In the first section
we learned how to greet people in English
At first glance
it seems to be an easy task
but in fact it is not
If you are introduced to somebody
for the first time
you might want to say
Nice to meet you
When you meet close friends
or someone you are familiar with
a simple Hi will work
Good morning
What's new
Can't you tell
I just got my hair cut
It looks great
Hey what's up
Oh hey guys Sorry
I just finished two sessions
and I'm on my way home now
OK busy as ever See you later
See you
Hey
what are you doing after class today
I have a lot of homework
Have you done the project
for Dr. Stavick yet
No
Hey Christine
Hey Kevin
I'd like to introduce you
to my friend Kate
Kate this is Kevin
Kevin this is Kate
Nice to meet you
Glad to meet you too
Christine has told me so much about you
Kate I just love her
We have been friends since childhood
We grew up together
We seriously spent all of
our time together
We were in all the same classes
on all the same sports teams
And when we weren't together then
I was at her house
Oh man
sounds like you guys have a lot in common
Absolutely you know my mum
loves Kate as much as I do
And she was always welcome in our house
She came over for sleepovers every weekend
and came over for dinner regularly
and we did homework together
She came home on the bus with me
No wonder you guys are such close friends
if you were raised like sisters
Absolutely
Yeah Man I really miss those days
We should go play basketball sometime soon
Absolutely I'd love to We should
It's been a pleasure meeting you
Thank you But I really have to go
I'll see you later
See you guys
Hey Jolie
Hi Joyce welcome back
So nice to see you
Nice to see you too
It's great to be here again
Yes I can't imagine that
you were away for the whole week
Yeah
So how was your trip
It was amazing you know
Xi'an is such an interesting city
I brought back a lot of pictures
Yes I can't wait to see them
I will show you then
Excuse me is this seat taken
No you can sit here
Thank you
Are you new here
Oh, yeah
I'm an exchange student from Georgia
OK My name is Betsy Leimbigler
I'm from Canada
It's nice to meet you
It's nice to meet you too
You can call me Bets
Bets OK Oh I'm Kevin Ingram
I'm from Georgia
OK Can I call you Kev
Yeah you can call me Kev
Ok is that a nickname
if you friends call you Kev or Kevin
No not really but we can start
OK nice to meet you Kev
It's nice to meet you as well
This section discusses
the subject of greeting people
The explanations and examples
given talk about first introduction greetings
where the people in the example
have never met before
for greetings that people use
when they are more familiar with
the person they are talking to
In section 1.2 Doctor Thomas Piachaud
greets everybody with hello
and welcome and follows this
with a very brief introduction of himself
He goes on to explain
how greetings are important
particularly with first impressions
and talks about different greetings
in different cultures
Dr. Piachaud also provides us
with words and phrases
that are important to remember
such as
first impressions making an impression
polite rude impolite
personal information and social status
These are important words and expressions
to remember
because they describe information
and impressions of social interaction
Most important in any dialogue
of course is the opening greeting
The foundation of any good conversation
or introduction
is the opening greeting
In English
there are many different ways
to greet somebody
This section show us several examples
They are listed below
Hi
A casual version of the word Hello
Good Morning
One can also say Good afternoon
Good evening or Goodnight
depending on the time of day
Hey
Is a very casual way of saying Hello
to start a question like
Hey do we have class today
it can also be used to get somebody's attention
Hey There’s a taxi over there
It is very informal
so should only be used
with equals
and people you are very familiar with
One would not normally say
Hey
to their teacher or boss
so be careful
Excuse me
This a very polite way
to open a dialogue with a stranger
It indicates that
you do not wish to disturb them
or make them feel uncomfortable
If you want to ask a stranger a question
it is most polite to begin with Excuse me
What's up
A casual way of saying both Hello
and What's going on
or How are you
The usual response to this is Not much
There are many other greetings
that can be used to open a conversation
Here are some you might want to practice
Sup
A slang variation for What’s up
It is typically only used with social equals
in a very casual setting
How's it going
Another way of saying
How are you
or How are things
Morning
A cheerful way of saying Good morning
Howdy
This words comes from
the cowboy culture of the United States
It means Hello
It is usually used in a joking manner
and is a very friendly
and casual way of saying Hello
One would not use this word
in a formal setting
or to greet superiors
Yo
A slang word for Hello or Hey
Although it is not an impolite word
this should never be used
in a formal setting
or to greet superiors
because it is too casual
