Greeting people

General English syllabus

Speaking 1 : Greeting People

   - In formal greeting
   - Formal greeting

In formal greeting

          The informal greetings are used between people who are friends or know another.

                             Sentences    ( ask )                                                                              Responses

                      Hi!                                                                                Hi!                 

                      How are you?                                                                Not bad    

                      How are you doing?                                                       Fine  

                      How’s it going?                                                             Nothing special

                      How’s everything?                                                         Not so good

                      How’ve you been?                                                        All right

                      What’s doing?                                                               Great

                             What’s up                                                                                             Not much.

Work in pairs.

A: Hi, Udom

B: Oh, hi______________________?

A: ___________________________

B: And how was your week-end?

A: It was _____________________, thanks.

Formal greeting

        The formal greetings are used to greet or to welcome someone who is older or is in high position

Sentences    ( ask )                                                       Responses

                                     Mr.__________

                                     1. Hello,  Mrs._________                                    1.       Hello

                                     Miss_________

                                     Dr.__________

                                  Good morning, Mr._______                                  Good morning

                             2.   Good afternoon, Mrs.______                         2.       Good afternoon.

                                 Good evening, Miss________                                Good evening

                                                   Dr.__________

                                                   Sir__________

                                 3.   How are you?                                               3.    Fine, thank you. ( and you? )

    Note: We can not use " Good night " as a greeting. It is used when we say good bye at night or when         

                being ready to go to bed.

    Work in pairs.

A: Hello, Ning

B: _____________Mote.____________?

A: Fine, thanks. And you?

B: ___________________but my roommate is not well today.

A: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.