02 greetings

Greetings

Teacher: Luciana Viter

• Hi! (less formal)• Hello!• Good Morning.• Good afternoon.• Good evening.• How are you?

• Goodbye (bye).• See you.• See you later.• See you next week.• Good night.• Have a nice day

(stay) (trip) ...

Greetings Farewells

Greetings Gestures around the World

Other Greeting Gestures

A wave Thumbs up

Thumbs down

Other Greeting Gestures

A high five A fist bump

Greetings ResponsesMore

formal

Less formal

- How are you?- How’ve you been?- How do you do?

- What’s up?- What’s happening?- What’s new?

- How are you doing?- How’s it going?

- Fine, thanks. And you?- Not bad, thank you.

- Nothing.

- Not much.

- Pretty good.- OK.- Not bad.

Pre-closings ResponsesMore

formal

Less formal

- Well, I’m afraid I have to go. (I’ve got to get up early tomorrow.)

- It’s been a pleasure.- Thank you for the advice.

- It’s getting late. I really must go now. - It was nice to see you.

- Thank you for coming.

- My pleasure.- It was good (nice) to see you.

- See you again.- Ok, see you.

Closings ResponsesMore

formal

Less formal

- Until the next time.- Good night.

- Have a nice (day, evening, weekend…).- Talk to you later.

- See you later (tomorrow).- Keep in touch.- Stay in touch.

- Goodbye- Good night.

- You, too.- Bye. Take it easy.

- So long. - Take care.

Polite Expressions (Thanks)Thanks

• Thank you.

• Thank you so much (stronger).• Thank you (for your help (...).

• Thanks (less formal).• Thanks a lot (less formal).

Common Responses• You’re welcome.*

• Not at all.• (It’s) my pleasure.• The pleasure was mine.• Don’t mention it.

• That’s ok (less formal).• No problem (less formal).• Any time (less formal).

Polite Expressions (Excuses)Excuses

• Excuse me.

• Sorry.• I’m sorry.• I’m sorry for it.• I am so sorry.

• Pardon me (more formal)• I beg you pardon (more formal)• I apologize for ... (more formal)

Common Responses• It’s all right.• It’s fine.

• It’s ok.• No problem.• It doesn’t matter.

• Don’t worry about it.• Don’t mention it.• Apology accepted.

Reference

ESCOBAR, Albina. English Around You 1 - Students Pack. 1. ed. São Paulo: Pearson Education do Brasil, 2011. (English Around You).