1. Cahier/Notebook page: 4
Topic: Greetings

2. How do teenagers in the United States greet adults
How do teenagers in the United States greet adults? How do they greet other teenagers?
How do they say goodbye? What gestures do they use?

3. Savais-tu que…? Did you know…?
In France, girls kiss both girls and boys on the cheek when they meet or say goodbye.
The number of kisses varies from two to four depending on the region.
Boys shake hands with one another.
Teenagers may kiss adults who are family members or friends of the family, but they shake hands when they greet other adults.

4. Combien de bises?

5. Asking how someone is

6. Comment ça va?

7. Comment ça va? or Ça va? (informal) Are you doing OK?/How’s it going?
Comment allez-vous? (formal)
How are you doing?

8. Et toi? (informal)
And you?
Et vous? (formal)

9. Super! great!
Très bien, merci.
Very well, thank you.
Bien. Well.

10. Ça va? Pas mal. Not bad. Oui, ça va. Yes, fine.
Comme ci comme ça. So so.
Plus ou moins. So so
Pas mal. Not bad.

11. Ça va… Très mal. Very bad. Mal. Bad. Non, pas très bien.
No, not too good.

12. --Tu es d’où?
--Where are you from?

13. Je suis de…(+city)
I am from…

14. -Tu es d’où?
-Je suis de New York.

15. -Tu es d’où?
-Je suis de Los Angeles.

16. -Tu es d’où?
-Je suis de Toronto.

17. --Tu es d’où?
--Je suis de Phoenix