1st lecture
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Greeting and Introduction
1st Meeting
1. Greeting
Greeting act of communication Formal express to the older people and
also in a formal situation.Informal commonly uses for friends only
Formal Greeting
Formal Greetings Typical Responsive
Good morning Good morning
Good afternoon Good afternoon
Good evening Good evening
Good night (leave taking) Good night
How are you? I’m pretty good, thanks
How’s everything? I’m just fine, thank you
How are things? Every thing is always fine
How is your life? I’m very well
How do you do? (first meeting) How do you do?
Informal Greeting
Informal Greetings Typical Responsive
Hello! Hello
Hi! Hi
How are you doing? Pretty good
How is your going? Well, I am OK
What’s up? Fine, thanks
How’s life? Not too bad
The Dialog Corner I
Doni : Good morning, Mr.Tom
Mr.Tom : Good morning
Doni : How are today?
Mr.Tom : I am pretty good, thanks
Doni : Excuse me Mr.Tom, what company do you work for?
Mr.Tom : I work for Bosowa Corp, what about you?
Doni : I work for a bank.What do you work?
Mr. Tom : I see. I work in finance department.
Doni : ok Mr.Tom, it’s pleasure to talk to you, see you next
time
Mr.Tom : See you
The Dialog Corner II
John : Hi Tom, how are you doing today
Tom : Pretty good, thanks
John : Is there any homework today?
Tom : Yes, have you finished to do it?
John : Yes, I have
Tom :Well, glad to see you
John : Glad to see you too.
2. Introduction
Here are some expressions of introduction:
• Let me introduce myself.
• I am glad for this opportunity to introduce myself.
• Here is some information about me.
• I am glad to write a little bit about myself.
a. Introducing Name• My name is Kenji Kitao.• I am Kenji Kitao.• My first name is Hanako, which means "flower
child."• My last name is Hayashi, which is "woods" in
English.• Everyone calls me Ken.• Please call me Taka.
b. Birthplace• I am from Kyoto, which was a capital of Japan
from 794 to 1868.• I was born in Nara, and I grew up in Osaka.• I am from Nagoya, but I have lived in Kyoto for
ten years.• My hometown is Ashiya, near Kobe.
c. TelIing age
• I am in my teens/thirties/twenties/thirties
• I am in my late/mid/early twenties/thirties
• I am not so old.
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d. Student
• I am a student at the University of Kansas.
• I am studying at Harvard University.
• I am at the University of Chicago.
e. Major
• I am majoring in engineering.
• I major in biology.
• I am a student in a comparative literature program.
• My major is linguistics.