1.

Greetings

1) 7:30 a.m.
2) 12:30 p.m.
3) 3:00 p.m.
4) 7:15 p.m.
5) 9:00 a.m.
6) 10:30 p.m.
What do we say…?

2. Formal greetings
Saying “Hello”
Sentence Response
How do you do? - I’m doing well, thank you, and you?
- How do you do?
How are you? - Fine, and you? / Not well.
Hello, pleased to meet you. - Pleased to meet you, too.

Saying “Goodbye”
Sentence Response
It was a pleasure to meet you. - Pleasure to meet you, too.

2.2 Informal greetings

Saying “Hello”
Sentence Response
How’s it going, (mate)? - It's going very well
- Not bad.
How are you doing? ("Howyadoin?") - Very well.
Good./Great.
- Really bad!

Saying “Goodbye”
Sentence Response
-OK, see you soon. - Bye.
- See ya. - See you later.
- Bye for now.
 3. Put the words in the correct groups.
a) How’s it going, (mate)? b) Pleasure to meet you, too. c) Fine, and you? d) How are you doing? e) See ya. f) Hello, pleased to meet you.

Formal greetings Informal greetings

4(a). Complete the dialogues.

1. Talking to a new person.
A: Hello, _________ to meet you.
B: ___________ to meet you, too.

2. With the boss.

A: _____ morning, Mr Smith.
B: _____ morning, Arthur.

3. At the receptionist desk at 2:30 p.m.

A: Good ____________.
B: Good _____________.
A:Is Mr Green in?
B: No, I`m sorry. He`s out.

4(b). Role-play the dialogues. Change the roles.

Use the situations below:

1) St. A: a boss. St. B: an office worker.

2) The first time St. A and St. B meet each other.

3) St. A and St. B are good friends.