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CONVERSATION
LEARNING CHAPTERS
• GREETING EXPRESSIONS
• INTRODUCTION
• LIKE & DISLIKE EXPRESSIONS
• EXPRESSING PREFERENCE
• FORMULATING QUESTIONS
• 10 WAYS TO SAY THANK YOU
• 5 WAYS FOR APOLOGIZING
• 5 PHRASES FOR INVITATION
• PHRASES FOR AGREEING & DISAGREEING
GREETING & FAREWELL
EXPRESSIONS

Greeting is important. It creates

your first impression towards other
people. A good greeting leads to a
good impression and vice versa.

Here are some greeting

expressions and their responses in
English that you can use both for
formal and casual situation!
GREETING & FAREWELL
EXPRESSIONS
EXPRESSIONS COMMON RESPONSES
Good morning. Good morning.
Good afternoon. Good afternoon.
Good evening. Good evening.
How do you do? How do you do.
Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too.
Pleased to meet Pleased to meet you,
you. too.
Hi. Hi.
Hello. Hello.
How are you? Very well, thank you
How’s everything? Everything is great,
thank you
How’s life? Life’s been good,
thank you
How’s it going? It’s going all right
What’s up? I’m doing well
What’s new? Nothing much.
Howdy! Howdy!
GREETING & FAREWELL
EXPRESSIONS
EXPRESSIONS INFORMATION
Good bye. These can be used both
Have a nice day. for formal and informal
Have a good day. situation.
I look forward to Used for meeting
seeing you in our someone for the first time
next meeting. and very formal
Take care.
A simple, polite, and
It was nice seeing
formal greeting
you.
Good night. Best both for formal and
informal parting.
Bye.
See you later.
All of them can be used
Talk to you later.
for informal situation with
See you again
soon. friends or colleagues you
I’ve got to go. know very well.
Right then, I’m off.
These are the example of simple
conversations using greeting and parting
expressions.

This conversation is about a boy called

Reza who meets his old friend Erni.
Reza : Erni, good morning!
Erni : Hi, Reza. Good morning. Long time no
see.

Reza : How are you, Erni? Yeah, it’s been 5

months since the last time we met.
Emi : I’m fine. Thank you. How about you?
What do you do for a living now, Reza?

Reza : I’m fine too, thanks. Well, I’ve been very

busy since the graduation. I took lots of freelance
jobs. I’m on my way to the office now.
Emi : That’s great! I hope you can do well in
your jobs. Please continue your activity.
Reza : Thanks. See you later, Erni! Bye! Emi
: Bye-bye.
This conversation is about an employee who
meets with a new costumer.
Rin : Good morning, sir. How do you do? My name is
Rin and I’ve been assigned to take care of your
requests today. I’m pleased to meet you.
Abra : Good morning. I’m Abraham. Pleased to meet you,
too. I have already sent some requests yesterday
through mail. However, I need to fasten the process
of the project by the end of this month. Is it
possible?
Rin : I’m afraid that I have to discuss it first with my
team, and some of them are not assigned to come
to the office today. Is it okay to wait for the
answer this evening?
Abra : That’s alright. But I might not able to make it here
this evening. Would you mind to keep in touch
through phone or chat?
Rin : Of course, I’d like to. Then, I’ll inform anything
you should know by this evening. Thank you so
much for coming here, Mr. Abraham. I look
forward to seeing you in our next meeting.
Abra : Yes, thank you very much. It was nice seeing you too.
Good bye.
Rin : Take care, good bye.
INTRODUCTION
Getting to know someone for the first time
might be challenging when it is done in another
language. Being able to introduce yourself in
English will make it easier for you to have new
friends worldwide. Here, we are going to discuss
some matters that are important when
introducing ourselves.

“Good afternoon, everyone. My name is

Suryani Sanusi and you can call me Sure. I am
thirty years old. I am an English teacher in
ABQARY English Course. I am from Tarakan. I
love travelling and cooking.”

Now write your version here :

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 INTRODUCTION
Table of Common questions
and response in introduction
COMMON QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE IN INTRODUCTION
What is your name? My name is … / I am …
What should I call you? You can call me..
How old are you? I am … years old.
Where do you come from? I am from …
Where do you live? I live in/at …
What is your occupation? I am …
Where do you study/ work? I study at ..
What is your major? My major is..
What is yout hobby? My hobby is … /
What are your hobbies? My hobbies are …
What is your best skill? My best skill is
What is your good point My good point is
What is your dream? My dream is …
LIKE & DISLIKE
EXPRESSIONS

Besides of knowing our

friends’ personal information,
sometimes we want to know
more about what they like and
dislike in order to get along
better with them. Expressing
and asking about like and
dislike can be stated by several
expressions such as following:
LIKE & DISLIKE
EXPRESSIONS
EXPRESSING LIKES EXPRESSING DISLIKES
I like… I don’t like…
I love... I dislike...
I adore… I hate…
I ‘m crazy about… I abhor…
I’m fond of… I can’t bear...
I enjoy… I can’t stand…
I’m keen on… I detest...
I like… I loathe...
I love... I don’t like…
I adore… I dislike...
I ‘m crazy about… I hate…
I’m mad about… I abhor…

Example of expressing likes:

• I love playing basketball, but I dislike playing
volleyball.
• I adore Disney movies, but I loathe
Pinocchio.
• "I don't mind doing the laundry."
LIKE & DISLIKE
EXPRESSIONS
EXPRESSING LIKES EXPRESSING DISLIKES
I don’t like dirty old
I like sport cars
cars
I love to eat I dislike eating junk
vegetables food
I adore a good
I hate criminals
president
I ‘m crazy about I abhor dringking
eating healty food. alcohol
I’m fond of great arts I can’t bear plagiarism
I enjoy being with I can’t stand a jarring
friends noise
I’m keen on having a
I detest being lied to
friendly conversation
I loathe dishonest
I like honest folks
politician
LIKE & DISLIKE
EXPRESSIONS
Use these expressions when you want to ask
someone’s likes and dislikes:
What kind of food do
I like a sandwich
you like?
What genre of music do I love jazz and pop
you love? music.
What kind of sport do I like playing
you like? badminton.
What kind of situation I don’t like being
do you dislike? late.
What color do you hate? I can’t stand bright
yellow.
Who is your favorite I like Johnny Depp. /
actor? My favorite actor is
Brad Pitt.
What is your favorite Harry Potter is my
movie? favorite. / I love
theserial movie of
LOTR.
EXPRESSING
PREFERENCE

We all have faced many choices in

our live, and we must have had a
tendency to choose one of them, for
example: "I'd rather swim than being
tan". So a sentence preference was
definitely choosen one among
several options (two or more).
Below are some expressions of
preferences:
EXPRESSING
PREFERENCE
PREFER … TO …
• USE: It is used to talk about general likes
and dislikes and compare NOUNS/GERUNDS.
• I prefer coffee to tea. (comparing nouns)
• I prefer running to going jogging.
(comparing verbs using the -ing form)
• I prefer watching movies at home to
watching movies at the cinema. (comparing
verbs using -ing forms)

LIKE … BETTER THAN …

• USE: It is used to talk about general likes
and dislikes and compare NOUNS/GERUNDS.
• I like dark chocolate better than white
chocolate. (comparing nouns)
• I like working hard better than doing
nothing. (comparing verbs using the -ing
form)
EXPRESSING
PREFERENCE
WOULD PREFER … RATHER THAN …
• USE: It is used to talk about specific choices in
a specific situation and we use it to compare
VERBS using TO + INFINITIVE.
• I would prefer to have coffee rather than tea.
• I would prefer to run rather than jog.
(comparing verbs using to-infinitives and -ing
forms)
• I would prefer you to go alone rather than go
with someone else. (when the person expresses
a preference on someone else's actions)

WOULD RATHER … RATHER THAN …

• USE: It is used to talk about specific choices in
a specific situation we use it to compare VERBS in
their BASE FORM.
• I would rather run than go jogging. (comparing
verbs using bare infinitives, being this the only
way)
• I would rather go alone. (when there is no
comparison, only the bare infinitive is
possible)
GO TO THE MARKET WITH MOM
Sania : Mom, where are you going?
Mom : I am going to the Market.
Do you want to come?
Sania : Of course. I love to go the market
with you, Mom.
Mom : Ok, would you take my bag over there?
Sania : Sure.

ON THE MARKET
Sania : What will we buy today, Mom?
Mom : We will buy some fruits
Sania : Wow, I like fruits.
Mom : Would you prefer mango or watermelon?
Sania : I prefer mango to watermelon.
Mom : And how about this one. Which one do
you like grapes or orange?
Sania : I like grapes, Mom.
Mom : Ok, I will buy some mangoes and
grapes today.
Sania : Yeah, thanks Mom. Do we just buy
some fruits for today, Mom?

Mom : No, we don't. We will buy some clothes

for you too.

Sania : Really Mom? I love my Mommy.

Mom : Would you rather wear this red

long dress or this white long skirt and
shirt?

Sania : I would rather wear red long dress

than white long skirt and shirt.

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FORMULATING
QUESTIONS

When conducting a conversation, we will not

always be the one who answers or makes a
statement. Sometimes, we have to ask too.
The formation of question sentences and
statements is quite different as you can see
below:

• Question : What are you doing, Tina?

(we use verb + subject)
• Answer : I am studying English, of course.
(we use subject + verb)
• There are two types of questions in
English; Wh-question and Yes/No questions.
 Wh- Sample Expression Sample Response
Questions
I read an
What What do you read?
encyclopedia.
Who is your
Who Elsa is my partner
partner?
Where do you I usually study at
Where
usually study? home.
When does she She comes back at
When
come back here? 7 p.m.
I cry because I’m
Why Why do you cry?
too happy.
How do you turn You can push the
How
this on? green button.
How many papers
How I need 50 sheets
do you need?
many/mu of papers.
How much money
ch I have only $5.
do you have?
I will give the
Whom will you give
Whom money to my
the money to?
cousin.
With With whom do you I go to school with
whom go to school? my mother.
Yes/No
Common Response
Questions
Yes it is. / No, it
Is it edible?
isn’t

Are they Yes they are. /

beautiful? No, they aren’t

Yes, it does. / No,

Does it work?
it doesn’t.

Do your Yes, they do. / No,

friends come? they don’t.
 10 WAYS TO SAY THANK YOU
& TO RESPOND THANK YOU

10 Ways to 10 Ways to Respond

Say Thank You to “Thank You”
1. Thanks. 1. You’re welcome.
2. Thanks a lot. 2. No problem.
3. Thank you so much. 3. No worries.
4. Thanks a million! 4. Don’t mention it.
5. Thanks for your help. 5. My pleasure.
/ Thanks for helping
me.
6. I really appreciate it. 6. Anytime.
7. I’m really grateful. 7. It was the least I
8. That’s so kind of could do.
you. 8. Glad to help.
9. I can’t thank you 9. Sure!
enough. (for 10. Thank you.
extremely important
things)
10.I owe you one.
 5 WAYS FOR APOLOGIZING
& 5 WAYS FOR RESPONDING

5 Phrases for Apologizing 5 Ways to

Respond to an
• I’m sorry that… Apology
[ex. I was so rude • That’s OK.
yesterday]
• It’s my fault.
[I am taking responsibility • It happens.
for the problem]
• Oops, sorry about that
[for very small problems] • No problem.
• I should have…
[ex. called you and told you • Don’t worry about
I’d be late] it.
• (formal) I apologize for…
[ex. the delay ] • I forgive you. (for
serious problems)
PHRASES FOR INVITATIONS

Phrases for Invitations

1. Are you free… [Saturday night?]
2. Are you doing anything… [Saturday
night?]
3. Let me check my calendar.
4. (informal) Do you wanna… [see a
movie?]
5. (formal) Would you like to… [join me
for dinner?]

Phrases for Responding to an Invitation

1. Yes, what’s your plan / or No, I’m
working
2. No, what are you going to be doing /or
Yes, I still have to work . Sorry
3. Yes, I’m free on the day
4. I’d love to /or No, I don’t think i can,
sorry
5. Sounds great
10 PHRASES FOR AGREEING
1. Exactly.
2. Absolutely.
3. That’s so true.
4. That’s for sure.
5. I agree 100%
6. I couldn’t agree with you more.
7. That’s exactly what I think. / That’s
exactly how I feel.
8. (informal) Tell me about it! / You’re
telling me!
9. (informal) I’ll say!
10.I suppose so. (use this phrase for
weak agreement – you agree, but
reluctantly)

Note: Avoid the common error of

saying “I’m agree” – the correct
phrase is “I agree” or “I’m in
agreement” – the second one is more
formal.
10 PHRASES FOR DISAGREEING
1. I don’t think so.
2. I beg to differ.
3. I’m afraid I don’t agree.
4. I’m not so sure about that.
5. That’s not how I see it.
6. Not necessarily.
7. Yes, but… [say your opinion]
8. On the contrary.
9. (very informal) No way!
10.(very strong) I totally
disagree.