Section(s)
Habilidades de comunicação
Level(s)
A1
Quando você conhece alguém pela primeira vez, ou quando encontra algum conhecido na rua, como os cumprimenta?
Aqui vamos aprender mais sobre Greetings!
Take a look at the questions below. Which ones can we use to ask someone when we meet them for the first time?
- Where are you from?
- How are you?
- How old are you?
- How much do you earn?
- Are you married?
- Do you have kids?
- What’s your name?
- What’s the weather like in your country?
Which of the previous questions are not ok to ask to someone?
Informal Greetings
- Hi! / Hey!
- Heya! / Howdy!
- What’s up? / Wassup? / Sup?
- Morning!
- Yo!
- Good to see you!
- How’s it going? / What’s new?
- Goodbye!
- Bye! / Bye-bye!
- See you! / See ya!
- Later! / Laterz!
Formal Greetings
- Hello!
- Hi there!
- Good morning/afternoon/evening
- It’s nice to meet you.
- It’s a pleasure to meet you.
- Pleased to meet you.
- How do you do?
- See you in a few
- See you soon
- See you later
- Take care
Speaking Practice 🗣️
Roleplay
You’re at a workshop. You meet someone that could be a new friend, you introduce yourself and discover that you’re both from different countries. Practice with your teacher or partner.
Writing Practice 🖋️
Email
At work, you receive an email from a new co-worker making an introduction. Write a short answer greeting and introducing yourself.
Cool Tips:
- You can say Good evening when saying Hello at night.
- You can say Good night when saying Goodbye at night.
- When you haven’t seen someone for some time, you can use:
- It’s been a while!
- Long time no see!
Listening Practice 🎧
Introducing a friend
- Listen to three people greeting each other. Then complete the conversation.
- Charles: Hey, Anna! How are you?
- Anna: Hi, Charles! I'm ______ and you?
- Charles: Well, I'm great, _______, Anna. This is my friend Jenny.
- Anna: Oh, hi, Jenny. I'm Anna, nice to ______ you!
- Jenny: Hi, Anna! Nice to meet you too!
- Anna: And _______ are you from, Jenny?
- Jenny: I'm from South Korea. And _____?
- Anna: Oh, I'm from Australia! It's very nice there, you know...
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Review 🔁
Let’s rewind!
- Can you remember 3 different ways of greeting someone?
- What about 3 different ways to say goodbye?
- Are there any new words you learned?
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