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The document provides guidelines on various ways to greet someone and respond naturally, emphasizing the difference between common greetings using 'how' and 'what'. It highlights the importance of tone, speed, and body language in distinguishing between casual greetings and genuine inquiries. Additionally, it addresses common mistakes in greetings and offers practice suggestions.

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Greetings PDF

The document provides guidelines on various ways to greet someone and respond naturally, emphasizing the difference between common greetings using 'how' and 'what'. It highlights the importance of tone, speed, and body language in distinguishing between casual greetings and genuine inquiries. Additionally, it addresses common mistakes in greetings and offers practice suggestions.

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GREETINGS

GREETINGS – SAYING HELLO

Greeting: How are you?


Response: Fine, thanks… and you?
GREETINGS

How are you?


Fine, thanks… and you? BORING AND SOUNDS MEMORIZED FROM A BOOK!
MORE NATURAL SOUNDING RESPONSES:
Great!
Good!
Pretty good.
Not bad.
ADDITIONAL GREETINGS WITH “HOW”

How are you (doing)?


How’s it going?
How do you do?
Possible, natural answers:
Great!
Good!
Pretty good.
Not bad.
GREETINGS WITH “WHAT”

What’s new?
What’s up?
What’s going on?
What’s happening?
Possible, natural answers:
Nothing.
Nothing much.
Not much.
EASY GREETINGS

“Good morning”.
Response: “Good morning.” VERY COMMON

“Good afternoon.”
Response: “Good afternoon.” FORMAL and NOT COMMON

“Good evening.”
Response: “Good evening.” FORMAL and NOT COMMON

EXCEPTION: “Goodnight” is NOT a greeting. Instead, it means “goodbye” very late at night or right before going
to sleep.
SIDENOTE – HEY!

To sound more natural, when greeting a friend, we often say, “Hey” first.

“Hey! What’s up?”


“Hey! How’s it going?”
Or even just “Hey!”
GREETINGS: HOW VS. WHAT

“How” Questions: “What” Questions:


How are you (doing)? / How’s it going? What’s new? / What’s up? /
Possible, natural answers: What’s going on? / What’s happening?
Great! Possible, natural answers:
Good! Nothing.
Pretty good. Nothing much.
Not bad. Not much.
PRACTICE
COMMON MISTAKE #1

“It’s nice to meet you” can ONLY be used the very first time you meet someone.

Otherwise, you could say, “It’s nice to see you (again).”


COMMON MISTAKE #2

Greeting: How are you?


Response: Tired. / Hungry. / Bad.
GREETING VS. REAL QUESTION:
MORE THAN WORDS
Tone

Speed

Body Language
GREETING VS. REAL QUESTION

Greeting: Real Question:


Tone: rising Tone: falling
Speed: fast Speed: slow
Body language: Body language:
- often moving - often still
- sometimes waving - intense eye contact
- smiling - serious face
PRACTICE

Greeting or Real Question??

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