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Unit 1: Greetings and Leave Taking
Unit 1: Greetings and Leave Taking
Unit 1: Greetings and Leave Taking
Learning Objectives;
- learn about formal and informal greetings and leave taking
- attempt activities based on greetings and leave taking in other cultures;
- practice formulaic language used in greetings and leave taking
1. GREETINGS
Now practice the expression of greetings and state whether they are formal, semi-
formal or informal.
Expression F/S/I
Hi! ………………………………..
How do you do? ………………………………..
How are you doing? ………………………………..
What’s up? ………………………………..
Hello! ………………………………..
How are you? ………………………………..
Good Morning / Afternoon / ………………………………..
Evening ………………………………..
Good to see you. ………………………………..
How’s it going? ………………………………..
How are things? ………………………………..
Situations:
A. Opening and closing the lesson in the classroom
B. Receiving a foreign customer at the airport
C. Running into someone you know at a conference
D. After being introduced to someone at a business event e.g. Trade Fair
E. Meeting someone in a restaurant for a business lunch to which you’ve been
invited
F. Receiving an important visitor in your cabin
A : Hello!
You : Oh Hi! Imagine running into you like this.
A : Yes, it’s so good to see you after such a long time.
How have you been?
You : Great! How about you?
Now practice the dialogue and state whether they are formal or informal by giving
circle to the correct answer.
DIALOG 1
Paul: Fine, thanks. (bus soundeffect) Oh, excuse me—here’s my bus. Goodbye.
Don: Goodbye.
DIALOG 2
Helen: To the library. Dick: O.K. I’ll see you later. So long
Helen: So long.
HELEN: To the library. I’ve got a history exam next week and need to start studying. Ugh.
JANE: Oh, no. Well, I’ll see you later then. Good luck!
Cindy : It is going well. Thanks for asking. I’m still working there and
recently, I’m working on my classroom action research.
How’s yours?
Bobby : Glad to hear that. Mine is already 70%. There are some things that I
don’t understand. Maybe you can do me a favor please.
Cindy : Okay Bob, just give me a call. I’m sorry I have to go now, Bobby. I
forgot to buy a cake for my brother’s birthday.
Bobby : That’s okay, Cindy. I will call you later then. See you.