specialists.
Ms. Stein works for Adidas and Mr. Lucas works for Puma. They are going to a talk by the famous
marketing consultant, Leo Jones. They are also going to a cocktail at the hotel. Nike is giving the cocktail.
They are meeting many other people there and they can talk with old and new friends. Let's read the
dialogue between Ms. Stein and Mr. Lucas.

Hello, my name is Ms. Stein.

Nice to meet you. I'm Ted Lucas.

Nice to meet you, too, Mr. Lucas.

Are you enjoying the conference?

Yes, I am. I am learning a lot. And you?

Yes, I am learning a lot, too. So, where are you from?

I'm from New York. And you?

I'm from New York, too. Where in New York?

I'm from Brooklyn.

Really? So am I!
Now we can see that perhaps Mr. Lucas and Ms. Stein are going to learn about each other. Maybe

they have some friends in Brooklyn. It's a small world.

questions about the story

When are Ms. Stein and Mr. Lucas going to the conference? They are going this weekend.

What are their jobs? They are marketing specialists.

Where does Ms. Stein work?

She works for Adidas.

Who is the famous marketing consultant?

Leo Jones.

Where is the cocktail? It's at the hotel.

Are they enjoying the conference? Yes, they are.

Where are they from? They are from New York.

Where is Brooklyn? It is in New York.

Are Ms Stein and Mr. Lucas learning about each other? Yes, they are.

Is it a small world? Yes, it is.

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