In the first section we learned how to greet people in English At first glance it seems to be an easy task
but in fact it is not If you are introduced to somebody for the first time you might want to say
Nice to meet you When you meet close friends or someone you are familiar with a simple Hi will work
Good morning What's new Can't you tell I just got my hair cut It looks great Hey what's up Oh hey guys Sorry
I just finished two sessions and I'm on my way home now OK busy as ever See you later See youHey what are you doing after class today I have a lot of homework Have you done the project for Dr. Stavick yet No
Hey Christine
Hey Kevin
I'd like to introduce you to my friend Kate Kate this is Kevin Kevin this is Kate Nice to meet you Glad to meet you too Christine has told me so much about you Kate I just love her We have been friends since childhood
We grew up together We seriously spent all of our time together We were in all the same classes on all the same sports teams And when we weren't together then I was at her house Oh man
sounds like you guys have a lot in common Absolutely you know my mum
loves Kate as much as I do And she was always welcomed in our house She came over for sleepovers every weekend and came over for dinner regularly and we did homework together She came home on the bus with me No wonder you guys are such close friends if you were raised like sisters
Absolutely Yeah Man I really miss those days We should go play basketball sometime soon Absolutely I'd love to We should It's been a pleasure meeting you Thank you But I really have to go I'll see you later See you guys Hey Jolie Hi Joyce welcome back So nice to see you Nice to see you too It's great to be here again
Yes I can't imagine that you were away for the whole week
Yeah So how was your trip It was amazing you know Xi'an is such an interesting city
I brought back a lot of pictures Yes I can't wait to see them I will show you then
Excuse me is this seat taken No you can sit here Thank you Are you new here
Oh, yeah
I'm an exchange student from Georgia OK My name is Betsy Leimbigler
I'm from Canada
Nice to meet you
It's nice to meet you too
You can call me Bets
Bets OK Oh I'm Kevin Ingram
I'm from Georgia
OK Can I call you Kev
Yeah you can call me Kev
Ok is that a nickname
if you friends call you Kev or Kevin
No not really but we can start
OK nice to meet you Kev
It's nice to meet you as well This section discusses the subject of greeting people The explanations and examples given talk about first introduction greetings where the people in the example
have never met before for greetings that people use when they are more familiar with
the person they are talking to In section 1.2 Doctor Thomas Piachaud greets everybody with hello
and welcome and follows this with a very brief introduction of himself He goes on to explain
how greetings are important particularly with first impressions and then he talks about different greetings
in different cultures Dr. Piachaud also provides us with words and phrases
that are important to remember such as first impressions make an impression polite rude impolite
personal information and social status These are important words and expressions to remember
because they describe information and impressions of social interaction Most important in any dialogue
of course is the opening greeting The foundation of any good conversation or introduction
is the opening greeting In English there are many different ways to greet somebody This section shows us several examples They are listed below
Hi
A casual version of the word Hello
Good Morning
One can also say Good afternoon
Good evening or Goodnight
depending on the time of the day
Hey
Is a very casual way of saying Hello to start a question like Hey do you have class today
it can also be used to get somebody's attention Hey There’s a taxi over there It is very informal
so should only be used with equals and people you are very familiar with
One would not normally say
Hey
to their teacher or boss so be careful
Excuse me
This a very polite way
to open a dialogue with a stranger
It indicates that
you do not wish to disturb them or make them feel uncomfortable If you want to ask a stranger a question
it is most polite to begin with Excuse me What's up A casual way of saying both Hello
and What's going on or How are you
The usual response to this is Not much
There are many other greetings
that can be used to open a conversation
Here are some you might want to practice
Sup
A slang variation for What’s up
It is typically only used with social equals
in a very casual setting
How's it going
Another way of saying How are you or How are things Morning
A cheerful way of saying Good morning Howdy This words comes from
the cowboy culture of the United States
It means Hello It is usually used in a joking manner
and is a very friendly and casual way of saying Hello One would not use this word
in a formal setting or to greet superiors
Yo
A slang word for Hello or Hey
Although it is not an impolite word
this should never be used
in a formal setting
or to greet superiors
because it is too casual
