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Greetings
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Greetings are used to say hello in English.
It's common to use different greetings
depending on whether you greet a friend,
family or a business associate. There arealso greetings that are used with people
you do not very well.
Once you have been introduced to
someone, the next time you see that
person it is important to greet them. Wealso greet people as we leave people. In
English (as in all languages), there are
different ways to greet people in formal
and informal situations
Introduction
Greetings
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Vocabulary
Greetings
Practice these phrases
Formal Greetings Informal Greetings
Good morning Hello
Good afternoon Hi
Good evening How are you doing?
How do you do How have you been?
How How are things going?
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Vocabulary
Greetings
Practice these phrases
Formal Responses Informal Response
Good morning Hello
Good afternoon Hi
Good evening Fine thanks and you
Pleased to meet you Great thanks
Very well thank you Im all good
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Vocabulary
Greetings
Practice these phrases
Formal Closings Informal Closings
It has been a pleasure,goodbye
Bye
Thank you for your
time, goodbye
Gotta run, bye
Till we meet again Ill see you around, bye
It was a pleasure to be
in your company
Have a good one
Untill we meet again Later 5
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Vocabulary
Greetings
This Joe. This is how Joe can introduce himself. My name is Joe
I'm Joe
Nice to meet you. I'm Joe Pleased to meet you. I'm Joe
Let me introduce myself; I'm Joe I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Joe
Now its your turn
My name is (your name) I'm (your name)
Nice to meet you. I'm (your name) Pleased to meet you. I'm (your name)
Let me introduce myself; I'm (your name) I'd like to introduce myself. I'm (your name)
Introducing yourself
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Vocabulary
Greetings
This is Jane. She and Joe have just met and are introducingthemselves to each other
Jane: Hello, I am Jane nice to meet you.Joe: Hi Jane, I am Joe nice to meet you too.Jane: I am a teacher and I live in London and you?Joe : I am a doctor and I live in New York.Jane: Im 26 years old . How old are you?Joe : Hi am 24.
Now its your turn. Introduce yourself to Joe
You: Hello, I am (your name) nice to meet you.Joe: Hi Jane, I am Joe nice to meet you too.You: I am______ and I live in______ and you?Joe : I am a doctor and I live in New York.You: : Im______ old . How old are youJoe : Hi am 24.
Introducing yourself
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Vocabulary
Greetings
break classmates exclaim
introductory took turns nod
opinion response divided
exclaimed replied response
apologized native language friendly
Discuss these words
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Listen and Answer
(Coach to read out loud)
Listening Exercise
Greetings
The first meeting
It was the first day of class. Two of her new ESL classmates wanted to know where Tara was from. They were both fromIraq. Because Tara looked Iraqi, one of the women asked Tara, in English, if she was from Iraq. Tara replied, "No, I'm not."
Then the women took turns asking Tara if she was from Iran, or Syria, or Jordan. To each question, Tara responded with a
simple no. Laughing, one woman said to the other, "She's not from anywhere!" The two went to their desks, talking to
each other in Arabic. The next day, the teacher divided the students into groups of four. The students in each group
asked introductory questions of each other. A student in Tara's group asked her, "Where are you from?" Tara answered
that she was from Iraq. The two women who had questioned Tara the day before were sitting only a few feet away. Both
of them heard Tara's response."Aha!" they both exclaimed. "You ARE from Iraq!" Tara smiled and said yes. Then sheapologized to both of them for lying the day before. She explained that she had not wanted to get into an Arabic
conversation with them. It had been her experience that many ESL students continued to speak their native language in
ESL class, and Tara had not come to ESL class to practice her Arabic. In her opinion, ESL students should try to speak
English only."I agree," said Rose."You're 100 percent right," agreed Jennifer. "Rose and I must stop speaking Arabic to
each other. Right, Rose?" Rose nodded, and then said something in Arabic. All three women laughed. Over the next four
months, Tara became friendly with both women, although she never spoke a word of Arabic to them during class or
break.
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How long has Tara attended the class?
Where did the two girls think Tara came from?
What country were the classmates from?
What countries did they ask her about?
How did Tara respond?
Why do you think they wanted to know where she was from?
What were girls reaction?Do you think it was nice of them to react like that?
Into how nay groups did the teacher divide them?
What was the other test he wanted to do?
Do you agree with what Tara did?
Comprehension
Greetings
Answer the questions
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Phrases
Greetings
Practice these formal phrases that are commonly used to introduce strangers.
(name), I don't think you've met (name).
I don't think you know (name)
May I introduce you to (name)
(name), do you know (name)?
(name), I'd like you to meet (name)
When you meet someone the first time, it is common to greet the person with "How doyou do?" the correct response is "How do you do. A variation is also "It's a pleasure to
meet you." or "Pleased to meet you."
Ken: Peter, I'd like you to meet Mary.
Peter: How do you do?
Mary: Pleased to meet you.Ken: Mary works for ...
Introductions
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Phrases
Greetings
Practice these informal phrases that are commonly used to introduce strangers.
In informal situations introductions are also made simply saying: "This is (name)." It is also
common to just say "Hi" or "Hello" as a response in a informal setting.
Ken: Peter, this is Mary.
Peter: Hi Mary. Are you well?
Mary: Hello Peter. I'm great thanks
It is also quite common to shake hands when you are introduced. After the initial
introduction, hand shaking generally takes place in more formal, business situations.
Otherwise, people just say "Hi."
Introductions
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Role Play
Greetings
Take turns in reading the different roles, then replace Peter or Jane's information with your ownin formation e.g.. My name is John . What's your Name?
Peter: Hello.Jane: Hi!Peter: My name is Peter. What's your name?Jane: My name is Jane. Nice to meet you.Peter: It's a pleasure. This is a great party!Jane: Yes, it is. Where are you from?Peter: I'm from Amsterdam.Jane: Amsterdam? Really, are you German?
Peter: No, I'm not German. I'm Dutch.Jane: Oh, you're Dutch. Sorry about that.Peter: That's OK. Where are you from?Jane: I'm from London, but I'm not British.Peter: No, what are you?Jane: Well, my parents were Spanish, so I'm Spanish, too.Peter: That's very interesting. Spain is a beautiful country.Jane: Thank you. It is a wonderful place.
Speaking to Strangers
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Word RepetitionPronunciation Exercise
Greetings
big beat bet bat pig peep pet patdid deal death dad tip teeth tell tap
gill gee get gap kill keep kept cat
sip see set sat zip zeal zeppelin zapship sheet shelf shaft gin jeep jell jack
chip cheek chess chat hit heat help hat
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Minimal PairsPronunciation Exercise
Greetings
beer bear peer pear
dear dare gear guard
clear Claire sneer snare
sheer share jeer Jerrycheer chair here hair
weird ware hear hare
leer lair fear fair15