We are going to see some expressions we use in English to introduce oneself or someone to a friend, the expressions will depend on whether the situation is formal or informal.
How to greet people (in informal contexts)
Saying hello |
Hey Jane! Hi Jane! Alright, Jane! Alright, mate! |
Asking someone how they are |
How are you? How you doing? How you going? How's it going? You alright? |
Saying you are well |
Good, thanks! Fine, thanks! Not bad, not bad! Alright, thanks! I'm OK! |
Returning the question when someone has asked if you are well |
And you? How about you? What about you? |
Greet people (formal) How to introduce people (in formal situations)
Greetings | |||
Good | morning | sir madam Mr Jones Mrs Smith | |
afternoon | |||
evening | |||
Introducing yourself | |||
I just wanted to introduce myself, I don't believe we've met before, I don't think we've actually met formally yet, | my name is... I'm... | ||
Introducing someone else | |||
I'd like to introduce you to… There's someone I'd like you to meet, this is… Have you met…? | |||
Expressing pleasure to have met someone |
Pleased to meet you. Nice to meet you. Very nice to meet you. It's a pleasure to meet you. |
Returning the compliment |
Likewise. And you. |
How to say goodbye
I'm off! | |||
OK, All right, Well then, Right then, Anyway, | (guys,) (folks,) (everyone,) | it's time to let's we should I'm going to we're going to | make a move. head off. go. leave you. |
See you... | |||
See you | later! soon! tomorrow! tonight! at 8! at work! at the party! | ||
Nice to see you... | |
Nice to It's been lovely to It was great to Good to | see you. catch up. |
Have a lovely... | ||
Have a | lovely great nice wonderful | weekend! holiday! evening! afternoon! time! |
Thanking your host... | |
Thanks very much for | dinner/lunch - it was lovely! a lovely evening. having me. (if you have stayed overnight) |
In a hurry... | ||
I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry, I'm afraid | I've got to I'm going to have to I'm gonna have to (informal) | rush off! hurry! dash! run! |
When you meet people you say "Good morning" first thing in the morning, "Good afternoon" from about 12.00 till around 17.00 and "Good evening" from then on.
When leaving, you say "Goodbye".
"Bye" is more informal.
When leaving at night, you say "Goodnight".
When going to bed you say "Goodnight."
When leaving, you say "Goodbye".
"Bye" is more informal.
When leaving at night, you say "Goodnight".
When going to bed you say "Goodnight."
NOW YOU HAVE SOME ACTIVITIES TO DO IN THE CLASSROOM:
SONG
THE BEATLES,HELLO;GOODBYE
http://youtu.be/y_g_onyrRiEHello Goodbye
by The Beatles
You say yes, I say no,
You say stop and I say go, go, go!
Oh no!
You say goodbye and I say hello,
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello,
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello.
I say high, you say low.
You say why, and I say I don't know.
Oh, no!
You say goodbye and I say hello.
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello.
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello.
Why, why, why, why, why, why
Do you say good bye?
Goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye.
Oh, no!
You say goodbye and I say hello.
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello.
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello.
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye I say hello.
Hello!
Hela, heba helloa.
Hela, heba helloa.
You say stop and I say go, go, go!
Oh no!
You say goodbye and I say hello,
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello,
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello.
I say high, you say low.
You say why, and I say I don't know.
Oh, no!
You say goodbye and I say hello.
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello.
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello.
Why, why, why, why, why, why
Do you say good bye?
Goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye.
Oh, no!
You say goodbye and I say hello.
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello.
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello.
Hello, hello!
I don't know why you say goodbye I say hello.
Hello!
Hela, heba helloa.
Hela, heba helloa.
MORE VIDEOS:
Saying goodbye and hello
JUST FOR LAUGH
