Greetings and Introduction

Meeting 2 English for Hospitality I

Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta

Introduction
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Asking Personal Data

If you meet people for the first time, what kinds of information do you want to ask? What are the questions?

FULL NAME NICK NAME ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER PLACE/ DATE OF BIRTH AGE

EDUCATION HOBBY FAMILY STATUS JOB/ OCCUPATION others???

Study the Following Questions

Name

Whats your name? (full/nick/middle/last) name? May I know your name/surname? Could you tell me your name? Sure, my name is

Origin

Where are you from? Im from Where do you come from? I come from

Address

Whats your address? My address is Where do you live/stay? I live/stay in/on/at

Telephone Number Education

Whats your telephone/phone number? My telephone/ phone number is

Where do you study? I study at Where did you graduate from? I graduated from What is your major? I major in

Job/Occupation/Profession

Where do you work? I work in/at a travel agent. What is your job/occupation? I am a guide. What do you do? I am a receptionist.

Hobby Status Family

What is your hobby? My hobby is What are you hobbies? My hobbies are and

Are you single? OR Are you married?

Do you have any brothers/sisters? How many brothers/sisters do you have? Do you have any children? How many children do you have?

Conversation Model
A. INTRODUCING YOURSELF Tya : Hello, Im Tya Roberts. Juwon: Hi, my name is Juwon Chang. But please call me Joe. Tya : Nice to meet you, Joe. You can call me Tya. Juwon: Ok. And whats your last name again? Tya : Roberts.

B. INTRODUCING SOMEONE Boge : Nina, who is that over there? Nina : Oh, thats my father and thats my mother with him. Boge : Id like to meet them. Nina : Mom and Dad, this is Boge Smith. Boge, these are my parents. Boge : Pleased to meet you. Mrs. Bond: Glad to meet you too. Nina : My parents are from Jogja. Were here in Bali on vacation.

C. ASKING SOMEONES NAME Lucy : Hi, my names Lucy. Im from Bandung. Whats your name? Tony : Im Tony Sihombing. Lucy : And where are you from, Tony? Tony : Im from Medan. Lucy : Oh really, nice to meet you. Tony : Nice to meet you, too. Lucy : By the way, what do you do? Tony : Im a student. I study at North Sumatera State University. And how about you? Lucy : Im an English teacher

D. INTRODUCE YOURSELF IN FRONT OF THE CLASS Hello, I am Maryono. My friends call me Yono. I live on Jalan Kaliurang, Yogyakarta. I am a student at Ambarrukmo Tourism Institute Yogyakarta. I major in Hospitality. I have a brother and a sister. My older brother works in a Travel Agency. My little sister is a student of Elementary school. Every morning I go to campus on foot. I like reading very much. In my leisure time I usually read books such as novels and fictions. I also like travelling. I have travelled around Indonesia. I want to become a successful tour leader.

Polite or Impolite Questions

Look at the following questions. Are they polite or not polite when you meet someone for the first time in North America?
What does your wife do? What is your religion? How much is your salary? How many children do you have? Why arent you married? Do you like football? Where are you going? POLITE / NOT POLITE POLITE / NOT POLITE POLITE / NOT POLITE POLITE / NOT POLITE POLITE / NOT POLITE POLITE / NOT POLITE POLITE / NOT POLITE

Other Useful Expressions

Id like to introduce myself May I introduce myself, First let me introduce myself Allow me to introduce myself How are you? How are you doing? How are things? Hows everything? Hows it going? Hows life? Good morning/afternoon. Good evening. Good day. Hi / Hello. How do you do? Its nice to see you. Very pleased to meet you. Glad to meet you. Im fine, thanks. And you? Pretty good, thanks. Very well, thank you. All right, thanks. Not so bad. So so. Good bye / Bye. Good night. See you tomorrow. See you next time / soon.

Conversation Starter
A. PEOPLE YOU KNOW ALREADY Hows it going? Lovely weather! Hows work? I havent seen you for a while. Great. Yes, it is. OK/Fine/Not too bad. No, Ive been busy.

B. PEOPLE YOU HAVENT MET BEFORE Have you been here long? No, Ive just arrived. Have you been here before? No, its my first visit. Lovely weather! Yes, marvelous, isnt it?

Conversation Closer
A. PEOPLE YOU KNOW ALREADY See you soon / later. I must be going. Ill be in touch. Keep in touch. Good bye / Bye. See you soon. Bye for now.

B. PEOPLE YOU HAVENT MET BEFORE

(Im) glad to have met you. (Its) nice to have met you, too. Its been very interesting talking to you.

Translate into Good English

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Kakak saya kuliah di Universitas Gadjah Mada Ayahku bekerja di Jakarta. Ibuku adalah ibu rumah tangga. Anna dan Ruri adalah teman baikku. Setiap hari Minggu saya membantu ibuku membersihkan rumah.

End of meeting 2