This document provides common greetings and responses used in English to ask how someone is doing. It begins with listing greetings like "Hello", "Hi", and "How are you?" It then lists common short positive responses like "I'm fine thanks" and "I'm good thanks." The document notes that in English, questions like "How are you?" are usually just greetings so you answer briefly and positively. It adds that to genuinely ask about someone's well-being, you need to ask a follow up question like "So how have you been?" or ask about a specific part of their life.

1. Lesson 1: How are you?
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Hello!
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Hi!
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Hey!
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How do you do?
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How are you?
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How are you doing?
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How's it going?
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What have you been up
to?
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How's life treating you?
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Long time no see. How
are things?
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What's up with you?
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I'm fine thanks, you?
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I'm very well thanks.
How about you?
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Not to bad, thanks.
Yourself?
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I'm good thanks, and
you?

2. Greetings
How are you?
How is it going?
How are you doing?
I'm fine thanks. And
you?
I'm very well thanks!
What about you?
Not bad, thanks! You?

3. In English,
How are you? How are you doing? How is it going?
are like saying hello, so you answer with a positive and short
answer.
If you REALY want to know how someone is, after saying
“hello or how are you doing?” you ask them again, for
example:
“So, how have you been?”
“So, how is life treating you?”
“So, how are you doing?”
“So, how's your new job?”
“So, how's life with the baby?”

4. What do you to show you are
listening?
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Nod in agreement
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Look in the person's eyes or face
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Listen and say “really?!” “I see...”
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Ask questions about what the person is saying
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Offer advice if you know the person well or if
they are asking for an advice

5. Showing the other you are listening
I see.
I see, but...
Oh really?
Why is that?
Oh My God!
No! I'm shocked.
But, how did this happen?
I'm sorry to hear that.
I can't believe it! / I don't believe it!

6. Showing the other you are listening
I see.
I see, but...
Oh really?
Why is that?
Oh My God!
No! I'm shocked.
But, how did this happen?
I'm sorry to hear that.
I can't believe it! / I don't believe it!