Introductions and Greetings (Formal and Informal)
-How to
introduce yourself both in formal and Informal situations.
-How to
greet people both in friendly formal and Informal situations for social and
business purposes.
Lesson I: 1.1- Introduce Yourself to
someone.
Informal: Hi,
I am Allan. Hello I’m Allan. Hi, my name is Allan.
Formal: I don’t think we’ve met. Let me
introduce myself. My name is Allan Bedingfields.
Good morning/day/afternoon/evening! Allow me
to introduce myself. My name is Allan. *More complete/complex and more detailed.
Longer sentences and more advance structures.
1.2 Introduce Someone else
Informal: This
is my friend/brother, Allan. This
is my friend, Anna.
Formal: I would like you to meet my brother
Allan Bedingfields. Allow me to introduce my friend, Anna Bedingfields.
*What to say after introductions
Informal: Hi
Allan. Nice to meet you. Nice, to meet you too.
I am happy to meet you. Lovely to meet
you too.
(You’ve been introduced to someone in a
formal situation)
Formal: How
do you do, Miss Bedinfields. How
do you do.
It’s a pleasure to meet you, Miss
Bedingfileds. I’m very pleased to meet
you too.
*How to
greet someone you know
Informal: i,
how are you?/Hi Sue, how are you? Fine, thanks and you?
Hello Sue, how are you doing? Great, thanks. How about you?
Formal: Good morning, Miss Bedingfields.
How are you today? I am
very well, thank you. And you?
Hello Miss Bedingfields. It’s
nice to see you again. And
you.
*How to say goodbye.
Informal: I must go. Catch you late. O.K. See you later. Bye.
I’ll be off now. Speak to you
later. Sure. Take care.
Formal: Goodbye. It has been a pleasure meeting you. The
pleasure is mine. I hope to see you again soon.
I must
be on my way. It was nice seeing you again. Likewise.
I look forward to seeing you again soon.
Conversation 1 (Informal)
Allan:
Hello. My name’s Allan.
Julie:
Hi Allan, I’m Julie.
Allan:
Nice to meet you, Julie.
Julie:
Nice to meet you, too.
Allan:
This is my friend, Peter.
Julie:
Yes, I know. We’ve already met. How are you Peter?
Peter:
Fine. Thanks. And you?
Julie:
Great, thanks.
Allan:
We must go now. Speak to you later, Julie.
Julie:
OK. See you both later.
Conversation2 (Formal)
Allan:
Good morning. I don’t think we’ve met. Let me introduce myself. My name is
Allan Russel.
Julie:
How do you do. My name is Julie Bates.
Allan:
How do you do, Miss Bates. Allow me to introduce my colleague, Peter Panes.
Julie:
Well, actually, we’ve already met. Hello Mr. Panes. How are you?
Peter:
Very well, thank you. It’s very nice to see you again.
Julie:
And you.
Allan:
Well, we must be on our way. It has been a pleasure meeting you, Mr. Russel. I
hope to see you again soon.
Julie:
Likewise. I look forward to seeing you both again.
Useful Expressions:
A B
How are
things with you?
How’s
life? Fine,
just fine.
What’s
the good word?
What’s
new? Oh,
nothing much.
What a pleasant surprise!
What a
happy coincidence. I
just dropped in to say hello.
Me too.
What
brings you here today? Oh,
just a social call.
Well, to
what do I owe the honor of this visit?
You bet.
It’s
good of you to come.
I’m glad to be here.
It’s been
a long time. It
certainly has.
See you
around.
See you
tomorrow. Goodbye.
Have a nice day.
Goodnight.
Sweet dreams. I
hope so. You too.
It’s
been nice talking to you.
Be in
touch. I
will.
I will thank you.
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