Greetings and Introductions - 1

Greetings, Introductions, Farewells

• Starting a conversation

• Introducing yourself and others

• Changing a topic​

• Ending ​a conversation

• ​What’s up?/ How're you?/ How’s life?

• How’s everything?/ How are things?/How’s it going?

• What's new?

• Could (can) I talk to you for a minute? 

Questions​

• Hello! Hi!

• Hey! (informal, someone you know)

• Good morning/afternoon/evening

• ​Sorry to interrupt,

• Excuse me,

Greetings​

① Starting a Conversation

Multiple Choice

Which phrase is not related to starting a conversation?

• Excuse me, can I talk to you for a minute?

• See you later.

• Hey! What’s up?

• How’s it going?

Multiple Choice

Which phrase is not related to starting a conversation?

• Would you mind if I spoke to you for a minute or two?

• How’s everything?

• How’s your day going?

• It was great talking to you.

Multiple Choice

Which phrase is not related to starting a conversation?

• Hi/Hey, long time no see.

• How’s life?

• Pardon the interruption, but can I talk to you for a moment?

• I have to call one of my coworkers. I’ll catch up with you later.

Ⓐ ​Good afternoon. How’s it going?

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Ⓑ​ Hello. I am okay, thanks. What's your name?

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Ⓐ I'm (your name). I'm here with the (company name).

Ⓑ Nice to meet you. And what do you do?

Ⓐ I'm a (your position)_. My job responsibilities are dealing with our regular clients and developing the database. What's your name?

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Ⓑ I'm Andrew, I am an office manager at the MainLead, it is an accounting firm.

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Greet

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Ask questions

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​​Introduce yourself

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Ask for the name, job

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Introduce others

Speaking Pattern:

② Introducing Yourself and Your Organization

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Peter: Can I have your ​

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Peter: My name ​

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Peter. Welcome ​

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Sally : Hi Andrew, how are you? Andrew : Fine, ​

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. And yourself?

Sally : I’m very ​

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, thanks. Thank you for attending our seminar.

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 of this amazing club.

Andrew : Pleased to ​

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you, Claire.

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Multiple Choice

Introduce yourself:

• I´m Robert

• She´s Silvia

Multiple Choice

Respond to an introduction:

• I meet you

• Nice to meet you

Multiple Choice

Ask about someone's job:

• What do you do?

• What are your doing?

• Where is your job?

Multiple Choice

Tell people what your job is:

• I live in Madrid.

• I’m an accountant.

• I work in Madrid.

Multiple Choice

Ask about their brother's job:

• What’s your brother's work?

• What’s your brother's job?

Multiple Choice

Another way to respond to an introduction:

• Pleased to meet you.

• Pleased to meeting you.

Multiple Choice

Introduce informally to another person:

• Hi, I am Lukas.

• Good morning. My name is Lukas Brener.

Multiple Choice

Greet everybody:

• Good morning, everybody!

• Have a good evening!

• Thank you for your time, see you next week.

A: ​Good afternoon. How’s it going?

B: ​ Hello. I'm fine, thanks. What's your name?

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A: ​I'm ___. I work as a consultant at Max Global. What about you?

B: Nice to meet you. I'm Alex from the Cruise Best.

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A: Nice meeting you too. By the way, do you know when does the meeting start?

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Greet

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Ask questions

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​​Introduce yourself

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Ask for the name, job

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Change the topic​

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Speaking Pattern:

③ Changing the Topic​

Multiple Choice

Which phrase is related to ending a conversation?

• Excuse me, can I talk to you for a minute?

• How’s everything?

• How’s life?

• ​I really should get back to work. 

Multiple Choice

Which phrase is related to ending a conversation?

• Long time no see!

• I will let you go now.

• How’s it going?

• Good morning!

Multiple Choice

Which phrase is related to ending a conversation?

• How is everything?

• Anyway, it was nice catching up with you.

• Anyway, do you know when will the meeting start?

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• Could I talk to you for a minute? 

• What's our plan today?

④ ​Ending a Conversation

Ways to End a Conversation:

• Mentioning something you need to do.

• Mentioning something your conversation partner needs to do.

• Telling the partner it was nice talking to them.

• Asking about meeting schedule for tomorrow.

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​Ending a Conversation in English

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• ​I really should get back to work. 

• ​I have to talk with my boss first.

• I must go now.

• S + should + v.1 ​

• ​S + have to + v.1

• S + must + v.1

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Structures​

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Mentioning Something You Need to Do

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• ​I will let you get back to work. 

• ​I will let you talk with your boss.

• I will let you go now.

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Mentioning Something Your Partners Need to Do

• Well, it was great talking to you.

• Anyway, it was nice catching up with you.

•  Anyway, it was great seeing you.

​Examples

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Telling someone it was nice talking to him/her/them

• A: ​Good afternoon. How’s it going?

• B: ​Hello! I am okay. What's your name?

• A: ​ I'm Molly. I work as an accountant in Pfeiffer and Co. My job responsibilities are monthly budget reviews and night audits. What's your name?

• B: I'm Steve, I am an architect in the city planning office.

• ​A: Nice to meet you, Steve. Steve, what time is it now?

• B: It's ten to three.

• A: Oh, I am so sorry, but I've got to hurry. My company is presenting our new product in ten minutes. It was nice meeting you!

• ​​B: Pleasure meeting you too! Good luck with the presentation!

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• Starting a conversation

  by greeting and asking questions

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• ​Introducing yourself

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• Changing a topic​

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• Ending a conversation

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​Speaking Patterns

​Ending a Conversation

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Business Norms

​What are business norms?

​Show up on time, Say Hello, Smile, Shake Hands Properly, Do What You Said You Would DO!

• ​Hello.../ Hi...

• Good morning (before 12 pm)

• Good afternoon (after 12 pm)

• Good evening (after 3 pm and before going to bed)

• Good night (when going to sleep)​

• Good/ nice to see you again

• I'm glad/ happy/ pleased to see you​

• Goodbye, I hope to see you again

• ​Thank you for coming, have a pleasant day

• Goodbye,

• I must go now

• Catch you later

• See you later/ soon​

• Goodbye. It's a pleasure to have met you.​

Good byes/ Farewell

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​​Greetings​

Possible Greetings and Responses

When meeting someone formally for the first time, we shake their hand and say "How do you do" or "Pleased to meet you.

• Fine, thanks. And you?

• Very well. And you?

• ​Not too bad, thanks.

​Responses

• Hello, David. How are you?

• Hi, Lee. How have you been?​

• ​Good morning, Miss Shila. How are things?​​

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​Greetings

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Here's a selection of scenes from different series showing

how people introduce themselves and each other in English.

Open Ended

How did your handshake compare to the instructions in the video? What did you do well? What did you learn to improve?

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• 10-5 Rule: Acknowledge people at 10 feet, smile at 5 feet, and say something.

• ​Say goodbye to everyone when you leave. Don't sneak out.

• Say "Hello" or "Good Morning"

• ​Don't assume you are greeting colleagues. Do it vocally.

​When you arrive at work

Greetings and Introductions 1

Multiple Choice

Please ___ me for interrupting you,

I didn't realize you were busy with someone else.

• forget

• forfeit

• forbid

• forgive

• Introduce the person with the highest rank first, regardless of gender.

• ​Add some information about the person, "this is Mr. Pineda he is our running coach"

• If you are the host, you must introduce your guests to others.

• ​If you are joining a group, make sure that the other person you are with knows other people in the group.

​Make introductions when appropriate

Greetings and Introductions 2

Multiple Choice

I'm very ___ that I'm late but there is a train strike on at the moment.

• sore

• sorry

• sorrow

• sorrowful

​Introduce yourself if necessary

• "I don't believe we have met; hello, I am...."

• Don't panic if you need to remember a name. Admit it and say..." Excuse me, but your name has just escaped me," or "I'm sorry, I've forgotten your name"

Multiple Choice

I know I shouldn't have made those remarks about your work

and I hope you know how deeply I ___ what I said.

• review

• regret

• respect

• restore

​Handshake

• Shake hands when meeting someone.

• Both men and women shake hands.

• Extend your hand at a right angle with your thumb pointing straight up, and touch thumb joint to thumb joint; once you make contact, put your thumb down gently, and wrap your fingers around the other person's palm. Pump enough to finish the introduction.

• Say something when you shake hands, "Nice to meet you" or "Hello John".

Multiple Choice

I must ___ your pardon, I mistook you for somebody else.

• bid

• bide

• beggar

• beg

Multiple Choice

If it helps to put things right, please let me take ___ everything I said earlier.

• again

• back

• in

• across

Open Ended

Choose the correct answer.

I hope you'll ___ (sorry/ forgive) me for being late.

Open Ended

Choose the correct answer.

I would like to _ (apologize/apologies) for my bad behaviour.

Open Ended

Choose the correct answer.

I am very ___ (excuse/sorry) that I am late but my alarm didn't go off.

Open Ended

Choose the correct answer.

Please accept my ___ (sorry/apologies) for being late.

Open Ended

Choose the correct answer.

I am ___ (sorry/excuse) to trouble you, but could you turn the music down?