Hello, nice to meet
you.
Meeting and greeting people.
Introducing myself
Hi, how’s it going? I’m Ed.
Nice to meet you.
Let’s take a look at some greeting and
introduction scenes.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx5oXvuL_Lw
Meet and Greet!
Today we will talk about some common
ways to ask and answer “How are you?” in
English.
Common Greetings
How are you?
 How’s it going?
 How’ve you been?
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“How are you?”
Someone asks: “How are you?”
You respond: “I’m fine.”
You can use “How are you?” to be polite.
But Americans will usually ask this question
and answer it in different ways.
How’s it going?
If someone says: “How’s it going?”
(Short for “How is it going?”)
(Sounds like “Howzit goin?”)
You can answer:
“Pretty good.” = I’m fine.
“Not bad.” = just okay or so-so.
A more casual and much more common way
to greet someone. “Hey,….”
“Hey, how’s it going?”
If you’re feeling good, you can say:
 “Good.” “Great!”
 “Pretty good.”
 “Not bad.”
Note: These responses are specific to this question. If you respond
“I’m fine” it sounds strange.
“Hey, how’s it going?”
But if you’re not feeling good, you can say:
“Not so good.”
“Not great.”
“Not so well.”
If you answer this way, the other person will
usually say:
“Why, what’s wrong?”
He or she may say this to be polite.
Another more casual and much more
common greeting: “What’s up?”
What’s up? (another way of saying hello)
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“Not much.”
“Nothing much.”
Basic greetings
Hello / hi: used to greet somebody
 good morning / morning: greeting said in
the morning
 good afternoon: said after 12pm to
around 4 to 5pm
 good evening: said when it gets dark
outside
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Other partings
See you later or see ya later!
 see ya
 later
 Take care
 Have a nice day
 Have a good evening
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Funny Greeting: Hi new neighbor!
TV Comedy Show: The Big Bang Theory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh-5ynIgFd0
Meeting her father
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n26Tkvuz4lE
Let’s practice conversation!
Girls: Hey, howzit goin?
(Hey, how is it going?)
Boys: Not bad. What’s up with you?
Girls: Not much.
Boys: Whadaya doin later?
(What are you doing later?)
Girls: Jus some studying. Why?
(Just some studying.)
Boys: Wanna go to the movies or something?
Girls: Sure, that’s cool. What time?
Boys: Around 8?
Girls: Okay, see you then. Talk to you later!
Boys: See ya later!
(See you later)
Other basic ways of saying bye.
goodbye: said when parting
 bye: short way of saying goodbye
 goodnight: said usually as a parting at
night or going to bed
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Whadaya do?
What do you do?
What is your job?
What is your occupation?
What do you do for a living?
What is your job?
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Americans normally do not say:
“What is your job?”
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This is too direct and awkward.
What do you do?
I ‘m a doctor.
 I ‘m a lawyer.
 I ‘m an engineer.
 I ‘m a musician.
 I’m an actor.
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Let’s practice!
Nora, whadaya do?
Selvin, whadaya do?
Elio, whadaya do?
Silvia, whadaya do?
Jose, whadaya do?
Mauricio, whadaya do?
Charitin, whadaya do?
Altagracia, whadaya do?
I’m a __________.
(occupation)
I work at a _______.
(location)
I work for ________.
(name of the company)
Polite Responses
How interesting!
 That must be exciting!
 Oh really!
 That’s cool!
 That’s awesome!
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Memo
Whadaya do? What do you do?
 Whadaya doin? What are you doing?
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Now let’s talk about introducing people.
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First we will look at some scenes.
Try to notice how the phrase “this is…” is being
used.
Introducing people 1 (various short clips)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeEJhW0_gqA&feature=related
Introducing people 2 (scene from “Friends”)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQSObrt5t2k&feature=related
Activity Time!
Introduce yourself
 Tell me about your occupation
 Introduce the person next to you
 Tell me about his or her occupation
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Example
Me:
Hi, my name is Edward. Nice to meet you.
You:
Hi, I’m ___________. Nice to meet you
too!
Me:
What do you do?
You:
I am a nurse. (or) I work for Disney.
Me:
Who is this? (or) Who’s this? (the person next to you)
You:
This is ____________. He / she is a ____________.
He / she is from __________.
Me:
Nice to meet you!
Saying Good-bye
Page 13 examples
I’m sorry, but I have to go now. I’ll see you
later. Have a nice day!
Thanks, you too.
Break time
I say, why don’t we all take a break!