Unit 1

Greeting, Introducing and Leave taking.

INTRODUCTION

Answer these following questions.

  1. What do you say in your language when you meet your friend for the first time of the day?
  1. What do people in your culture do when they greet each other?
  1. What are the English greeting expressions you have ever heard or used?
  1. What kind of information do you want to know about a person you have just

met for the first time?

  1. What do you say in your language before you leave the person you are talking with? What about in English?

1.Greeting

Model Dialogs:

Formal Greeting.

Situation 1: Mark Walters meets his supervisor, Mr. James Myers, in front of the

office building.

Mark: Good morning, Mr. Myers. Track 1

Mr. Myers: Good morning, Mark. How are you?

Mark: Very good, and you?

Mr. Myers: I’m fine, thank you.

Situation 2: Jane meets her professor, Dr. Jerry Green, at school.

Jane: Good morning, Dr. Green.

Dr. Green: Hello Jane. How are you doing? Track 2

Jane: I’m fine, thanks, and you?

Dr. Green: Not bad. Are you ready for the quiz this afternoon?

Jane: I guess I am.

Situation 3: Tom meets his friend, Liz, in front of the library.

Tom: Hi, Liz. How is it going?

Liz: Hi, Tom. I’m good, and you? Track 3

Tom: Not bad. Hey, what are you reading?

Liz: I am studying for a chemistry quiz tomorrow.

Situation 4: Nick meets his friend, Tony, in the gym.

Nick: Hey, Tony. What’s up?

Tony: Hello, Nick. How are you doing? Track 4

Nick: Great. Look, I am having a party this weekend. Would you like to come?

Practice Speaking

Hi How are you? I’m fine, thanks. How about you?

Hello How are you doing? Pretty good, thanks. How are you?

Good morning How is everything? Very well, thanks.

Good afternoon How is it going? Not bad, thanks. How about you?

Good evening How are things? Everything’s OK. Thank you.

Exercise 1

Direction: Choose the correct alternatives to complete the dialogs.

1. Jim: Hi, Pat. How are you today?

Pat: ______

  1. Where are you going?
  1. Not bad, thanks. How about you?

2. Mike: How are things, Kate?

Kate: Not bad. ______

Mike: Very well, thanks.

  1. And how are you doing?
  1. Good afternoon.

3. Kim: Good evening, Mr. Hudson. How is everything?

Mr. Hudson: Hello, Kim. ______

  1. How about you, Kim?
  1. Pretty good. And how about you?

Exercise 2

Direction: Fill in the blanks with the given words to complete the following dialogs.

doing and OK. how well

pretty hello good everything you

1. Sam: Good morning, Mrs. Grant. ______are you ______?

Mrs. Grant: ______, Sam. ______, thanks

2. Nina: How is ______, Joy?

Joy: Very ______, thanks. ______?

Nina: I am ______.

Activity: Turn to the person next to you and greet him/her.

2. Introducing

  1. Introducing oneself and getting to know each other.

Model Dialog Track 5

Situation 1: Peter is introducing himself to a new friend, Sandra.

They meet at the cafeteria on campus.

Peter: Hello. My name is Peter. What is your name?

Sandra: Hi, I am Sandra.

Peter: Nice to meet you, Sandra.

Sandra: Nice to meet you, too.

So, where are you from, Peter?

Peter: I’m from San Diego, United States of America. How about you?

Sandra: I’m from Berlin, Germany. What are you studying here, Peter?

Peter: Psychology. What about you?

Sandra: Biology. What year are you in?

Peter: I’m a junior.

Sandra: I’m a senior. How do you like your classes?

Peter: I enjoy most of them but some are quite boring, though.

Wh questions

What is your name? My name is Sandra.

Where are you/they from? I’m from Germany.

What are you/they studying? I’m studying biology.

Where are you/they studying? I’m studying at BerlinUniversity.

What year are you/they in? I’m a senior.

How do you like your school? I like it a lot. /I don’t like it.

What is your sister’s/brother’s name? Her/his name is Molly/Patrick.

Where is she/he from? She/he is from Australia.

What is she/he studying? She/he is studying law.

Where is she/he studying? She/he is studying at University of

Melbourne.

What year is she/he in? She/he is a freshman.

How does she/he like school? She loves it. /She doesn’t really like

It.

Exercise 3

Direction: Match the statements in column A with the responses in column B.

A B

______1. What year are you in? 1. No, I’m not. I am on vacation.

______2. What is your last name again? 2. A-N-D-E-R-S-O-N.

______3. What are you studying? 3. I’m from Canada.

______4. Are you a student here? 4. It’s Ballon.

______5. Where are you from? 5. I like it a lot.

______6. How old are you? 6. History.

______7. How do you spell your name? 7. 19 years old.

______8. How do you like your school? 8. I’m a senior.

Exercise 4

Direction: Answer these questions by using your own information.

1. What is your name? ______

2. What is your nickname? ______

3. Where were you born? ______

4. How old are you? ______

5. What are you studying? ______

6. What year are you in? ______

7. Where are you studying? ______

8. How do you like your school? ______

Exercise 5 Track 6

Direction: Read the passage about Prince William and answer the questions.

My name is William Windsor. I was born on June 21, 1982 in London’s St Mary’s Hospital. I’m 21 years old and I’m the eldest son of Diana, Princess of Wales and Charles, Prince of Wales. I have one younger brother and his name is Harry. I enjoy playing many kinds of sports, especially swimming. Now I’m studying art history at University of St Andrews in Scotland.

  1. What is his name? ______

2. How old is he? ______

3. Where is he from? ______

4. When was he born? ______

5. Who are his parents? ______

6. How many brothers’ does he have? ______

7. What is his brother’s name? ______

8. What kind of sports does he like? ______

9. What is he studying? ______

  1. Where is he studying? ______

Exercise 6

Direction: Fill in the blanks to complete the questions. Practice with a partner.

  1. ______your last name?

Answer: ______Hawkins.

  1. ______studying?

Answer: ______Law

  1. ______Tina from?

Answer: ______Spain.

  1. ______Tina’s roommate?

Answer: ______Christina.

  1. ______she studying?

Answer: ______George TownUniversity.

  1. ______she like her job?

Answer: ______a lot.

Introducing someone

Model Dialogs:

Situation 1: Kate is introducing her sister, Pam, to her friend, Jake.

Kate: Jake. This is my sister, Pam.

Pam, this is Jake, my classmate. Track 7

Jake: Hello, Pam. Nice to meet you.

Pam: Hi Jake. Nice to meet you too.

Situation 2: Jackie is introducing her friend, Sue, to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frick.

Jackie: Sue. Here are my parents. They just arrived yesterday.

Sue: How are you doing, Mr. and Mrs. Frick?

Mr. Frick: Glad to meet you, Sue. Track 8

Mrs. Frick: Are you in the same class with Jackie?

Sue: Yes, I am.

Exercises:

  1. May I introduce my friend?

I would like to introduce my friend, Janet.

This is Janet. She is from Canada and she is studying math.

  1. How do you do, Janet?

Nice to meet you, Janet. My name’s Charlie.

Pleased to meet you, Janet. I’m Charlie

Glad to meet you, Janet. My name’s Charlie.

  1. How do you do, Charlie?

Nice to meet you too, Charlie.

Pleased to meet you too, Charlie.

Exercise 7

Direction: You want to introduce two people you know well to each other. Use the

information below and make up a dialog to introduce them to each other.

Example: Jane is your classmate and Blake is your boyfriend.

You: Jane, this is Blake, my boyfriend. Hey Blake, this is Jane. We are in the same

class.

Blake: Nice to see you, Jane.

Jane: Nice to see you, too, Blake. Are you a student here?

  1. Miki is from Japan. She is your roommate.

Tina is your friend at work.

You: ______

Miki: ______

Tina: ______

  1. Mr. Williams is your supervisor at work. He is from France.

Phil is your boyfriend. He is from England and is studying engineering at San FranciscoStateUniversity.

You: ______

Phil: ______

Mr. Williams: ______

  1. Mrs. Kim is your Korean language teacher. She is from Seoul, South Korea.

Aunt Rachel is your aunt. She is on vacation and visiting you.

You: ______

______

Mrs. Kim: ______

______

Aunt Rachel: ______

______

Activity: Form a group of three and practice the dialogs above you have just finished.

3. Leave Taking

Model Dialog:

Situation 1: Ann and Joyce just finished class. Track 9

Ann: Joyce, I have to do some shopping for my mother.

Joyce: All right. I’m going to pick up my photos. See you tomorrow, Ann.

Ann: Bye, Joyce. See you later.

Situation 2: Nick and Sam are studying together in the library. Sam is leaving for an

appointment with his professor.

Sam: Hey, Nick. I’ve to get going now. I’m supposed to meet Dr. Kent at 4 PM.

Nick: All right, Sam. See you later. Track 10

Sam: See you. Bye.

Situation 3: Liz finished her breakfast and is going to school.

Liz: Mom, I am leaving now.

Mom: Have a good day, honey. Track 11

Liz: You too, mom.

Situation 4: David’s neighbor is going to Hawaii for a vacation.

David: Where are you going, Bob?

Bob: I’m going to Hawaii for one week. Track 12

David: That’s great. I hope you enjoy your trip.

Bob: Thank you, Dave. I’ll see you when I get back.

Practice

Nice talking with you. I have to go now.

I got to go. See you later.

Good/glad to see you again but I have to get going.

I have class now. See you around.

I have to catch a bus. See you.

I have a meeting in a minute. See you later.

Have a nice/good/great day.

Have a good/great time.

See you again. / See you tomorrow.

See you later. / See you soon.

Good-bye. / So long. / Good night.

Take it easy.

Hope to see you again.

If someone is about to leave for a trip you can say: Have a nice / good / great trip.

Enjoy your trip.

Enjoy your holidays

Exercise 8

Direction: Complete the two dialogs below with the given words.

time topic hope later

got go see have

Situation 1: It’s 8:30 p.m. You have to go to a party. Say good-bye to your parents.

You: Dad, mom, I ______to ______now. See you ______.

Dad: ______a good ______, baby.

Situation 2: You just finished a workshop. Say good-bye to your friends.

You: It was an interesting ______and very nice to ______you today.

______to see you again.

Friend: I hope so, too. Bye.

Activity: Write a dialog according to the situation given. Then find a partner and

practice speaking.

Situation 3: You are going to visit your grandmother over the weekend. Say

good-bye to your roommate.

She asks you when you will get back. Tell her you will be back

on Monday morning.

You: ______

______

Roommate: ______

______

You: ______

______

Roommate: ______

______

You: ______

______

Activity: Complete the bubbles with statements to make up conversations.

1. Greeting

George Busch Laura Bennet

2. Introducing Oneself

John MyersJeff Blum

3. Introducing Someone

Johnny James Lisa

4. Leave Taking

Hans Oscar