Gludy Doris Barrientos Fierro

TERM 2014-I Module: 1 Unit: 1st Week: 1st

INGLÉS I

GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS

Let`s check our learning and

reinforce our knowledge, look the

examples.

ORIENTATION

• Look and analyze carefully each

picture.

• Contextualize all the pictures.

• Avoid using spanish.

CONTENTS

• Greetings

• Farewells

• Expressions to introduce people.

• Verb Be

FORMAL GREETINGS

Good Morning

Good afternoon

Good evening

INFORMAL GREETINGS • Hello!

• Hi!

• Hi there!

• Hey!

• What’s up?

• What’s new?

• What’s going on?

• How are you getting on?

GREETINGS

NEUTRAL TO FORMAL

• Hi!

• Hello!

• How are you?

Answers:

• Fine thank you.

• Fine thanks.

• How about you?

INFORMAL

• Hi/ Hey!

• How are things?

• How’s it going?

• How’re you doing?

Answers:

• Pretty good.

• Ok.

• All right.

• I’m good.

Here you have some others useful expressions as greetings:

FORMAL FAREWELLS • Good bye.

• See you later.

• See you soon.

• Good night.

• Nice meeting you.

• Have a nice day/ evening/ weekend!

INFORMAL FAREWELLS

• Bye.

• Take it easy.

• Take care.

• So long.

INTRODUCING PEOPLE Here's how we introduce ourselves.

• Hello, my name is …

• Hi, I'm …Frank, I’m an engineer.

• Hello, (your name).

• Good afternoon. May I introduce myself? My name is … (formal)

INTRODUCING PEOPLE We can also use a yes/no question to start an introduction.

Carlos: Excuse me are you Monica Carreño?

Monica: Yes, that’s right

Carlos: Hi, I’m Carlos Bravo

Monica: Are you from LG company?

Carlos: Yeah, that’s right. You are from Inca travel agency.

Monica: Right , I’m the secretary.

INTRODUCING PEOPLE

Here's how we introduce other people

• I'd like you to meet my friend/colleague/brother …

• This is my friend …

• May I introduce … to you? (formal)

• Have you met …?

• This is …

Possible replies

• Nice to meet you.

• Pleased to meet you.

• Nice to see you.

• How do you do? (formal)

• It’s a pleasure meeting you.

USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

REMEMBER: we usually use the verb Be (am, are, is) when we greet or

introduce people.

There are two greetings and farewell forms. (formal and informal).

We usually use formal expressions when we meet someone for the first time.

We use informal expressions with friends or someone you already know

Thank you