GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS
Formal and Informal Greetings
Formal Greetings Informal Greetings
- Good morning/ afternoon/evening - Hello
- Good/Nice to see you again - Hi
- I’m glad/ happy/ pleased to see you - How are you doing?
- How are you? - How have you been?
- How do you do? - How are things going?
Formal Responses Informal Responses
-Good morning - Hello/Hi
- Good afternoon - Hi
- Good evening - Fine, thanks and you?
- Very well, thank you - Great, thanks
Formal closings Informal closings
-It has been a pleasure, goodbye - Good bye/Bye
-Thank you for your time, goodbye - I’ll see you later/around/soon
- Have a nice day, bye
- I have to/must go now, bye
-I’ll say good bye
How are you? - Fine, thanks. And you?
How have you been? - Very well. And you?
How are things? - Not too bad, thanks.
How is your girlfriend? - She’s fine.
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Introductions
Dialogue 1 Study toolbox
A - Hi! My name's Carmen. What's your Expressions to introduce yourself:
name?
B - I'm Paula. My name is ...
A - Are you a new student? I’m...
B - Yes, I am. I'm from Brazil. And where
Let me introduce myself; I'm ...
are you from?
I'd like to introduce myself; I'm ...
A - I'm from Spain.
B - Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you; I'm ...
A - Nice to meet you, too. Pleased to meet you; I'm ...
Dialogue 2
Mike: Hi! Don.
Don: Hi! Mike. Who’s your friend?
Mike: Have you met Tina before?
Don: No, I don’t think so.
Mike: Don, this is my friend Tina. Tina,
this is my colleague Don.
Don: Hello Tina, it’s nice to meet you.
Tina: It’s nice to meet you, Don.
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