Greeting and Introducing your self

Greeting People
Formal Informal Responses
Hello Morning IF GOOD
Good morning Hi / Hey / Yo Great/nice/Fantastic
How are you? What's up? IF SO-SO
How do you do? How is it going? Not bad/so so/
How’re you doing? I can’t complain.
How is
How are things? IF BAD
everything?
Bad/Lousy/
Not good
Example 1 : Informal (You can use it greet your
friends or a familiar person.)

• Bob : Hello, Joy.

• Joy : Hi Bob. Nice to see you. How’re
things?
• Bob : So….so, thanks.
• Joy : How was your birthdays?
• Bob : It was very lovely, that’s
a pity. You didn’t join us.
• Joy : Sorry. I hope to join with us
later.
• Bob : Don’t worry. Bye, see you
then.
•
 Example 2 : formal (You can use it greet
someone you do not know well or older then you.

• Mr. Somsak: Good morning, Mr.

• Mr. Peter.: Good morning, Mr. Somsak.
Peter.
How are you?
• Mr. Somsak : I'm very well, thank
you.
And how are you?
• Mr. Peter.: Quite all right, thank
you.
Example 3 : formal (Meeting someone
for the first time)

• Tony : Hello, my name’s

Tony.
• Pattrick : Hi, Tony. I’m Pattrick.
How do you do?
• Tony : How do you do?

*How do you do? = use a formal greeting

when you meet somebody for the first
time and the reply to this question is to
repeat the phrase, How do you do?
 Introduction People

Introducing yourself Introducing other people

Can/ May I introduce myself?
My name’s ….
Let me introduce myself.
My name’s … .
Hello. My name is…..?
Can/May I introduce my
friend?
This is … .
Have you met … ?
I would like you to meet …
I want you to meet …
 Additional sentences

• How do you do? - How do you do?

• Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, too.
• Please, call me … . - Then you must call me …
 Formality of
Greetings
Formal Informal

How do Good Hey!

Hello.
you morning. What’s up?
do?
Other Expressions of
Greetings
Formal Informal
-It has been a long time. -Long time no see.
-How long has it been? -How come I never see you?
-What have you been -Where have you been
up to all these years? hiding?
Greeting
Extensions
Formal Informal
-How have you been? -How are you doing?
-How are you? -How are things going?
-How is it going? -How are things with you?
-How are you getting -Howdy?
along?
Responses to Greeting
Extensions
Good health Bad
-I’m… -I’m… health
(Ok, quite well, great, (terrible, awful)
doing well, doing great, -I’m not…
all right, fine, good, (good-health expressions)
wonderful, terrific) -I have a…
(cold, headache)
I’m quite well, thank you.
I’m terrible, thanks.
I’m not good, thanks.
I have a bad cold.
Greeting
Conversations
Formal Informal
A: Good morning. A: Hi, how are you doing?
How are you? B: Good, thanks. And you?
B: I’m A: All right, thank you.
fine, thank you.
And you?
A: I’m
doing great,
thanks.
 Introducing
yourself
Greeting Introducing Stating your name

How do you do? -ftay I introduce fty name is…

myself? I am…
-Can I introduce I’m…
myself?
-Allow me to
introduce myself.
-Let me introduce
myself.
Asking about Personal
Information
 Responses
Questions
I’m a/an…(job/position)
What do you do?
I’m from…(city/country)
Where are I’m…(nationality)

you from?

I’m majoring in… (study

What are you majoring in?
field)
 Introduction
I Endings
happy to meet you
am… glad to see
I’m… pleased
delighte
d

It nice to meet you

is… great to see
It’s… good
pleasur
e
Introducing
Others
Formal Informal
-Can I introduce you to… -Have you ever met…?
-ftay I introduce you to… -I’d like you to meet…
-Let me introduce you to… -Come and meet…
-Allow me to introduce -This is…
you to…
-I’d like to introduce you
to…
 Practice

• Make up a conversation about “Greetings” in pair.

Example

Mike : Good morning, Mr.Barry.

Barry : Good morning, Mike.
Mike : How are you this morning?
: Very well, thank you.
Barry : Did you have a nice week-end?
Mike : Yes, thank you.
Barry
THANK YOU