greeting

Greeting

GREETINGS

            

          Greetings

• Good morning.
• Good afternoon.
• Good evening.
• How nice to see you
• Hello. 
• How are you?
• How do you do?
• How're you doing?
• Hi!

Responses

• Good morning.
• Good afternoon.
• Good evening.
• Yes, it's been so nice.
• Hello.
• Fine, thanks.
• How do you do?
• Not bad.
• Hi!

Partings
• Good night.
• Goodbye.
• See you later.
• Bye.

Responses
 • Good night.
• Goodbye.
• See you.
• Bye.

Introducing yourself
• First let me introduce
  myself.
• My name is ....
• Allow me to introduce
my self.
• I'm ...
• Excuse me my name's
...
• How do you do? My
  name is ....
• Hi! I'm ...
• Hello! My name is ...
• Good morning. My
name's ...

Introducing someone
• I would like to
introduce you to ....
• Let me introduce you
   to ...
• This ...
• Allow me to
   introduce ....
• I'd like you to meet ...
• Do you know ...
• Oh look, here's Peter.
• Peter–Jeny, Jeny–
   Peter

FORMAL GREETINGS.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello, how are you?

Hello, I’m fine. What about you?

Hello, how are you today?

Hello, I’m fine. And you?

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you too.

How do you do?

How do you do?

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Good morning.

Good morning Sir.

Good morning Madam.

Good afternoon.

Good evening.

INFORMAL GREETINGS.

Hi.

Hi, how are you?

How’s life?

How’s your day?

Are you fine?

I’m fine.

I’m okay.

I’m feeling great.

Naturally speaking

Mr Bean meets Mrs Breuer, one of his students, and her husband in the street.

Mr Bean:	Good morning, Mrs Breuer.
Mrs Breuer:	Good morning, Mr Bean. How are you?
Mr Bean:	I'm fine thanks, and you?
Mrs Breuer:	Not too bad. Mr Bean, this is my husband Michael, Michael this is Mr Bean my English teacher.
Mr Breuer:	Pleased to meet you.
Mr Bean:	Pleased to meet you too. Are you from Germany, Mr Breuer?
Mr Breuer:	Yes, East Germany, from Dresden. And you, are you from London?
Mr Bean:	No, I'm from Derby, but I live in London now.
Mrs Breuer:	Well, goodbye Mr Bean, it was nice to see you.
Mr Bean:	Yes, goodbye.