this slide will present how to start a conversation with a stranger

1. Meeting People

2. Greetings
• Hi!
• Hello
• How do you do?
• Good Morning,
Afternoon, Evening, Day
• Nice to meet you
• Good to see you
• Pleased to meet you
• How nice to meet you
Response
• Hi!
• Hello
• How do you do!
• It’s a pleasure to meet
you
Formal

3. • How are you?
• How are you doing?
• How have you been?
• How is it going on?
• How is life?
• How are things?
• How is it going?
• What ‘s up?
Response
• Fine, thanks
• I am doing good
• Pretty well/good
• I’m well
• Good
• Excellent
• I’m not very well
• Not bad
• Nothing much
Informal

4. Introducing Yourself
• Greetings
• Intention
• Let me introduce
myself
• I would like to
introduce myself
• I’d like to introduce
myself
• Name
• My name is..
• I am…..
• You can call me..
• Address/Origin
• I am from…
• I live in…
• I come from…

5. Introducing Yourself
• Age (if possible)
• I am….. Years old
• Occupation
• Now, I am a …
• Currently, I work in…. as a/an …

6. Introducing someone
• I’d like to introduce you
to…
• I ‘d like you to meet…
• Allow me to introduce…
• Have you met…?
• This is…
• There’s someone I’d like
you to meet…

7. Parting
• Goodbye
• Bye
• See you
• See you later
• Cheerio
• Good luck!
• Take care
• Have a good day

8. Liam : Hello.
Amy : Hi. My _______ Amy. _______ ______ name?
Liam : ______.
Amy : Nice ___ ______ you.
Liam : ____ you British?
Amy : No, ____ _____. I’m _________. Where ____ ____ ______?
Liam : ____ _______ New York.
Amy : Ah, ______ American.
Liam : Yes, ___ ____.
Amy : And ___ ______ friend American?
Liam : No, ____ _____. Tom’s ___________. And ______
friends?
Amy : ________ ____ Australian. _______ and _______ are
____________.
Liam : Wow! we’re really _______________ here!
Name :..........

9. Grammar
• “To be” such as “am, is, are” are used for the sentence
without verb
Ex. I am a teacher, She is a painter, They are army
• If you ask someone’s name, address, occupation or anything
there are some differences
Ex. What is your name?
Where do you live?
Where does she live?
Where are you from?
Where do you come from?
Where does he come from?
Where are you from?

10. Dialogue 1
Sam is waiting for Thomas and Nathan, his new
colleague at the airport.
Thomas : Excuse me. Are you Samuel Key?
Sam : Yes, I am Samuel Key.
Thomas : How do you do, Sam? I am Thomas
from University of Queensland.
Sam : How do you do. Nice to see you.
Thomas : Nice to see you, too. Did you have a
good journey?

11. Sam : Yes. It was fine, thanks.
Thomas : Let me help you to bring your suitcase.
Sam : That's very kind of you.
Thomas : Not at all. Let me introduce you to my
friend Nathan this is Sam. Sam this is Nathan.
Nathan : Hello, Sam. Nice to meet you.
Sam : Pleased to meet you, too. How's the trip?
Nathan : Well, It's nice and exciting.
Sam : Great, then. You must be tired. I'll take you
to the Hotel first.
Thomas : OK. Thanks, Sam.

12. It’s time to do an
Exercise!

13. Make a simple dialogue with your
partners about introducing
someone and practice it in front
of the class.