Greetings

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Introduction
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 are also 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. We also greet people as we leave people. In English (as in all languages), there are different ways to greet people in formal and informal situations
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Vocabulary
Practice these phrases
Formal Greetings
Good morning Good afternoon Good evening How do you do How

Informal Greetings
Hello Hi How are you doing? How have you been? How are things going?
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Vocabulary
Practice these phrases
Formal Responses
Good morning Good afternoon Good evening Pleased to meet you Very well thank you

Informal Response
Hello Hi Fine thanks and you Great thanks Im all good
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Vocabulary
Practice these phrases
Formal Closings Informal Closings

It has been a pleasure, Bye goodbye Thank you for your Gotta run, bye time, goodbye Till we meet again Ill see you around, bye
It was a pleasure to be Have a good one in your company Untill we meet again Later
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Vocabulary
Introducing yourself
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)
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Vocabulary
Introducing yourself
This is Jane. She and Joe have just met and are introducing themselves 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 you Joe : Hi am 24.
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Vocabulary
Discuss these words
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Listening Exercise
Listen and Answer (Coach to read out loud)
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 from Iraq. 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 she apologized 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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Comprehension
Answer the questions
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?
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Phrases
Introductions
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 do you 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 ...

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Phrases
Introductions
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."

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Role Play
Speaking to Strangers
Take turns in reading the different roles, then replace Peter or Jane's information with your own in 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.
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Pronunciation Exercise
Word Repetition
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Pronunciation Exercise
Minimal Pairs
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