1 Greeting and Introducing People 主讲：杨巧凤

Unit Goals  What you should learn to do  1. Greeting people and giving responses: First meeting and meeting again  2. Saying good-bye to people  3. Exchanging personal information: Name/address/telephone number/job/study  4. Introducing people to each other  5. Meeting people at the airport  6. Writing  What you should know about  1. How American and British people greet each other  2.How Chinese people differ in greetings  3. Basic sentence structures

Section 1. Talking Face to Face Sample Dialogues Follow the Samples Act Out Put in Use

1 Meeting People for the First Time  LuYang: Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Luyang.  Dick: How do you do, Professor Lu? I’m Richard Washington.  Please call me Dick.  Luyang: Welcome to our department, Dick.  Dick: Thank you. Here’s my card.  Luyang: Thanks. So you are here for the research project?  Dick : Yes, I am.

Jack : Excuse me, are you Mr. Li Tiegang? LiTiegang: Yes, I am. Jack: How do you do, Mr. Li? I’m Jack Green from Zhonghua Technical school. LiTiegang: Nice to meet you, Mr. Green. Welcome to our company. Jack: Thank you. Here is my business card. LiTiegang: Thanks. This is mine. 1 Meeting People for the First Time

Key Words and Expressions:  1. Hello, nice to meet you. My name is …  2. How do you do, (Title)…. My name is …Please call me…  3. Here is my card.  4. Nice to meet you.

2 Meeting People Again  Lu Yang: Hi, long time no see, Dick. Do you remember me?  Dick: Oh, it’s you, Professor Lu. So glad to see you again. How are you?  Lu Yang: Very well, thank you. How is your project?  Dick: It’s going fine. I’m here to present the project report. Lu Yang: Good. I’m also here for the conference. Lu Yang: Good. I’m also here for the conference. Dick: Really? It’s a small world. Dick: Really? It’s a small world. Li Tiegang: Hello, Jack. Haven’t seen you for ages. How’s everything? Jack: Hi, Li. What a pleasant surprise! I’m fine. And you? Jack: Hi, Li. What a pleasant surprise! I’m fine. And you? Li Tiegang: Very well, thank you. What brings you here? Jack: I’m here on business. How are things going in your company? Jack: I’m here on business. How are things going in your company? Li Tiegang: Not bad. How about you? Jack: Just doing well. Would you care for a drink? Jack: Just doing well. Would you care for a drink?

Key Words and Expressions:  1. Hi, long time no see. Do you remember me?  2. So glad to see you again. How are you?  3. Hell,… Haven’t seen you for ages. How’s everything?  4.Very well, thank you. What brings you here?  5. Would you care for a drink?

Section 3. Passage The Way Americans Greet  Americans often greet each other simply with “Hello” or “ Hi”. They believe such an informal greeting often implies a close and friendly relationship. Similarly, Americans do not have a formal “farewell”. They will just wave “good-bye” to the whole group. Or perhaps, they will simply say “Bye”, “So long” or “ Speaking of time, I’ve got to run” and then leave. To Americans, a friendly and informal relationship is the most important thing.

American introductions are usually rather simple. Yet, a proper introduction will leave a good first impression upon others. In the United States, most people don’t like using Mr., Mrs. Or Miss in introductions. They find these terms too formal. They prefer first names to formal titles in most cases. For example, a gentleman may say,” Glad to meet you. I’m Paul Miller, but call me Paul.” Sometimes a woman you meet for the first time may say,” Don’t call me Mrs. Smith. Just call me Sally.” So when your American friends do not use your last name or titles, don’t feel that they have been impolite. They only want to show friendliness.

When you first get to know an American, he may ask you, “Where do you work?”, “Are you married?” or “ Do you have children ?” Such questions may be too personal to Europeans, but Americans do sometimes ask such questions. They would like to get answers to these questions. In this way they can get better acquainted with you and have a topic for beginning a Friendly conversation with you.

Section 4 Trying Your Hand Learn to write Business Cards National Board of Employment Education and Training （ 全国就业、教育与培训委员会主席） Michael Smith Michael Smith Professor/Chairman( 迈克. 史密斯教授） Professor/Chairman( 迈克. 史密斯教授） Address:12 Farrell Place Tel( 电话） : PO Box 9880 Fax( 传真 ) : Canberra City, ACT ( 电邮 ): AUSTRALIA yahoo. com 地址：澳大利亚堪培拉市法雷尔公寓 12 号 9880 信箱 邮编： ACT 2601

Section 4 语法回顾：句型  1. 主谓状  Eg. Both men speak loudly and clearly.  2. 主谓宾  Eg. An introduction usually includes a greeting and a handshake.  3. 主系表  Eg. My address is  4. 主谓直宾间宾  Eg. They will just wave good-bye to the whole group.  5. 主谓宾状  Eg. The head of our department will give a dinner to welcome you.  6. 主谓宾宾补  Eg. You could simply call me Wang.  7. There be 句式  Eg. In her bag there is a passport and a pen.