Introductions
How do you introduce your friend to someone else? Below are some useful English expressions.
Introducing Ichiro to Naomi
Naomi, I'd like you to meet Ichiro.
Naomi, this is my friend Ichiro.
Naomi, (this is) Ichiro. Ichiro, Naomi.
Naomi, have you met Ichiro?
Naomi, do you know Ichiro?
What to Say When You've Just Been Introduced
Good to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
I'm glad to meet you.
What a pleasure to meet you. (formal)
A pleasure. (formal)
What to Say When You Didn't Catch Someone's Name
I'm sorry. What's your name again?
Sorry, I didn't catch your name.
I'm sorry, could you tell me your name again?
Responding to "How have you been?"
As you can see in Unit 1.1, when we greet someone we know, we usually will ask the question "how are you"
or "how have you been?" Below are some useful responses.
Expressing You're Healthy and Fine
o I'm fine.
o Great.
o Couldn't be better.
o (I) can't complain.
Expressing You're Busy
o (I've) been busy.
o I'm snowed under. (Meaning: I'm very busy)
o Very busy. There aren't enough hours in the day.
Expressing You Have Been Doing OK (Neutral)
o So-so.
o Same as always.
o Same as usual.
o Plugging along. (informal)
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Expressing You Have Not Been Doing Well
o Not too great.
o Not so good.
o Not too well.
o Could be better.
o Lousy. (Meaning: very bad) (slang)
Saying Good-Bye
There are many English expressions for saying good-bye, ranging from informal to formal ones.
Below are some common expressions.
Simple Good-byes
o Bye.
o Good-bye.
o Bye for now.
o See you later.
o Talk to you soon.
o See you around. Take care.
o See you real soon.
o See you tomorrow / next week.
o See ya. (informal)
o See you later, alligator. (slang)
More Formal Good-byes
o (It was) nice to see you. Good-bye.
o (It was) good to see you. Good-bye.
o (It was) nice talking to you. Bye.
o Take care. See you again.
Saying Goodbye to Someone You Have Just Met
o Nice meeting you.
o It was a pleasure meeting you. (formal)
o It's a real pleasure to have met you. (formal)
o It's been a real pleasure. (formal)
Adjective or Adverb?
1. He reads a book. (quick)
2. Mandy is a girl. (pretty)
3. The class is loud today. (terrible)
4. Max is a singer. (good)
5. You can open this tin. (easy)
6. It's a day today. (terrible)
7. She sings the song . (good)
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8. He is a driver. (careful)
9. He drives the car . (careful)
10. The dog barks . (loud)
1. The bus driver was injured. (serious)
2. Kevin is clever. (extreme)
3. This hamburger tastes . (awful)
4. Be with this glass of milk. It's hot. (careful)
5. Robin looks . What's the matter with him? (sad)
6. Jack is upset about losing his keys. (terrible)
7. This steak smells . (good)
8. Our basketball team played last Friday. (bad)
9. Don't speak so . I can't understand you. (fast)
10. Maria opened her present. (slow)
at, in, on – Prepositions in expressions of time – Exercise
1. September
2. 12 o'clock
3. winter
4. Easter Monday
5. 4th July, 1776
6. Christmas
7. Tuesday
8. the weekend
9. my birthday
10. the end of the week
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Change the word order in formation of questions:
1. apple your is this
2. happy are you
3. your Josephine name is
4. comics the are old
5. class your in is Charlie
6. is your blue sandwich box
7. German are they
8. red chair the is
9. late I am
10. are the kids clever
The given nouns are all in their plural forms. Write them in their singular forms into the gaps.
1. roses →
2. boys →
3. families →
4. potatoes →
5. wives →
6. photos →
7. children →
8. sandwiches →
9. fish →
10. feet →
