General greetings (Formal)

Hello

Good morning/ Good afternoon/ Good evening

How are you?

How are you doing?

Nice to meet you

It’s nice to meet you

I’m pleased to meet you.

It’s a pleasure to meet you.

I’m glad to see you.

How do you do?

General greetings (Informal)

Hi

Hey

What’s up?

How’s it going?

How have you been?

What’s new?

What’s going on?

How are things?

How’s your day?

How’s your day going?

Good to see you.

Greeting someone you haven’t seen for a long time.

Long time no see.

It’s been a while.

It’s been a long time.

It’s been such a long time.

It’s been too long.

I’m so happy to see you again.

Wow, it’s so good to see you again!

What have you been up to?

EXERCISE!

1. Greet someone that you’ve never known before

2. Greet your friend

After learning this chapter, you will be able to:

·         Introduce yourself

·         Introduce someone else

There are many different ways to introduce yourself and other people in English. Here are some common phrases and expressions often used:

Introducing yourself

Hello. My name is …

Hi. I’m …

Nice to meet you. I’m …

Pleased to meet you. I’m …

It’s a pleasure to see you. I’m…

May I introduce myself? I’m…

How do you do? My name is…

Let me introduce myself. I’m …

I’d like to introduce myself. I’m …

Useful responses when greeting people

I’m doing very well, thank you. And you?

I’m fine, thank you.

Great, thanks. How are you?

Not bad. You?

Couldn’t be better? How about you?

Wonderful, thank you.