Exercise: Introducing people in a meeting

Read the following conversation where Andrew is being introduced by Sally to the other people
attending a meeting.

From the context, try to guess what the meaning of the words/phrases in bold are. Then do the
quiz at the end to check if you are right.

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Sally: 'Hi Andrew, how are you?'

Andrew: 'Fine, thanks. And yourself?'

Sally: 'I'm very well, thanks. I appreciate you coming to the meeting today. Andrew, let me
introduce you to Claire. She's our sales representative in Dublin.'

Andrew: 'Pleased to meet you.'

(Handshake)

Claire: 'Pleased to meet you too.'

Sally: 'You already know Jeff.'

Andrew: 'Yes, we have met before. Hi Jeff.'

(Handshake)

Jeff: 'Hi, Andrew. Good to see you again.'

Andrew: 'And you too.'

Sally:'And I don't believe you know Mr Samuels?'

Andrew:'No, I don't believe so. Hello Mr Samuels.'

(Handshake)

Mr Peter Samuels:'Hello Andrew. Call me Peter.'

Sally:'And you've already met John.'

Andrew:'Yes, we met when I arrived here today.'

Sally:'And lastly, this is Kate.'

Andrew:'How do you do?'

(Handshake)

Kate:'How do you do?'

Sally:'Anyway, now that the introductions are over, let's start the meeting.'

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Quiz: How to introduce people in English phrases

1. A phrase that somebody uses when they think that the two people they are introducing
to each other have met before that day, is
_______________________________________
2. When a person says 'pleased to meet you', you answer them by saying
____________________
3. A polite phrase that contains 'how' and is said directly after two people have been
introduced, is _____________________________________
4. A formal phrase that is used when you want to introduce one person to another person
that includes the word 'don't', is________________________________
5. A phrase that somebody uses when they know that the two people they are introducing
to each other met for the first time earlier that day, is
__________________________________
6. When a person says 'how do you do?', you answer them by saying
_____________________________
7. A phrase that is used to say that you already know a person you are being introduced to,
is ____________________________________________
8. A polite phrase that contains 'pleased' and is said directly after two people have been
introduced, is ______________________________________
9. A short phrase used to introduce one person to another person that is used like 'let me
introduce you to' or 'I don't believe you know', is
_________________________________________
10. A polite phrase used to say that somebody is 'happy/pleased' to meet somebody again,
is _________________________________________
11. A formal phrase that is used when you want to introduce one person to another person
that includes the word 'me', is
_____________________________________________________
12. When one person who is being introduced says 'good to see you again', it is polite for
the other person to respond/reply by saying
_______________________________________
13. A phrase which is used to say that you can call the person you are being introduced to
by their first name instead of their formal name (e.g. Mrs Smith), is
__________________________