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    FIrst steps in English

    En este tema comprenderás y utilizarás expresiones de uso cotidiano.

    Greetings, Farewells and Small Talk


    A continuación, te presentamos los saludos más comunes en Inglés,
    estúdialos, repítelos y practícalos.

    Greetings Responses Farewells


    When You are Well When You are Unwell

    Useful Expressions
    Introducing Yourself

    These are some steps to help you introduce yourself in English

    Greet the person Hi

    Say your name My name is James

    Give more information I am a nurse

    Ask questions What is your name?

    Those are Useful expressions for introductions

    What is your name? My name is…

    My nickname is…. People call me….

    This is I am

    I am happy to meet you Nice to see you again

    Excuse me Thanks/ thank you

    please Nice/ good to meet you

    Nice meeting you too I’m from

    I live in…. My number is…

    I work in… I study in…

    My email address is…


    This is a dialogue that show how to introduce yourself in English

    Linda Hello, My name is Linda

    Mike Nice to meet you, I am Mike

    Linda Where are you from?

    Mike I am from Norway

    Linda Wow, beautiful country, I am from Brazil

    Mike Are you new here?

    Linda Yes, I am taking my very first French class

    Mike I am also taking that class, I think we are classmates

    Linda That’s awesome, I need friends


    Mike Me too.

    This is an example about how to introduce yourself in class

    1. Hello, I am José Manuel and I am from Costa Rica, I live in a small city called
    Nicoya. I am an English professor. I work in a public university. I am also a
    blogger. I am married and I have two children.

    2. Hi, My name is Linda, I am from United States, I am 32 years old and I live in
    New York. I have three children. I am a fashion designer.

    3. Hello. I am Derek and I’m from Portugal. I can speak English, Portugueses
    and Spanish. I am 23 years old and I am software Engineer.

    Introducing Yourself and the Hospital Staff

    When it’s your first day at work or if you are moved from one department or ward to another,
    you must make sure that you can introduce yourself properly to your new colleagues. In turn,
    you should be able to introduce yourself and your colleagues to the patient.
    Here are sample conversations:Introducing yourself to the patient

    Conversation 1

    Parn: Hello! I’m Parn, a Staff Nurse here at Naresuan University Hospital. May I know your
    name?
    Moo: Hi! My name is Moo. How are you?
    Parn: I’m good, thanks for asking. I’d like you to meet Jam, she is our nursing assistant.
    Moo: Nice to meet you Jam.
    Jam: Nice to meet you too. If you need anything, just let me know.
    Parn: Thanks Jam. Could you please get some water for Moo.
    Jam: Sure, I’ll be back in a minute.

    Conversation 2

    Introducing your colleagues


    Parn: Hi Bam. Have you met the Ward Charge Nurse?
    Bam: No, we haven’t met yet.
    Parn: May I introduce you to Sister Tam.
    Bam: Good morning, my name is Bam. How do you do?
    Tam: I’m doing well. How about you?
    Bam: I’m great! It’s a pleasure to meet you.
    Tam: The pleasure is mine.

    When you are to meet people for the first time, you have to use formal or informal words to
    address them. Typically, if you are meeting someone new from work, especially if they are
    someone older or more senior than you, you have to use formal words. If you are meeting
    new friends or colleagues at the same level as you are then you can use informal words.

    Introduction Response

    Informal Hello / Hi! Hello / Hi!


    I’m ...
    I’m ... May I know your I’m fine, thanks. And you?
    name? I’m good, thanks for asking.
    I’d like you to meet ... Nice to meet you too.
    How are you? I’m glad to meet you too.
    Nice to meet you.
    I’m glad to meet you

    Formal May I introduce you to ... ? Good morning. My name is


    How do you do? ....
    Have you met ... ? I’m doing well. How about
    It’s a pleasure to meet you. you?
    No, we haven’t met yet.
    Yes, we have met yesterday
    / last week.
    I’m very pleased to meet
    you too.
    The pleasure is mine.

    You can find more information on this topic at:

    http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/spelling-
    names

    https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/a1-listening/introducing-friend

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