Greeting and Leave

Taking
 WHAT IS GREETING?
Greeting is an act of
communication as human
beings, intentionally make
their presence known to each
other, to show attention, and
to suggest a type of
relationship or social status
between individuals or groups
of people coming in contact
with each other.
FORMAL VS INFORMAL GREETING
Formal Greeting Informal Greeting
Use informal situations Use in most informal
like greet someone we situations like when you
respect, formal greet your close friends
classroom, presentation, in schoolyard, or to
etc. someone you meet on the
streets.
FORMAL VS INFORMAL GREETING
Formal Greeting Informal Greeting
Expressions Expressions
1. Hello. 1. Hi!
2. How are you? 2. Hey!
3. Good morning. 3. What’s up?
4. Good afternoon. 4. Howdy!
5. Good evening. 5. What’s new?
6. What are you doing? 6. What’s going on?
7. It’s nice to meet you. 7. How is it going?
8. How is it going? 8. How are things?
9. How are you doing? 9. How is everything
10. Good to see you. 10. How’s life?
11. It is a pleasure to meet you. 11. Long time no see!
12. How do you do? 12. It’s good to see you
13. It’s an honor to meet you.
14. Nice to meet you.
 FORMAL GREETING RESPONSES
Expressions Responses
Hello. Hello.

How are you? I’m fine. Thank you!

Good morning. Good morning.

Good afternoon. Good afternoon.

Good Evening. Good Evening

How do you do? How do you do?

What are you doing? I’m doing well. Thank you!

How is everything? Everything is fine. Thank you.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.
It’s nice to meet you?

Good to see you. Good to see you too.

INFORMAL GREETING RESPONSES

Expressions Responses
What’s up? Pretty well.
How are things? Not bad.
How is it going? Well nothing special.
How is life? It’s pretty good, thanks.
What’s new? Nothing much.
What’s cracking? Great.
How have you been? I’ve been fine.
 Leave taking
Leave taking is an expression of
ending a conversation or
meeting
FORMAL LEAVE-TAKING
Expressions Responses
Good bye. Good bye/take care.
See you tomorrow. See you.
See you later. See you.
See you next (week, day, month, See you.
etc)
Sorry, I have to go now. Never mind, see you.
I’ll talk to you later. Sure, see you later.
It’s been nice talking to you. So long.
I think I must go now. Bye.
Let’s hope we meet again soon. See you.
INFORMAL LEAVE-TAKING
Expressions Responses
So long for now Bye now
Bee seeing you Bee seeing you too
Have a nice day Thanks and you too
Have a good trip Thanks
Give regard to your . . . Sure, I will
Take care of your self I will
Be careful. Sure
 EXERCISE

Make a dialogue in pairs about greeting and

leave taking using the expression that you
have learnt and practice it in front of the
class!