You can say “Hi” to people you know well and “Hello” to people you’ve just met or to seniors. 5

Greetings: When we meet people we say: “Good morning” from 00:01 to 12:00 of a day. “Good afternoon” from 12:01 to about 16:00 – 17:00 of a day. “Good evening” from about 17:00 to 24:00 of a day. Greetings: When we meet people we say: “Good morning” from 00:01 to 12:00 of a day. “Good afternoon” from 12:01 to about 16:00 – 17:00 of a day. “Good evening” from about 17:00 to 24:00 of a day. We say: 7:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 5

Introduction: Introducing yourself: When people first meet, they introduce themselves before starting a conversation. 6

People usually say the following when they introduce themselves after saying their names. Nice to meet you. It’s nice to meet you. Glad to meet you. Pleased to meet you. I’m pleased to meet you. I’m glad to meet you.  6

After introducing, people may give response or personal details. I’m Wendy. Nice to meet you, too. I’m from Bangkok. Hi, I am Pat. I am a new student. I’m pleased to meet you, too.  6

Leave-taking When we are about to leave, we say goodbye to other. We may say these before saying goodbye:- Sorry, I have a class. Bye. I’ve to go now. See you later. It’s good talking to you but I have to go. See you. 7

B. Write these phrases under appropriate categories. Goodbye! Hi. I’m Sam. Good night. Hello! See you! Bye for now. Good morning. My name is ………. I’m glad to meet you. Nice to meet you. Good afternoon. 7

GreetingsIntroducing Leave-taking HiI’m SamGood night Hello My name is……. See you. Good morning I’m glad to meet you. Bye for now. Good afternoon Nice to meet you. Goodbye 7

2. Language Function A.Greeting expressions: Study the following expressions. People use these expressions when they meet each other. Expressions:Responses: How are you?Fine, thanks. How are you doing?I’m doing well, thank you. How are things?Not bad, thanks. What’s up?I’m OK, thanks. How’s it going?Fine, thank you. People say “thanks” for informal responses and “thank you” for the formal ones. 8

Pat: Good morning. My name is………………. Mr. White: Hi, I’m David ……………. I am a teacher here. Pat: It’s ……………to meet you. Mr. ………………………. Mr. White: …………………… to meet you, too. …………… for now. See ……………in the class. Pat: Thank you and goodbye. Patricia White niceWhite Nice Byeyou B. Common phrases: Fill in the blanks. Conversation 1: 8

Eddy: Good morning. My name is …………………… Heller. Wigzell: Hello, I am Ella Wigzell. I’m ………… England. Pleased to meet you. Eddy: …………………to meet you, too. Sorry. What’s your last…………again? Wigzell: It’s Wigzell. W-I-G-Z-E-L-L. Eddy from Pleased name Conversation 2: 9

Maggie:Hi, Tony. This is my friend …………… Canada, Becky. Tony:Hi, Becky. I’m Tony. Nice to …………you. Becky:Becky. Nice to meet you, too. Tony:Maggie, How are ………………? Maggie:Fine, thanks. And you? Tony:Very well, …………………. I have to go now. See you later. Maggie & Becky:Bye. meet you Thank you. from 9 Conversation 3:

3. Listening: Focusing on listening A.Listen and tick the correct answer Good night Goodbye Good morning Good afternoon 2 Goodbye Good night Good morning Good evening 3 Goodbye Good morning Good afternoon Good night 4 Good morning Good afternoon Good evening Goodbye 5 Good evening Goodbye Good morning Good afternoon v v √ √ √ √ √

Mary always goes to the …………………… market with her mother. She likes to go there to see different ………………… of fruit, flowers and toys. She likes to say ……………………… to her mother’s friends. She says “Good …………………………. How are you?” She likes to hear them say, “I’m ………………….” Someone asks her, “How are you ………………….?”. She replies, “I’m ………………, thank you.” It is fun to talk to people and to see things. Sunday is her favorite day. weekend kinds “Good morning” morning fine today fine 10 B.Listen and fill in the blanks. Listen carefully and fill in the missing words.

Item GreetingsIntroducingLeave- taking √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 11

A.Read the following dialogue and answer the questions. Mr. Smith: Good morning, Mrs. Payne. Mrs. Payne: Good morning Mr. Smith. How are you? Mr. Smith: I’m fine thanks, and you? Mrs. Payne: Not too bad. Mr. Smith, this is my husband Frank. Frank this is Mr. Smith, my English teacher. Mr. Smith: Pleased to meet you. Frank: Pleased to meet you too. Mrs. Payne: Well, goodbye Mr. Smith, it was nice to see you. Mr. Smith: Me too. Goodbye. 4. Focus on reading p.12 

1.What time do you think Mr. Smithmeets Mrs. Payne? a) 9.00 am. b) 4:30 pm Who is Frank? a) My husband. b) Mrs. Payne’s husband. 3.Who is the English teacher? a) Mr. Smith. b) Mrs. Payne’s husband.

Small talk Small talk is a very useful technique to make friends. After being introduced, you can continue talking about things around you or things in general. You can talk about the weather, fashions and technology. This is the way to make your connection better, especially when you find that you are interested in the same things. However, you should not talk about politics or some kinds of games if you don’t know his or her preference because it could lead to a big fight. B. Read this passage and write T in front of each item if the sentence is true and F if the sentence is false. p.13 

………1. You can talk to people you first meet about the weather. ………2. People feel easy to talk about politics. ………3. It’s OK to talk about a football team for a small talk. ………4. If you are interested in different political parties, you should not talk about it. ………5. Small talk helps you keep your conversation longer. T T T F F 13

Complete these sentences. 1.We say ………………………………………………………… to greet friends at 10:00 am. 2. We say …………………………………………………………… when we are introduced. 3. We say ……………………………………………………… when we are leaving. 4. Your friend says …………………………………………. You say “Bye, see you later.” “Good morning.” “Nice to meet you.” “Goodbye.” “Bye for now.” 5. Focusing on Writing 14 

5. It’s late at night you want to go to bed. You say ……………………………………… and your friend says, “Good night.” 6. Mike says, “Nice to meet you.” Jack says, ………………………………………………,too. 7. Peter greets Mike, ”Hi, Mike.” Mike replies, …………………………………………………… 8. Vicky says, ……………………………………………………… Her friend responds, “Fine thanks, and you?” “Good night.” “Nice to meet you.” “Hi, Peter.” “How are you?.” p.14 

9. You see a friend at 11 pm. You say, “Good ……………….” 10. It’s 1pm. The teacher comes to class and says, “……………………………… Class.” evening Good afternoon 14

In groups of 2, practice the conversations using the following pattern. (Choose each of the alternatives in italics.) A: Good morning/afternoon/evening. B: Good morning/afternoon/evening. How are you doing? A: I’m fine/very well/OK. Thank you. And you? B: Fine/Very well/OK. Thanks. p Further Conversations 

You are A, B, and C. Use your own names for A, B and C. A: Hi/Hello/Hi there, ……(B’s name)…. How’s things/How are you/What’s up? B: Hi/Hello, ……(A’s name)…. I am fine/very well/ thanks. Hey,, ……(A’s name)…. This is my friend, ……(C’s name)…. A: Hi. I’m……(your name)……. Nice to meet you./Please to meet you./Glad to see you. C: Nice to meet you./Please to meet you./Glad to see you. B: Sorry. We are having class. See you later. C: Bye. A: OK. See you, then. 15 In groups of 3, practice the conversations using the following pattern. (Choose each of the alternatives in italics.)

EXPRESSIONSRESPONSES Good morning! Hello. How are you? Nice to meet you. This is Michael. It’s late for class now. Bye. Good evening. It’s time for bed now. Good night. What’s your name? Where are you from? What do you do?I am a teacher. Good night. Hi/Hello Fine, thanks. I’m fine, thank you. Nice to meet you, too. Hi, I’m …………./ Nice to meet you. Bye./Goodbye. Good evening. Good morning My name is…………………………. …………(town or country)…………… p.16

1.My class is finished now. Goodbye. 2.It’s late. Time to go to bed. Goodnight. 3.Good afternoon. How are you? 4.Hello. Good evening, sir. 5.Good morning. Do you have an early class? p.10

Mary always goes to the weekend market with her mother. She likes to go there to see different kinds of fruit, flowers and toys. She likes to say “Good morning” to her mother’s friends. She says “Good morning. How are you?” She likes to hear them say, “I’m fine. Someone asks her, “How are you today?”. She replies, “I’m fine, thank you.” It is fun to talk to people and to see things. Sunday is her favorite day. p.10 B.Listen and fill in the blanks. Listen carefully and fill in the missing words.

1. Glad to meet you. 2. Bye for now 3. How do you do? 4. How are you today? 5. Good morning. 6. Goodbye. 7. Good night. 8. See you later. 9. Hi, I’m Michael. 10. Good evening. p.11