Greetings and Introductions
In this starter pack tutorial for beginners, learners will be able to learn the concept of “ Greetings and Introduction”. What does “ Greetings and Introduction” means? How to formally express the “ Greetings and Introduction” specially to talk to a new person. Why is it “ Greetings and Introduction” important to build a polite manner?.
This lesson is a great way to show students talk about when they meet a new person as well as teach those appropriate greetings and farewell or goodbye that is polite.
1. Objective: After this lesson the students will be able to;
-greet in different ways
– introduce people and say where they are from.
-give answers to the appropriate question
11. Subject Matter: Greetings and Introductions
Materials:
1. A ball or something that can be thrown across the classroom
2. Worksheets for exercises
111. Procedure /Activities
A. Pre-Activity
1. Warm-up
1. Ask students what they say when they see someone they know. Elicit “Hello” and ask students what other greetings they know.
On the board write:
Hello Goodbye Hi Good morning
2. Ask student which one is not a greeting.
3. Have the students greet as many of their classmates as possible. Encourage them to use as many different greetings as possible.
B. Activity Proper
1. on the board write:
How are you? Where are you from?
I’m fine, thanks! I’m from________________.
2. Have a pair work and each pair speak in front of the class and ask each other how they and where they are from.
C. Communication Practice Activity (Speaking)
1. Ask students to stand in a circle. Take the ball in your hand and say “My name is___________.”
Then throw the ball to another student who does the same.
2. When every student has caught the ball and said their name, take the ball again and say
“My name is ___________, and I come from ___________; until every student has said.
D. Group Activity
Divide the class into three groups and take it in turn to introduce each other.
IV. Evaluation
Hand out the “Greeting Conversation” and have the students work in pairs.
M. L.____ I.D. ____
V. Homework: Let the students answer Section 1: Vocabulary 1-8
Enrichment/Remediation: Give Section 2: Functional Language
Reinforcement: You can give “Section 3: Grammar” for additional activity
Exercise 1 Greeting Conversation
General greetings (Formal)
1.Hello!
2.How are you?
3. How are you doing?
4. How is everything?
5. How’s everything going?
6. How have you been keeping?
7. I trust that everything is well.
General greetings (Informal)
8.Hi.
9.What’s up?
10.Good to see you.
11.How are things (with you)?
12.How’s it going?
13.How’s life been treating you?
Greeting a person you haven’t seen for a long time (Formal)
14.It has been a long time.
15.It’s been too long.
16.What have you been up to all these years?
17.It’s always a pleasure to see you.
18.How long has it been?
19.I’m so happy to see you again.
Greeting a person you haven’t seen for a long time (Informal)
How come I never see you?
It’s been such a long time.
Long time no see.
Where have you been hiding?
It’s been ages since we last met.
Section1: Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate question.
1. Ask your partner to start the speaking activity.
Why don’t you start the activity?
_______________________________________
2. Ask your partner if they will play the role of Student A or Student B.
_____________________________________________________
3. Ask your partner how to spell ‘beautiful’.
_____________________________________________________
4. Ask your partner to repeat their answer.
_____________________________________________________
5. Ask your classmate if it is okay to sit at their table.
_____________________________________________________
6. Ask your partner if you can share their book.
_____________________________________________________
7. Ask your partner to speak louder.
_____________________________________________________
8. Tell your partner that you will start the activity. ________________________________________________________
Section 2: Functional Language
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate language.
1. A: Hello. 3. A: Hi! How’s it going?
B. Hello. B: ___________________.
A: My name is John Smith. A: I’m ________________.
B: I’m Mary Swanson. B: _________________.
2. A: What a beautiful day, isn’t it? 4. A: How are you?
B: Yes, it is. B: ______________________.
A: My name is_____________ A: I’m great. I’m Jay.
B: It’s_______________. B: _____________. I’m ___________.
Section 3: Grammar
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate follow up question.
1. A: What did you do last night?
B: I met a couple of friends.
A: Really? What did you do?
2. A: What did you do last night?
B: I saw a movie.
A: Oh? ___________________________?
3. A: What did you do last weekend?
B: I went to a coffee shop.
A: _______________________________?
4. A: What did you do last Saturday?
B: I studied for my mid-term.
A: _________________________________?
5. A: What did you do over the holidays?
B: I went to Thailand.
A: _________________________________?
6. A. What did you do last Sunday?
B: I played some hockey.
A: _________________________________?
For more readings
- How to agree and disagree in English using short answers
- The difference between “a little” and “little”
- The Difference between A FEW and FEW in English
- When to use “a little” and “a few”: English Grammar Rules
- Compound Words: English Vocabulary
- The difference between MUST and HAVE TO
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