Lesson 03 : Greetings

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Lesson 03 : Greetings

Lesson 03: You will learn how to greet people. Have fun studying with your teacher!

Step 1 (Step 1 )

When itʼ’s morning you say: Good morning! (Good morning!)

When itʼ’s afternoon you say: Good afternoon! (Good afternoon!) When itʼ’s evening you say: Good evening! (Good evening!)

Teacher: Good morning, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲!

You: Good morning, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲! You: Good morning, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲!

When you want to sound a little more casual you can say: Morning! (Morning!)

Practice greeting your teacher in different situations.

1) afternoon

Teacher: Good afternoon, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲! Teacher: Good afternoon, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲!

You: Good afternoon, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲! You: Good afternoon, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲!

2) evening

Teacher: Good evening, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲! Teacher: Good evening, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲!

You: Good evening, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲! You: Good evening, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲!

Step 2 (Step 2 )

A greeting that can be used at any time is: Hello! (Hello!)

A more casual greeting that can be used at any time is: Hi! (Hi!)

Teacher: Hello, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲!

You: Hello, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲! You: Hello, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲!

Teacher: Hi, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲! Teacher: Hi, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲!

You: Hi, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲! You: Hi, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲!

Step 3 (Step 3 )

You can also greet someone by saying: How are you? (How are you?)

You can reply by saying: Iʼ’m fine. How about you? (Iʼ’m fine. How about you?)

Teacher: Hi _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲, how are you?

You: Iʼ’m fine. How about you, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲? You: Iʼ’m fine. How about you, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲?

Teacher: Iʼ’m fine, thanks! Teacher: Iʼ’m fine, thanks!

Next, change roles.

More expressions for replying:

ŸŸ Pretty good! (Pretty good!)

ŸŸ Great! (Great!)

ŸŸ Fine! (Fine!)

ŸŸ Not bad. (Not bad.)

ŸŸ Iʼ’m okay. (Iʼ’m okay.)

Your teacher will ask you “How are you?”. Reply with the new expressions youʼ’ve learned.

Step 4 ( Step 4 )

When you want to thank someone you say: Thank you! (Thank you!)

When you want to thank someone more casually you say: Thanks! (Thanks!) You can reply by saying: Youʼ’re welcome. (Youʼ’re welcome.)

A more casual reply is: My pleasure. (My pleasure.)

Teacher: Thank you, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲.

You: You are welcome, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲. You: You are welcome, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲.

Next, change roles.

More expressions for replying:

ŸŸ Welcome! (Welcome!)

ŸŸ Itʼ’s OK! (Itʼ’s OK!)

ŸŸ No problem. (No problem.)

ŸŸ Anytime! (Anytime!)

ŸŸ Not at all. (Not at all.)

Your teacher will say “Thank you!”. Reply with the new expressions youʼ’ve learned.

Step 5 ( Step 5 )

When you want to apologize to someone you say: Iʼ’m sorry. (Iʼ’m sorry.)

When you want to apologize to someone more casually you say: Sorry. (Sorry.) You can reply by saying: Itʼ’s OK. (Itʼ’s OK.) or Never mind. (Never mind.)

Teacher: Iʼ’m sorry, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲.

You: Itʼ’s OK, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲. You: Itʼ’s OK, _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲.

Next, change roles.

More expressions for replying:

ŸŸ Itʼ’s alright. (Itʼ’s alright.)

ŸŸ Donʼ’t mind. (Donʼ’t mind.)

ŸŸ No problem! (No problem!)

ŸŸ Donʼ’t worry. (Donʼ’t worry.)

Your teacher will say “Iʼ’m sorry”. Reply with the new expressions youʼ’ve learned.

Step 6 ( Step 6 )

Have a conversation with your teacher using the words and expressions that you

have learned in this lesson. Practice greeting, thanking, apologizing etc.

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