Unit 1.

1: Greetings
There are many English expressions for greetings, ranging from informal to
formal ones. Below are some common expressions.　

 Informal Greetings

o Hi!
o Hey!
o Hello!
o What's up?
o What's new?
o How are you?
o How’s things?
o How’s life?
o How's it going?
o How’s the family?
o How’s work/business?

 More Formal Greetings

o Good morning. How are you today?

o Good afternoon. It’s very nice to meet you.
o Good evening. How have you been recently?

 Greeting Someone You Haven't Seen for a while

o I haven't seen you in ages! How have you been?

o How are you getting along?
o Long time no see! (Informal)

 Greeting Someone You Are Surprised to See

o Fancy meeting you here!

o Never thought I'd see you here!
o What a surprise to bump into you!
Unit 1.2: Responding to "How have you been?"
As you can see in Unit 1.1, when we greet someone we know, we usually
will ask the question "how are you" or "how have you been?" Below are
some useful responses.

 Expressing You're Healthy and Fine

o I'm fine.
o Great.
o Couldn't be better.
o (I) can't complain.

 Expressing You're Busy

o (I've) been busy.
o I'm snowed under. (Meaning: I'm very busy)
o Very busy. There aren't enough hours in the day.

 Expressing You Have Been Doing OK (Neutral)

o So-so.
o Same as always.
o Same as usual.
o Same old, same old. (informal)

 Expressing You Have Not Been Doing Well

o Not too great.
o Not so good.
o Not too well.
o Could be better.
o Lousy. (Meaning: very bad) (slang)
Unit 1.3: Introductions
How do you introduce your friend to someone else? Below are some useful
English expressions.

 Introducing a friend to someone

 David, I'd like you to meet my friendDavid.
 David, this is my good friend Jason.
 David, (this is) my friend. Jason, David.
 David, have you met Jason?
 David, do you know Jason?

 What to Say When You've Just Been Introduced

 Good to meet you.
 Nice to meet you.
 Happy to meet you
 Pleased to meet you
 I'm glad to meet you.
 It’s a pleasure to meet you. (formal)
 A pleasure. (formal)

 What to Say When You Didn't Hear Someone's Name

 I'm sorry. What's your name again?
 Sorry, I didn't catch your name.
 I'm sorry, could you tell me your name again?
Unit 1.4: Saying Good-Bye
There are many English expressions for saying good-bye, ranging from
informal to formal ones. Below are some common expressions.

 Simple Good-byes
o Bye.
o Good-bye.
o Bye for now.
o See you later.
o Talk to you soon.
o See you around. Take care.
o See you real soon.
o See you tomorrow / next week.
o I better be going
o I gotta go (informal)
o I gotta shoot off (informal)
o See ya. (informal)
o See you later, alligator. (slang)

 More Formal Good-byes

o (It was) nice to see you. Good-bye.
o (It was) good to see you. Good-bye.
o (It was) nice talking to you. Bye.
o Take care. See you again.

 Saying Goodbye to Someone You Have Just Met

o Nice meeting you.
o It was nice talking with you
o It was a pleasure meeting you. (formal)
o It's a real pleasure to have met you. (formal)
o It's been a real pleasure. (formal)
Unit 1.5: Sample Dialogues
Situation 1:
Keiko was shopping with Naomi at a bookstore where she ran into Ichiro
(met Ichiro by chance). They hadn't seen each other for a while.

Keiko: Hey! What a surprise to see you here!

Ichiro: Yeah! Haven't seen you in ages! How've you been?
Keiko: Fine. How about you?
Ichiro: Well, so so, I’ve been very busy at work. I’m so tired!
Keiko: Oh, have you two met?
Ichiro: I don't think so.
Keiko: Naomi, this is Ichiro. Ichiro, Naomi.
Ichiro: Nice to meet you.
Naomi: Same here.
(They chat for a while)
Ichiro: Listen, I gotta go. It was nice seeing you again, Keiko.
Keiko: Nice seeing you, too. Let's get together again soon.
Ichiro: Yes. Let's do that. Nice talking to you, Naomi. Take care.
Naomi: Nice meeting you, Ichiro. See you.

Situation 2:
Sam was at a business conference and he was introduced to John for the
first time.

Sam: Good conference, isn't it?

Mary: Sure is. Have you met John yet?
Sam: No. Who's he?
Mary: He is a designer from New York. Let me introduce him to you.
Sam: OK.
(They approach John)
Mary: John, I want you to meet a colleague of mine, Sam Malone. Sam,
this is John Brown.
Sam: Nice to meet you, Mr. Brown.
John: Nice to meet you. Please call me John.
(They chat for a while)
John: Well, it was a pleasure meeting you, Sam.
Sam: Nice talking to you John. Let's stay in touch.
John: Sure, no problem.
 Meeting for the first time

A: Hi, nice to meet you, my name is Jon.

B: Hi ___________________________________________________

A: Where are you from?

B: I’m from __________________

A: Oh, whereabouts?

B: ______________________________________. Where are you from?

A: I’m from England. Have you ever been to England?

B: _____________________________________________

A: It’s my first time in Taiwan. It’s very nice here but the weather is so hot!

B: ___________________________________________________________

A: What do you do (for a living)?

B: I’m a _____________________________________________

A: Do you like your job?

B: ____________________________________

A: How long have you worked at your company?

B: ______________________________

A: Cool! I think there are a lot of designers in Taiwan. Oh by the way, what’s
the time?

B: _____________________________

A: Oh, it’s late! I have to meet my friend.

B: _______________________________

A: See you next time. Take care.

B: _____________________________________
Meeting someone you know

A: Hey A-Gan, long time now see. How’s things?

B: Hi Jon ___________________________________________________

A: How’s your family?

B: My wife is _________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

A: Oh, she’s good too. We’ve just come back from England.

B: Did you ____________________________?

A: Yes thanks. We stayed with my mum and dad. And we also visited my
friends and relations. It was nice to relax. How’s your job?

B: _____________________________________________

A: So where are you going now?

B: __________________________________________________________

A: You’re always working! You work too much!

B: Ha ha, I know. _____________________________________________

A: Ok, so let’s go out to play pool this weekend. How about Friday or
Saturday night?

B: ____________________________________

A: Ok, so where do you want to meet?

B: __________________________________________________________

A: What time?

B: ___________________________________________

A: Ok, perfect! See you on Friday night. Take care.

B: _______________________________