Language in Use: Greetings and Goodbyes

A – Look at the words and phrases in the box.

good afternoon – goodbye – good morning – good night – hello – hi – morning – see you –
how are you¿ - fine, thanks – have a nice… - see you later – bye – later – night – how are you
doing¿ - what’s up¿ - hi there – g’day

Which do you say…

When you arrive¿ When you leave¿

Good afternoon, good morning, hello, hi, Goodbye, see you, fine, thanks, have a
morning, good night, how are you¿, how are nice…, see you later, bye, later, g’day.
you doing¿ night, what’s up¿ hi there

B- Listen to two short conversations. Are the people arriving or leaving¿

Conversation Arriving / Leaving What did they say¿
1 Arriving A: Hi there
B: Morning

2 Leaving A: See ya
B: Good night

Now listen again and write what they say in each conversation.
 C – Listen to these short dialogues and fill in the blanks.
1 A: See you on Monday, Tim.
B: Yeah, see ya. Have a good weekend.
A: You too.

2 A: Hello, how are you_¿

B: fine, thanks. And you_¿
A: _not too bad.

The Real Thing: See you

1. Listen to the dialogue. There are two mistakes. Write the corrections.
A: Goodnight! See you tomorrow!
B: No, see you on Tuesday.
A: Oh, yeah, of course, it’s Saturday. Have a good weekend.
B: You too!
Corrections
A: Good night! See you tomorrow!
B: No, see you on Monday
A: Oh, yeah, of course, it’s Friday. Have a good weekend.
B: You too!

D- Organize the conversation.

Michael: Ota. – name – hello. – is – Michael – my Hello, my name is Michael Ota.

Jennifer: Miller. – hi. – name – Jennifer – is - my Hi. My name is Jennifer Miller.
Michael: Jennifer. – to – it’s – meet – nice – you, It’s nice to meet you, Jennifer.
Jennifer: too – meet – you, – too. – nice Nice too meet you, too.
Michael: I’m – sorry. again¿ – what’s – name – last - your I’m sorry. What’s your last name
again¿
Jennifer: Miller – it’s It’s Miller.

E- Now listen to the dialogue and check your answers.