First meetingFirst meeting

Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers

Formal & informal Formal & informal greetings Igreetings I

• Good morning.

• Good afternoon.

• Good evening.

• Hello.

• Hi.• Hello. How are

you?

Formal & informal Formal & informal greetings IIgreetings II

• How are you?

• Very well.

• Fine, thanks.

• OK, thanks.

• Great, thanks.• Good, thanks.

• Fine, thanks. And you?

Introducing yourselfIntroducing yourself

• I’m…

• My name’s…

• Nice to meet you.

• Nice to meet you too.

Introducing other people

• Pleased to meet you.

• You too.

• This is… and this is…

Welcoming someoneWelcoming someone • Welcome to…

– That’s English!– the tutorial.– the course.– the Park Hotel.

– my house.– the company.

Asking for confirmationAsking for confirmation• Are you…? • Yes, I am.

SpellingSpelling• Can you spell it, please?

• My name’s…. That’s…

• Sure, …

Thanking peopleThanking people• Thank you.

Title + surnameTitle + surname

• Mr• Mrs• Miss

• Ms

• Men.• Married women.• Single women.

• Single OR married women. – Traditional: Husband’s

surname.– Now, two possibilities:

• Retaining maiden surname.

• Maiden surname + hyphen + husband’s surname OR vice versa.

• Cooper.• Cooper.• Warren.• Reese-

Jones• Fawcett-

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