Chapter 1 Greeting and Introduction

First Meeting

GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS

1. Greeting

Meeting	Leaving
-          Hello / Hi -          Good morning / afternoon / evening -          How do you do? -          Nice to meet you -          How are you	-          Good bye -          Good night -          See you later -          Nice to meet you -          Have a nice day

2. Making introduction

-          My name is … / I am …

-          Let me introduce myself

-          Can I introduce myself?          Self-introductions

-          Hi, I’m ….

-          I’d like to introduce you to …

-          I’d like you to meet ….                  Introducing someone

-          This is ….

Example:

Budi     : It’s a beautiful temple, isn’t it?

Frank   : Exactly, I’ve never seen such a big temple like this.

Budi     : By the way, my name’s Budi. What’s your name?

Frank   : FRANK

Budi     : Nice to meet you, Frank.

Frank   : Nice to meet you too, Budi. How do you spell that… How do you spell your name?

Budi     : bii – yuu – dii – ai, BUDI. And can you spell your name, Frank?

Frank   : ef – ar – ei – en – kei

Budi     : Well, where are you from, Frank?

Frank   : Toronto, Canada. And you?

Budi     : I come from Malang, East Java. Have you been to East Java?

Frank   : No, never. Tomorrow I plan to visit Bromo.

Budi     : Oh, it’s nice to visit it.

Frank   : Would you like to go there with us?

Budi     : That’s interesting, but sorry, I have to continue my trip to Jakarta with my 

               group. But I’ll return  to Malang next week. Would you mind going to

               Malang?

Frank   : No, I’d be glad to. I heard it’s a beautiful city.

Budi     : Of course it is.

Frank   : Okay, I’ll call you then. Bye.

Budi     : See you next time.