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This document provides information on formal and informal greetings, responses, and closings. Formal greetings include "Good morning/afternoon/evening" while informal ones use "Hello" or "Hi". Formal responses are brief, like "Very well, thank you" whereas informal responses are more casual like "Fine, thanks and you?". Formal closings such as "It was a pleasure" are replaced by informal alternatives like "I'll see you later". The document also gives examples of introductions with dialogues demonstrating introducing oneself and others.

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1 Greeting and Introduction

This document provides information on formal and informal greetings, responses, and closings. Formal greetings include "Good morning/afternoon/evening" while informal ones use "Hello" or "Hi". Formal responses are brief, like "Very well, thank you" whereas informal responses are more casual like "Fine, thanks and you?". Formal closings such as "It was a pleasure" are replaced by informal alternatives like "I'll see you later". The document also gives examples of introductions with dialogues demonstrating introducing oneself and others.

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GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS

Formal and Informal Greetings

Formal Greetings Informal Greetings

- Good morning/ afternoon/evening - Hello

- Good/Nice to see you again - Hi

- Im glad/ happy/ pleased to see you - How are you doing?

- How are you? - How have you been?

- How do you do? - How are things going?

Formal Responses Informal Responses

-Good morning - Hello/Hi

- Good afternoon - Hi

- Good evening - Fine, thanks and you?

- Very well, thank you - Great, thanks

Formal closings Informal closings

-It has been a pleasure, goodbye - Good bye/Bye

-Thank you for your time, goodbye - Ill see you later/around/soon

- Have a nice day, bye

- I have to/must go now, bye

-Ill say good bye

How are you? - Fine, thanks.


And you?
How have you been? - Very well. And
you?
How are things? - Not too bad,
thanks.
How is your girlfriend? - Shes fine.

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Introductions
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Dialogue 1
A - Hi! My name's Carmen. Expressions to introduce
What's your name?
yourself:
B - I'm Paula.
A - Are you a new student?
B - Yes, I am. I'm from Brazil. And My name is ...
where are you from? Im...
A - I'm from Spain. Let me introduce myself;
B - Nice to meet you. I'm ...
A - Nice to meet you, too.
I'd like to introduce
myself; I'm ...
Nice to meet you; I'm ...
Pleased to meet you;
I'm ...

Dialogue 2

Mike: Hi! Don.


Don: Hi! Mike. Whos your friend?
Mike: Have you met Tina before?
Don: No, I dont think so.
Mike: Don, this is my friend Tina. Tina, this is my colleague Don.
Don: Hello Tina, its nice to meet you.
Tina: Its nice to meet you, Don.

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