In pairs, what would you say in the following situations? Now listen to 5 mini-dialogues and match them to the situations above.

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1 Meeting people A A PRACTICAL ENGLISH Lesson code: 9ZE5-Q24A-EV1N INTERMEDIATE 1 Introductions In pairs, what would you say in the following situations? 1. You are at a party. Introduce yourself to a stranger. 2. You arrive for a doctor s appointment. Introduce yourself to the receptionist. 3. You are at a party. Introduce two friends of yours to each other. 4. You arrive for a job interview. Introduce yourself to your potential employer. 5. You see someone who you have heard about but have not met before. Introduce yourself to him. Now listen to 5 mini-dialogues and match them to the situations above. 2 First-time introductions What do you say when you are introduced to somebody for the first time? Match the phrases on the left with the appropriate responses on the right from the dialogues. Listen again to check your answers. 1. Nice to meet you. a. How do you do? 2. You must be Mary. b. Me too. I ve heard a lot about you. 3. I ve been looking forward to meeting you. c. Nice to meet you too. 4. I m Alice. d. Nice to meet you. I m Simon. 5. How do you do? e. Yes, that s right. Which phrase/response above would you only use in more formal situations? 3 Introducing other people Look at Dialogue 5 from the above exercises: Do you two know each other? George, this is Simon. George: Nice to meet you, Simon. Nice to meet you too. You can review this worksheet online at 1/3

2 Meeting people What could you say instead of the underlined expression? Complete the alternatives below: 1. Simon, you met George? George, this is Simon. 2. Simon, I d you to meet George. 4 Role play Walk around the class introducing yourself and others. 5 People you know Listen to the dialogues and answer the following questions: 1. In which dialogue do the speakers have a formal relationship? 2. In which dialogue do the speakers have an informal relationship? Complete the dialogues with the expressions below. Listen again to check your answers. I must be on my way I should be going I won t keep you I ll do that I ll let you go then Not too bad give my regards to how are you today? how s it going? say hello to see you very well DIALOGUE 1 Hi Alice, 1 2. How was your weekend? Oh, is that the time? 3. I have to do some shopping before the shops close. OK, 4. 5 George for me. Sure. 6. DIALOGUE 2 Hello Mr Jones, 7 8, thank you. And you? Well, I have several important meetings today, so 9. Oh well, 10 then. 11 your wife. 12. Goodbye. You can review this worksheet online at 2/3

3 Meeting people 6 Role play Walk around the class using the expressions from Exercise 5 with the people you met earlier. Keep the conversation between saying hello and saying goodbye short. Practise both informal and formal expressions. You can review this worksheet online at 3/3

4 Meeting people - Transcripts 1- Introductions DIALOGUE 1 DIALOGUE 2 Robert: Robert: DIALOGUE 3 Receptionist: Hi, I m Alice. Nice to meet you, Alice. I m Simon. Hello, you must be Robert. Yes, that s right. I m Alice. Nice to meet you. I ve been looking forward to meeting you. Me too. I ve heard a lot about you. Good morning, my name is Alice Johnson. I have an appointment at 3pm. Please take a seat, Mrs. Johnson. The doctor will be with you shortly. DIALOGUE 4 Robert Caulson: I d like to introduce myself. My name is Robert Caulson. How do you do, Mr. Caulson. Robert Caulson: How do you do. Please come this way. DIALOGUE 5 George: Do you two know each other? George, this is Simon. Nice to meet you, Simon. Nice to meet you too. 5- People you know DIALOGUE 1 Hi Alice, how s it going? Not too bad. How was your weekend? Pretty good. On Saturday I went on a boat ride along the River Thames with a friend of mine from Italy. It was his first time in London. Sounds good. Unfortunately, I had the flu, so I was stuck in bed. How are you feeling now? I m much better, thanks. Glad to hear it. Oh, is that the time? I should be going. I have to do some shopping before the shops close. OK, I ll let you go then. Say hello to George for me. Sure. See you. You can review this worksheet online at i

5 Meeting people - Transcripts DIALOGUE 2 Hello Mr Jones, how are you today? Very well, thank you. And you? Just fine. Wonderful weather, isn t it? Yes it is. We sometimes get good weather in London. It s not all rain, rain, rain. Yes, I see that. Well, I have several important meetings today, so I must be on my way. Oh well, I won t keep you then. Give my regards to your wife. I ll do that. Goodbye. You can review this worksheet online at ii

6 Meeting people - Key 1- Introductions Students can work alone and check in pairs. Play the audio file or use your mobile device to scan the QR code (make sure you have installed a QR code reader app and can access the Internet on your device). 1. Dialogue 1 2. Dialogue 3 3. Dialogue 5 4. Dialogue 4 5. Dialogue 2 2- First-time introductions 1. c 2. e 3. b 4. d 5. a "How do you do?" is used in more formal situations. 3- Introducing other people 1. have 2. like 5- People you know Students can work alone and check in pairs. Play the audio file or use your mobile device to scan the QR code (make sure you have installed a QR code reader app and can access the Internet on your device) how s it going? 2. Not too bad 3. I should be going 4. I ll let you go then 5. say hello to 6. see you 7. how are you today? 8. very well 9. I must be on my way 10. I won t keep you 11. give my regards to 12. I ll do that You can review this worksheet online at i