3. Other Expressions of Greetings
Formal Informal
-It has been a long time. -Long time no see.
-How long has it been? -How come I never see you?
-What have you been -Where have you been
up to all these years? hiding?
4. Greeting Extensions
Formal Informal
-How have you been? -How are you doing?
-How are you? -How are things going?
-How is it going? -How are things with you?
-How are you getting -Howdy?
along?
5. Responses to Greeting Extensions
Good health Bad health
-I’m… -I’m…
(Ok, quite well, great, (terrible, awful)
doing well, doing great, -I’m not…
all right, fine, good, (good-health expressions)
wonderful, terrific) -I have a…
(cold, headache)
I’m quite well, thank you.
I’m terrible, thanks.
I’m not good, thanks.
I have a bad cold.
6. Greeting Conversations
Formal Informal
A: Good morning. A: Hi, how are you doing?
How are you? B: Good, thanks. And you?
B: I’m fine, thank you. A: All right, thank you.
And you?
A: I’m doing great,
thanks.
7. Introducing yourself
Greeting Introducing Stating your name
How do you do? -May I introduce My name is…
myself? I am…
-Can I introduce I’m…
myself?
-Allow me to
introduce myself.
-Let me introduce
myself.
8. Asking about Personal Information
Questions Responses
What do you do? I’m a/an…(job/position)
Where are you from? I’m from…(city/country)
I’m…(nationality)
What are you majoring in? I’m majoring in…
(study field)
9. Introduction Endings
I am… happy to meet you
I’m… glad to see
pleased
delighted
It is… nice to meet you
It’s… great to see
good
pleasure
10. Introducing Others
Formal Informal
-Can I introduce you to… -Have you ever met…?
-May I introduce you to… -I’d like you to meet…
-Let me introduce you to… -Come and meet…
-Allow me to introduce -This is…
you to…
-I’d like to introduce you to…
