Greetings and Introductions

                                                                                                                                            Objectives: To be able to greet people, introduce yourself, introduce others, ask for information, and give information.                                                                                                                Dialogue

  • Robert: Hello, my name's Roberto.
  • Lily: (I'm) glad to meet you. My name's Lily. This is my neighbor, Sara.
  • Robert: (I'm) glad to meet you, Sara. Where are you from?
  • Sara: (I'm) from Mexico.

(The parentheses enclose words which can be omitted.)

Practice 1

Hello, my name is __________. (I'm)

glad to meet you.

 

happy

 

pleased

Practice 2

This is my

neighbor, __________. (I'm) pleased to meet you.

 

classmate

 

friend

 

brother

 

sister

 

mother

 

father

Practice 3

  • His name is __________.
  • Her
  • Your

Practice 4

(I'm) from

San Antonio.

He's from Texas.

 

Los Angeles

She's

 

Mexico

You're

Practice 5

Where

are you from?

 

is he

 

is she

 

am I
Practice 6: Dictation

  • A. Hello my __________ Robert.
  • B. Glad to meet __________ . __________ name's Sara.
  • C. This is my __________ , Lily.
  • D. Pleased to __________ you, Lily. Where are you __________?
  • E. (I'm) from Thailand.

Practice 7: Role Play

  • A. __________ , this is __________ .
  • B. Glad to meet you. Where are you from?
  • A. (I'm) from __________ .
  • Cultural Note: In the United States people do not always shake hands when introduced. Men usually do when introduced to other men. When introduced to a woman, a man usually waits for the woman to offer her hand. Women frequently do not shake hands when introduced to either men or women.

    • Generally when men shake hands with each other they offer a firm grip.