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SPECIAL GREETINGS
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HAPPY CHRISTMAS MARRY CHRISTMAS |
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HAPPY NEW YEAR i wish you will have a good new year |
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HAPPY easter |
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good luck |
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congratulation well done |
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get well soon |
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SHAKING HANDS
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congratulation |
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happy birthday |
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congratulation on your wedding |
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how are you feeling ? |
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how is your cold ? |
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thanks to your help, i have gotten better |
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please take care of yourself |
- it is good to see you.
- it is nice to see you again.
- may i introduce my boss, mr smith.
- i would like you to meet my friend paul.
- anne, meet andrew, my cousin, this is my friend anne.
- what a pleasant surprise! how are you? it has been a while
- it is nice seeing you too. how are things going?
- what is new with you?
- how is it going? not too bad, busy as ever.
- i have not seen you in a long time
- long time no see
nice to
meet you
nice to meet you too
(it is)
nice to meet you
(it is) nice meeting you
(it is) good to meet you
this is
anne
she is a teacher
| She is | a teacher a photographer a writer an artist a secretary a dentist a doctor |
| He is | a barber a businessman |
| I am | a computer programmer a businesswoman |
| I am not | a mechanic |
| We are | writers students engineers |
| This is | an apple a banana an orange a tomato a telephone a horse an airplane |
| This is | my friend, Jack my brother, Bob my sister, Cindy my father, Mr. Harris my mother, Mrs. Harris my teacher, Ms. Watson my student, Carrie my friend, Mary Jones my boss, Mr. Ritter my co-worker, Penny Pitcher |
| QUESTIONS | ANSWERS |
| Friends often say "Hi"
to each other. Then they often ask a general question, such as "How are you?" or "How are things?" or "How's life?" |
Fine thanks, and you? Fine thanks, what about yourself? Not bad Can't complain |
| You can use "Hello" with
people you don't know, but a more formal greeting is "Good morning / afternoon / evening." |
The other person normally replies with the same greeting as you have used and then makes polite conversation, such as "How was your trip?" or "Did you find our office easily?" |
| Hello, I'm Maria Hello, my name's Maria |
Hi, I'm Sarah Hello Maria, I'm Sarah Nice to meet you, I'm Sarah |
| Sarah, have you met my colleague John? Sarah, I'd like you to meet my colleague John |
Pleased to meet you, John "Nice to meet you, John Nice to meet you too,
Sarah |
| Mr Mitchell, I'd like to introduce you to my manager, Henry Lewis | How do you do? Pleased to meet you Good to meet you |
| How do you do? | How do you do? |
| When you introduce two of your friends to each other, you can simply say, "Paul, this is Anne" | |
| At work, one person may have higher
status - your boss, or a client, for example. It's polite
to address them as Mr / Ms until the
situation becomes more informal. If someone says, "Please call me (John)", you know you can use first names. If someone uses your first name, you can use their first name too. |
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| What is your name? | My name is Robert You can call me Bob |
| What is it? | That is a table |
| What is that? | It is a pencil |
| How do you say it in English? | Computer |
| How do you spell it? | C-o-m-p-u-t-e-r |
| Please, say it again | All right |
| Please, speak more slowly | Okay, listen carefully |
| I don't understand | Let me explain |
| I'm sorry | That's okay |
| What is this? | This is a skirt |
| What is that? | That is a chair |
| What's this? | It's a skirt |
| What's that? | It's a chair |
| What are these? | These are pens |
| What are those? | Those are rubbers |
| Where is Mr. King? | He is over there |
| Where is Ms. Knight? | She is right there |
| Where's Johnny? | He is in the house |
| When's the movie? | It is at 9.00 |
| When's lunch? | Lunch is at noon |
| How is the food? | It is delicious |
| Jeremy is from Ohio | Oh really? What part of Ohio? |
| Kelly is a saleswoman. | Is that right? What company? |
| He's a university student | Oh. What university? |
| Ronda lives in Texas | Really? What city (in Texas)? |
| I work at a restaurant | Oh really? Which restaurant? |
| I live in Florida | Oh yeah? Where in Florida? |
| Where are you from? | I'm from Chicago |
| What is your occupation? | I'm a teacher |
