Post on 24-Apr-2015
GreetingFormal greetings The formal uses to express to the older people Formal greetings Typical responses:•good morning•good afternoon•good evening•how are you?•how do you do? (first meeting)•good morning•good afternoon
Responses:•I am pretty good, thanks•I am just fine, thank you•every thing is always fine•I am very well•how do you do?
Informal greetings The informal commonly uses
for friends only Informal greetings
hello !hi !what’s up?how’s life?Typical responses :pretty goodwell I am okfine, thanksnot too bad
The dialogue cornerJohn : Hi..Tom,
how are you doing today?
Tom : pretty good thanks
John : is there any home work today?
Tom : yes, have you finished to do it?
John : yes I haveTom : well…glad to
see youJohn : glad to see
you too.
The Dialogue Corner Doni : Good morning Mr.
Tom Mr. Tom : Good morning Doni : How are today? Mr. Tom : I’m pretty
good, thanks Doni : excuse me Mr.
Tom, what company do you work for?
Mr. Tom : I work for Philips, what about you?
Doni : I work for coca cola. What do you do?
Mr. Tom : I see. I work in finance department
Doni : ok Mr. Tom it’s pleasure to talk to you, see you next time
Mr. Tom : see you
Introducing yourself and others
There is a range of ways tointroduce yourself andpeople
Introducing yourself:Here are expressions to
introduce yourself:My name is ...I'm ....Nice to meet you; I'm ...Pleased to meet you; I'm ...Let me introduce myself; I'm ...I'd like to introduce myself;
I'm ...
Introducing yourself and othersThere is a range of ways to introduce yourself and
people
Introducing yourself:Here are expressions to introduce yourself:My name is ...I'm ....Nice to meet you; I'm ...Pleased to meet you; I'm ...Let me introduce myself ; I'm ...I'd like to introduce myself ; I'm ...
Useful responses when introducing yourself or other people:
Nice to meet you.Pleased to meet you.Happy to meet you.How do you do?
Dialogue:Alex is talking to the new manager and his assitant.
Notice how they introduce themselves:Alex:Hi! My name is Alex Litterman, the new
manager.William:Hi! I'm William O'Brian. Nice to meet you, Mr Alex Litterman.John:William, please meet Mr Steve Lynch, my assistantJack:How do you do?Nicolas:How do you do?Things to remember:
When introducing yourself or other people in a formal situation use full names. ("I'm Alex Litterman.")
"How do you do?" isn't really a question, it just means "Hello