Greeting and Introduction

1st Meeting

1. Greeting

Greeting act of communication Formal express to the older people and

also in a formal situation.Informal commonly uses for friends only

Formal Greeting

Formal Greetings Typical Responsive

Good morning Good morning

Good afternoon Good afternoon

Good evening Good evening

Good night (leave taking) Good night

How are you? I’m pretty good, thanks

How’s everything? I’m just fine, thank you

How are things? Every thing is always fine

How is your life? I’m very well

How do you do? (first meeting) How do you do?

Informal Greeting

Informal Greetings Typical Responsive

Hello! Hello

Hi! Hi

How are you doing? Pretty good

How is your going? Well, I am OK

What’s up? Fine, thanks

How’s life? Not too bad

The Dialog Corner I

Doni : Good morning, Mr.Tom

Mr.Tom : Good morning

Doni : How are today?

Mr.Tom : I am pretty good, thanks

Doni : Excuse me Mr.Tom, what company do you work for?

Mr.Tom : I work for Bosowa Corp, what about you?

Doni : I work for a bank.What do you work?

Mr. Tom : I see. I work in finance department.

Doni : ok Mr.Tom, it’s pleasure to talk to you, see you next

time

Mr.Tom : See you

The Dialog Corner II

John : Hi Tom, how are you doing today

Tom : Pretty good, thanks

John : Is there any homework today?

Tom : Yes, have you finished to do it?

John : Yes, I have

Tom :Well, glad to see you

John : Glad to see you too.

2. Introduction

Here are some expressions of introduction:

• Let me introduce myself.

• I am glad for this opportunity to introduce myself.

• Here is some information about me.

• I am glad to write a little bit about myself.

a. Introducing Name• My name is Kenji Kitao.• I am Kenji Kitao.• My first name is Hanako, which means "flower

child."• My last name is Hayashi, which is "woods" in

English.• Everyone calls me Ken.• Please call me Taka.

b. Birthplace• I am from Kyoto, which was a capital of Japan

from 794 to 1868.• I was born in Nara, and I grew up in Osaka.• I am from Nagoya, but I have lived in Kyoto for

ten years.• My hometown is Ashiya, near Kobe.

c. TelIing age

• I am in my teens/thirties/twenties/thirties

• I am in my late/mid/early twenties/thirties

• I am not so old.

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d. Student

• I am a student at the University of Kansas.

• I am studying at Harvard University.

• I am at the University of Chicago.

e. Major

• I am majoring in engineering.

• I major in biology.

• I am a student in a comparative literature program.

• My major is linguistics.