Good/ Nice to see you again. How are things? - Not too
bad, thanks.
Responses
• Hi, (James). I’m (kevin).
• Nice/Pleased to meet you.
• It’s a pleasure to meet you.
• I’ve heard so much about you.
• (Kevin) has told me a lot about you
Introducing oneself
• Hi, I’m (Susan). Nice to meet you.
• Hi, my name is (Susan). It’s a pleasure to meet you.
• I don’t think we’ve met. My name is (Susan). Please to meet you.
• Let me introduce myself—(Susan, Susan Johnson.)
•I’d like to introduce myself, my name is . . . .
•I don’t think we’ve met, my name is . . . .
Responses
• Nice/Pleased to meet you, too.
• It’s a pleasure to meet you, too.
Good-byes (Leave taking)
•Good bye/ Bye/ See you later/ See you soon.
•I must go now.
•I (really) must be going.
•I must be off.
•I’m afraid I’ve got to go.
•It’s getting (very/ rather) late.
•It was nice meeting you.
•I really enjoyed meeting you, too.
•I hope to see you again.
•I hope so, too. See you on the 13th.
•See you.
•I look forward to our next meeting.
•I look forward to see you again.
•I look forward to see you when you’re next in London
Leave Takings Responses
- Sorry, I have to go now. - Yes of course. See you.
- I’ll talk to you later. - Sure. See you later.
- It’s been nice talking to - So long.
you. - Take care.
- Good bye. - Keep in touch.
- Bye-bye / Bye. - See you at school.
- See you tomorrow.
A B
1. You greet your teacher at 1 p.m. a. Hello, Rena. Nice to see you again.
2. Lita meets an old friend. b. Thank you for joining us. Good
night.
3. A teacher greets her students.
c. Sorry. I really must go now.
4. Someone opens a speech at 7 p.m.
d. Good afternoon, ma’am.
5. You meet your classmate.
e. Good morning, class.
6. A receptionist welcomes a guest at
10 a.m. f. Good evening, ladies and
gentlemen.
7. You part with a friend after school.
g. Good morning, sir.
8. A TV presenter closes her evening’s
program. h. Good night. Sweet dream.
9. You end a conversation with a i. How are you today?
friend. j. Bye. See you tomorrow.
10. A Mommy takes her little son to
bed.
With your partner, complete the dialogues below with the expressions you have learned
and practice speaking them out.
a. M = Martin, J = Jacqueline
M : Excuse me, ____________ Jacqueline Turner?
J : Yes, that’s ____________.
M : May I ____________ myself? I’m Martin Young. How do you do?
J : ____________, Mr Young.
b. C = Chris, F = Frank
C : Hello, Chris Evans. Mind if I join you?
F : Oh, ____________ not. Frank Richards.
C : ____________ to meet you, Frank. So how are you finding the conference so far?
F : Actually, I’ve only arrived this morning.
C : All right. I …