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GREETINGS, INTRODUCTIONS,
AND SMALL TALK
DAY 1
ENGLISH FOR EVERYONE – E4E – 8/23/2017
TODAY:
• Greetings
• Introductions
• Small Talk
• Mother Bear’s Robin
GREETINGS:
• Seeing Someone, Saying Hello
• Formal and Informal
• Starting Conversations
FORMAL AND INFORMAL GREETINGS:
GREETING FORMAL INFORMAL
HELLO
Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. Hello, (name). Hello!
Hey! Hi, (name) Hi there. Hello. Morning. Yo! What’s up?
FORMAL AND INFORMAL GREETINGS:
GREETING FORMAL INFORMAL
ANSWERING (after “Hello”
greeting)
How are you? How are you doing? How are you this morning/afternoon/evening?
What’s new? What’s going on? How are ya? How have you been? What have you been up to? Whatcha been up to?
FORMAL AND INFORMAL GREETINGS:
GREETING FORMAL INFORMAL
RESPONSES
Very well, thank you. And you? I am well. And you? Thank you for asking.
Nothing much. You? Not a whole lot. Just chilling. Just watching TV. I’m good. You? Not bad. Nothing to complain about.
FORMAL AND INFORMAL GREETINGS:
GREETING FORMAL INFORMAL
GOODBYE
Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. It was nice talking with you. Goodbye. Have a great day. I hope to see you again soon. Take care.
Bye. See ya. See you later. Later. Great seeing you. Have a good one. Have fun. Take it easy.
FORMAL GREETING DIALOGUE
MARY Good morning, Bill. How are you this morning?
BILL Good morning, Mary. I am well, thank you. And you?
MARY Very well.
BILL It was nice talking with you.
MARY I hope to see you again soon. Have a great day.
INFORMAL GREETING DIALOGUE
MARY Hey, Bill. What’s up?
BILL Nothing much. What have you been up to?
MARY Not a whole lot. Just chilling.
BILL Well, great seeing you.
MARY Yeah. Take it easy.
PRACTICE GREETINGS • Get up. Move around. • Practice with 5 different
students • Formal and Informal • Do something different – if
you want
INTRODUCTIONS:
• Tell someone who you are
• Learn someone’s name
• Make friends
• Start conversations
FORMAL AND INFORMAL INTRODUCTIONS:
INTRODUCTION FORMAL INFORMAL
INTRODUCING YOURSELF
Good morning, I am Bill Jones. My name is Bill. And yours? Let me introduce myself.
I’m Mary. I’m Bill. And you? Hi, I’m Mary. What’s your name?
FORMAL AND INFORMAL INTRODUCTIONS:
INTRODUCTION FORMAL INFORMAL
INTRODUCING SOMEONE ELSE
I would like to introduce you to my friend, Bill. Have you met my mother, Mariah? Bill, I would like you to meet my boss, Mr. Smith. May I introduce you to my sister, Beatrice?
Bill, this is my friend, Jim. Do you know Mary? This is Ana. Have you guys met? I’d like you to meet Jack.
FORMAL AND INFORMAL INTRODUCTIONS:
INTRODUCTION FORMAL INFORMAL
RESPONSES
How do you do? It’s a pleasure to meet you. I am pleased to meet you. Nice to meet you. Good morning, Mr. Smith.
Nice meeting you. Hey, Mary. How ya doing? What’s up?
FORMAL AND INFORMAL INTRODUCTIONS:
INTRODUCTION FORMAL INFORMAL
LEAVING
It was nice meeting you. It was a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Smith.
Nice meeting you, Mary. Good to know you, Bill. Take it easy.
FORMAL INTRODUCTION DIALOGUE
BILL Good morning. My name is Bill. And yours?
MARY I am pleased to meet you, Bill. My name is Mary.
BILL It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mary .
MARY I am pleased to meet you, too, Bill.
BILL Have a great day.
INFORMAL INTRODUCTION DIALOGUE
BILL Hi. I’m Bill. What’s your name?
MARY I’m Mary.
BILL Hey, Mary. How ya doing?
MARY Not bad. Nothing to complain about.
BILL Nice meeting you, Mary.
PRACTICE INTRODUCTIONS • Get up. Move around. • Practice with 5 different
students • Formal and Informal • Do something different – if
you want
SMALL TALK:
• What to talk about
• Safe subjects
• Subjects to avoid
• Starting Conversations
SMALL TALK:
WEATHER • Beautiful day, isn’t it? • Can you believe all the rain we have been having? • Do you think it will rain/snow? • I hear they’re calling for thunderstorms all weekend. • Couldn’t ask for a nicer day, could we? • It sure would be nice to be in Hawaii right about now, wouldn’t it?
SMALL TALK: CURRENT EVENTS • Did you see the news this morning? • Did you hear about that fire on 4th Street? • I read in the paper this morning that they’re opening a new ice cream shop. • I heard on the radio that the Broncos are looking for a new quarterback. • Did you see the Broncos last night?
SMALL TALK: AT A SOCIAL EVENT • Got plans for the weekend? • I don’t know about you, but it’s been a long week. • So, how do you know Bill? • Have you tried the burritos yet? • Nice place, isn’t it? • I like your shoes. Where did you get them?
SMALL TALK: OUTDOORS • How old is your baby? • What is your dog’s name? • The flowers are beautiful, aren’t they? • Nice day to be outside, isn’t it? • Think it’s going to rain?
SMALL TALK: WAITING SOMEWHERE • The bus must be running late. • If I knew the line was going to be this long, I would have booked a hotel room. • How long have you been waiting? • At least it’s air-conditioned. • You know, this line is moving pretty quickly, isn’t it?
SMALL TALK: WAITING SOMEWHERE • The bus must be running late. • If I knew the line was going to be this long, I would have booked a hotel room. • How long have you been waiting? • At least it’s air-conditioned. • You know, this line is moving pretty quickly, isn’t it?
SMALL TALK: AVOID
• Politics (Trump, Middle East, Immigration) • Money (How much you or others make) • Religion • Sex • Too personal (Age, weight, anything negative about a person, gossip)
HOMEWORK: Bring to class on Friday:
Five greetings, introductions, small talk subjects you heard, remember, do not understand…
MOTHER BEAR’S ROBIN
NARRATOR 1 One spring day, when Mother Bear was little, she found a baby robin in the garden. A baby robin too little to fly.
MOTHER BEAR Oh, how sweet you are. Where did you come from?
LITTLE ROBIN From my nest.
MOTHER BEAR And where is your nest, Little Robin?
LITTLE ROBIN I think it is up there.
NARRATOR 2 No, that was a bluebird’s nest.
LITTLE ROBIN Maybe it is over there.
NARRATOR 1 No, that was an oriole’s nest.
NARRATOR 2 Mother Bear looked all over but could not find a robin’s nest.
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MOTHER BEAR You can live with me. You can be my robin.
NARRATOR 1 She took Little Robin in the house and made a little home for him.
LITTLE ROBIN Please put me by the window. I like to look out at the trees and the sky.
NARRATOR 2 Mother Bear put Little Robin by the window.
LITTLE ROBIN Oh! It must be fun to fly out there.
MOTHER BEAR It will be fun to fly in here, too!
NARRATOR 1 Little Robin ate. He grew. He sang.
NARRATOR 2 Soon, he could fly. He flew around the house. And it was fun, like Mother Bear said it would be.
NARRATOR 1 But then one day, Little Robin was not happy.
MOTHER BEAR Why are you so sad, Little Robin?
LITTLE ROBIN I don’t know. My heart is sad.
MOTHER BEAR Sing a song.
LITTLE ROBIN I cannot.
MOTHER BEAR Fly around the house.
LITTLE ROBIN I cannot.
NARRATOR 2 Mother Bear’s eyes filled with tears. She took Little Robin outside and into the garden.
MOTHER BEAR I love you, Little Robin. But I want you to be happy. Fly away, if you wish. You are free!
NARRATOR 1 The robin flew far up into the sky.
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NARRATOR 2 He sang a high, sweet song.
NARRATOR 1 Then Little Robin came down and sat on Mother Bear’s finger.
LITTLE ROBIN Do not be sad. I love you, too. I must fly out into the world, but I will come back. I will come back every year.
NARRATOR 2 So Mother Bear kissed Little Robin, and he flew away.
LITTLE BEAR And he came back, Grandmother. Didn’t he?
GRANDMOTHER BEAR
Oh, yes, Little Bear! He came back. And his children came back. And his children’s children, too. Here is one now.
LITTLE BEAR Ah! I would have let Little Robin go free, too, Grandmother. Just as Mother Bear did. Hurray! Here is Grandfather.
GRANDMOTHER BEAR
Then it is coffee time.
NARRATOR 1 Grandmother Bear went into the house.
NARRATOR 2 Grandfather Bear looked at Little Bear. Little Bear looked at Grandfather Bear. They both laughed.
LITTLE BEAR Tell me a goblin story, Grandfather.
GRANDFATHER BEAR
Yes, if you will hold my paw.
LITTLE BEAR I will not be scared.
GRANDFATHER BEAR
No. But I may be scared.
LITTLE BEAR Oh, Grandfather! Begin the story.
NARRATOR 1 So, Grandfather Bear began his story.
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INTRODUCTIONS:
WHAT IS YOUR NAME WHERE YOU ARE FROM