english language

1. Unit-1 Meeting and Parting, Thanking and
Apologizing

3. Greeting
• When you meet people-greet them ,
saying
formally
• Good morning
• Good afternoon
• Good evening
Informally
• Hello
• Hi

4. Common forms of leave taking are given
below.
• Good night.
• See you. (Informal)
• See you later. (Informal)
• See you tomorrow/next week. (Informal)
• Take care. (Informal)
• It was nice to meet you

5. A piece of conversation is given below
• Jay: Good evening. Terrible weather,
isn't it?
Paras: Yes, dreadful!
Jay: Hasn't stopped raining for days.
Well,
I must be going. Good night.
Paras: Good night.

6. Formal greetings
• Good morning! Mr. Shah.
• Good afternoon, Mrs. Sharma.
• Good evening ! Ms. Joshi.

7. Informal greetings
 Hi, Isha… how are you?
 How do you do…?
 Hello, Nayan… how’s life?
 Hallo… Chaitanya… how’s everything?
 Hi… how about you?
 Hello… where have you been lately?
 Hi… guy, what’s up?

8. Responses: Formal
 Good morning, Mr. Dodiya.
 Good afternoon, Ms. D’soza.
 Good evening, Kalyanima’m.

10. Parting and Leave taking
• It’s good to see you again.
• Nice to meet you.
• Nice meeting you.
• It’s getting late, I have to go now.
• I think, I have to move now.
• Please excuse me, I’ll have to go.
• Certainly, come back soon.
• See you, bye… bye.
• Bye… see you soon.

11. Parting and Leave taking
• So, we will get back to you soon.
• Well, it was fun to get together again.
• Good bye… take care.
• See you later.
• I hope we can get to meet again. / very
shortly.
• We will get in touch very soon. / right
away.
• I guess I’d better go now. / very soon.

12. Useful Expressions for thanking:
• Thanks/Thanks a lot/Thank you.
• Thank you very much.
• I’m thankful to you/him/her/them.
• I’m so grateful to
you/him/her/them.
• I’m obliged to you/him/her/them.

13. It’s good to see you again
Nice its nice to see you again.
Wonderful its wonderful to see you again.
Delightful its delightful to see you again.
Marvelous its marvelous to see you again.
Exciting its exciting to see you again.

14. Two days ago I got back two days ago.
Returned I returned two days ago.
Last Thursday I returned last Thursday.
Flew home I flew home last Thursday.
On Friday I flew home on Friday.
got back yesterday

15. I am sorry that was my fault.
Really I am really sorry that was my fault.
Terribly I am terribly sorry that was my fault.
Extremely I am extremely sorry that was my fault.
Heartily I am heartily sorry that was my fault.

16. It’s all right; don’t worry.
Never mind It’s all right; never mind.
Forget it It’s all right; forget it.
Don’t feel sorry It’s all right; don’t feel sorry.
Don’t blame
yourself
It’s all right; don’t blame yourself.

17. Take home tips
 If someone is about to leave for a
trip, you can say;
 Have a nice/ nice / great trip.
 Enjoy your trip/ Enjoy your
holidays.
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