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Meeting People British English Student
Meeting People British English Student
Meeting People British English Student
MEETING
PEOPLE
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Expemo code:
1C1A-N15F-MCBF
1 Introductions
2 First-time introductions
What do you say when you are introduced to somebody for the first time? Match the phrases on
the left with the appropriate responses on the right from the dialogues. Listen again to check your
answers.
3. I’ve been looking forward to meeting you. c. Nice to meet you. I’m Simon.
Which phrase/response above would you only use in more formal situations?
MEETING PEOPLE
Look at Dialogue 5 from the above exercises. What could you say instead of the underlined expression?
Complete the alternatives below.
Audio Listen to the dialogues. In which dialogue do the speakers have a formal relationship? In which
dialogue do the speakers have an informal relationship?
Complete the dialogues with the expressions below. Listen again to check your answers.
give my regards to how are you today? how’s it going? I’ll do that
I’ll let you go then I must be on my way I should be going I won’t keep you
Not too bad say hello to see you very well
1
Dialogue 1 Simon: Hi Alice,
2
Alice: . How was your weekend?
3
Alice: Oh, is that the time? . I have to do some shopping before
the shops close.
4 5
Simon: OK, . George for me.
6
Alice: Sure. .
7
Dialogue 2 Mr Caulson: Hello Mr Jones,
8
Mr Jones: , thank you. And you?
9
Mr Jones: Well, I have several important meetings today, so .
10 11
Mr Caulson: Oh well, then. your wife.
12
Mr Jones: . Goodbye.
Walk around the class using the expressions from this exercise with the people you met earlier. Keep
the conversation between saying ‘hello’ and saying ‘goodbye’ short. Practise both informal and formal
expressions.