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“Hi” to people you know well

“Hello” to people you’ve just met or to seniors.
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We say:
Greetings:
7:00 a.m. “Good morning”
00:01 am to 12:00 pm
“Good afternoon”
12:01 pm to about
04:00 – 05:00 pm.
1:00 p.m.
“Good evening”
05:00 to 12:00 at midnight

6:30 p.m.
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Introduction:
Introducing yourself: When people first meet, they
introduce
themselves before starting a conversation.
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People usually say the following when they

introduce themselves after saying their names.

Nice to meet you.

It’s nice to meet you.
Pleased to meet you.
I’m pleased to meet you.
Glad to meet you.
I’m glad to meet
you.

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After introducing, people may give response or

personal details.

I’m Wendy. Nice to meet you, too.

I’m from Bangkok.

Hi, I am Pat. I am a new student.

I’m pleased to meet you, too.

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When we are about to leave, we say goodbye to other.

We may say these before saying goodbye:-

Sorry, I have a class. Bye.

I’ve to go now. See you later.
It’s good talking to you but I have to go. See you.
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B. Write these phrases under appropriate categories.

Goodbye!
Hi.
I’m Sam.
Good night.
Hello!
See you!
Bye for now.
Good morning.
My name is ……….
I’m glad to meet you. Nice to meet you.
Good afternoon.
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Greetings Introducing Leave-taking

Hi I’m Sam Good night

Hello My name is……. See you.

I’m glad to
Good morning Bye for now.
meet you.
Nice to meet
Good afternoon Goodbye
you.
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2. Language Function
A.Greeting expressions:
Study the following expressions.

People use these expressions when they meet each other.

Expressions: Responses:
How are you? Fine, thanks.
How are you doing? I’m doing well, thank you.
How are things? Not bad, thanks.
What’s up? I’m OK, thanks.
How’s it going? Fine, thank you.

People say “thanks” for informal responses

and “thank you” for the formal ones.
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B. Common phrases: Fill in the blanks.

Conversation 1:

Pat: Patricia .
Good morning. My name is………………
Mr. White: White I am a teacher here.
Hi, I’m David …………….
Pat: nice
It’s ……………to White
meet you. Mr. ……………………….
Mr. White: Nice
…………………… to meet you, too.
Bye for now. See ……………in
…………… you the class.
Pat: Thank you and goodbye.
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Conversation 2:

Eddy: Good morning.

Eddy
My name is …………………… Heller.
Wigzell: Hello, I am Ella Wigzell.
I’m …………
from England. Pleased to meet you.

Eddy: …………………to
Pleased meet you, too.
Sorry. What’s your last…………again?
name

Wigzell: It’s Wigzell. W-I-G-Z-E-L-L.

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Conversation 3:

Maggie: from
Hi, Tony. This is my friend ……………
Canada, Becky.
Tony: Hi, Becky. I’m Tony. Nice to …………you.
meet
Becky: Becky. Nice to meet you, too.

Tony: Maggie, How are ………………?

you
Maggie: Fine, thanks. And you?

Tony: Very well, ………………….

Thank you. I have to go
now. See you later.
Maggie & Becky: Bye.
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3. Listening: Focusing on listening

A. Listen and tick the correct answer.

1 Good night Goodbye √

Good morning Good afternoon
2 Goodbye √ Good night
Good morning Good evening
3 Goodbye Good morning
√ Good afternoon Good night
4 Good morning Good afternoon
v Good evening
√ v Goodbye
5 Good evening Goodbye
√ Good morning Good afternoon
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B. Listen and fill in the blanks.

Listen carefully and fill in the missing words.
Mary always goes to the ……………………
weekend market with her
mother. She likes to go there to see different …………………
kinds
of fruit, flowers and toys. She likes to say ………………………
“Good morning”
to her mother’s friends. She says “Good ………………………….
morning
How are you?” She likes to hear them say, “I’m
fine
………………… .” Someone asks her, “How are you
today
………………….?”. She replies, “I’m ………………, thank you.” It is
fine
fun to talk to people and to see things. Sunday is her
favorite day.
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Item Greetings Introducing Leave-
taking
1 √
2 √
3 √
4 √
5 √
6 √
7 √
8 √
9 √
10 √
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4. Focus on reading
A.Read the following dialogue and answer the questions.
Mr. Smith: Good morning, Mrs. Payne.
Mrs. Payne: Good morning Mr. Smith. How are you?
Mr. Smith: I’m fine thanks, and you?
Mrs. Payne: Not too bad. Mr. Smith, this is my husband
Frank.
Frank this is Mr. Smith, my English teacher.
Mr. Smith: Pleased to meet you.
Frank: Pleased to meet you too.
Mrs. Payne: Well, goodbye Mr. Smith, it was nice to see
you.
Mr. Smith: Me too. Goodbye.
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1. What time do you think Mr. Smith meets Mrs. Payne?

a) 9.00 am.
b) 4:30 pm.

2. Who is Frank?
a) My husband.
b) Mrs. Payne’s husband.

3.Who is the English teacher?

a) Mr. Smith.
b) Mrs. Payne’s husband.
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B. Read this passage and write T in front of each item

if the sentence is true and F if the sentence is false.

Small talk
Small talk is a very useful technique to make friends.
After being introduced, you can continue talking
about things around you or things in general. You can
talk about the weather, fashions and technology.
This is the way to make your connection better,
especially when you find that you are interested in
the same things. However, you should not talk about
politics or some kinds of games if you don’t know his
or her preference because it could lead to a big
fight.
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T
………1. You can talk to people you first meet
about the weather.

F
………2. People feel easy to talk about politics.

F
………3. It’s OK to talk about a football team
for a small talk.

T
………4. If you are interested in different
political parties, you should not talk
about it.

T
………5. Small talk helps you keep your
conversation longer.
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5. Focusing on Writing
Complete these sentences.
1.We say …………………………………………………………
“Good morning.”
to greet friends at 10:00 am.

2. We say ……………………………………………………………
“Nice to meet you.”
when we are introduced.
“Goodbye.”
3. We say ………………………………………………………
when we are leaving.
“Bye for now.”
4. Your friend says ………………………………………….
You say “Bye, see you later.”
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5. It’s late at night you want to go to

“Good night.”
bed. You say ………………………………………
and your friend says, “Good night.”

6. Mike says, “Nice to meet you.”

“Nice to meet you.”
Jack says, ………………………………………………,too.

7. Peter greets Mike, ”Hi, Mike.”

“Hi, Peter.”
Mike replies, ……………………………………………………

“How are you?.”

8. Vicky says, ………………………………………………………
Her friend responds, “Fine thanks, and
you?”

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9. You see a friend at 11 pm.

evening
You say, “Good ……………….”

10. It’s 1pm. The teacher comes to

class and says,
Good afternoon Class.”
“………………………………
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6. Further Conversations

In groups of 2, practice the conversations using

the following pattern.
(Choose each of the alternatives in italics.)

A: Good morning/afternoon/evening.
B: Good morning/afternoon/evening. How are you doing?
A: I’m fine/very well/OK. Thank you. And you?
B: Fine/Very well/OK. Thanks.

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In groups of 3, practice the conversations using the
following pattern.
(Choose
Youeach
are A,of theC.alternatives
B, and in italics.)
Use your own names for A, B and C.
A: Hi/Hello/Hi there, ……(B’s name)….
How’s things/How are you/What’s up?
B: Hi/Hello, ……(A’s name)…. I am fine/very well/
thanks.
Hey, , ……(A’s name)…. This is my friend, ……(C’s name)
….
A: Hi. I’m……(your name)…….
Nice to meet you./Please to meet you./Glad to see
you.
C: Nice to meet you./Please to meet you./Glad to see
you.
B: Sorry. We are having class. See you later.
C: Bye.
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EXPRESSIONS RESPONSES
Good morning! Good morning
Hello. Hi/Hello
How are you? Fine, thanks. I’m fine, thank you.
Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too.
This is Michael. Hi, I’m …………./ Nice to meet you.
It’s late for class
Bye./Goodbye.
now. Bye.
Good evening. Good evening.
It’s time for bed
Good night.
now. Good night.
What’s your name? My name is………………………….
Where are you
…………(town or country)……………
from?
What do you do? I am a teacher.
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1. My class is finished now. Goodbye.

2. It’s late. Time to go to bed. Goodnight.
3. Good afternoon. How are you?
4. Hello. Good evening, sir.
5. Good morning. Do you have an early class?
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B. Listen and fill in the blanks.

Listen carefully and fill in the missing words.

Mary always goes to the weekend market

with her mother. She likes to go there to see different
kinds of fruit, flowers and toys. She likes to say “Good
morning” to her mother’s friends. She says “Good
morning. How are you?” She likes to hear them say, “I’m
fine . Someone asks her, “How are you today?”. She
replies, “I’m fine, thank you.” It is fun to talk to people
and to see things. Sunday is her favorite day.
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1. Glad to meet you.

2. Bye for now
3. How do you do?
4. How are you today?
5. Good morning.
6. Goodbye.
7. Good night.
8. See you later.
9. Hi, I’m Michael.
10. Good evening.