2. SAYING HELLO
• Good Morning / Afternoon / Evening
• How do you do?
• Hello
• Hi
• Yo!
3. SAYING HELLO
• Pleased to meet you.
• What a pleasant / nice surprise.
• Nice to see you again.
• It’s good to see you.
4. SAYING HELLO
• How have you been?
• How are you?
• How are things going?
• What’s going on?
• How are you doing?
• What’s up? What’s new with you?
5. SAYING HELLO
• Very well, thank you
• Fine, thanks
• Just fine, thanks
• Pretty well
• Not too bad
• Surviving
• Not too much, the same old thing
6. INTRODUCING
BREAKING THE ICE
• Nice weather / show / lecture. Isn’t it?
• Horrible weather / show / lecture. Isn’t it?
• What do you think about...?
• May I ask you a question?
• Do you mind if I ask you...?
• By the way, my name is.../I’m ...
7. INTRODUCING
GIVING PERSONAL INFORMATION
• I grew up in in ___________
• I work for ____________
• I'm into ____________
• I have ________ brothers and
________ sisters.
• In the future, I'd like to _______
8. LEAVE-TAKING
SAYING GOODBYE
• When leaving, you say "Goodbye".
• "Bye" is more informal.
• Other expressions are:
– It was nice talking to you.
– Well, I've got to go now.
• When leaving at night, you say
"Goodnight".
• When going to bed you say "Goodnight."
9. INTRODUCING OTHERS
• WOMAN: Hello, Hello, Peter. Now Anna,
this is Peter and Peter, this is Anna.
• ANNA: Pleased to meet you.
• PETER: And you.
• WOMAN: Peter is a salesperson for
Silverchip.
• PETER: That’s right.
• ANNA: Silverchip. What kind of
company is it?
10. INTRODUCING OTHERS
• PETER: It’s a manufacturing company.
Yes. A manufacturing company. It
makes mobile phones.
• ANNA: Mobile phones. Oh
• PETER: And who do you work for,
Anna?
• ANNA: I work for AJ.com.
• PETER: Ah, I know! Do you sell
computers?
• ANNA: No, we don’t
11. INTRODUCING OTHERS
• PETER: Oh. So, what do you sell?
• ANNA: We sell plane tickets.
• PETER: Plane tickets. Right. So are you
a salesperson?
• ANNA: No, I’m not.
• PETER: What do you do?
• ANNA: Well, it’s my company. I’m the
boss.
• PETER: Ooh. The boss, eh?
12. INTRODUCING OTHERS
• WOMAN: Hello, Hello, Peter. Now Anna,
this is Peter and Peter, this is Anna.
• ANNA: Pleased to meet you.
• PETER: And you.
• WOMAN: Peter is a salesperson por
Silverchip.
• PETER: That’s right.
• ANNA: Silverchip. What kind of
company is it?
13. INTRODUCING OTHERS
• PETER: It’s a manufacturing company.
Yes. A manufacturing company. It
makes mobile phones.
• ANNA: Mobile phones. Oh
• PETER: And who do you work for,
Anna?
• ANNA: I work for AJ.com.
• PETER: Ah, I know! Do you sell
computers?
• ANNA: No, we don’t
14. INTRODUCING OTHERS
• PETER: Oh. So, what do you sell?
• ANNA: We sell plane tickets.
• PETER: Plane tickets. Right. So are you
a salesperson?
• ANNA: No, I’m not.
• PETER: What do you do?
• ANNA: Well, it’s my company. I’m the
boss.
• PETER: Ooh. The boss, eh?