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Lesson 1: Greetings and Introductions

Basic Greetings in English are:

 Hi - slightly formal
 Hello - formal
 Hey - informal

When meeting someone new, you can ask for their name like this:

 "What is your name?"

Conversation 1:

Person 1: Hello.

Person 2: Hi.

Person 1: What is your name?

Person 2: My name is Mariam.

Person 1: Hi, Mariam. I'm Yusuf.

Person 2: It's nice to meet you, Yusuf.

Practice with your own information

Person 1: Hello

Person 2: Hi

Person 1: What is your name?

Person 2: My name is _______________________.

Person 1: Hi, __________________. I'm _____________________.

Person 2: It's nice to meet you, _____________________.


When introducing ourselves, we may be asked to spell our names. It is helpful to
be able to pronounce letters correctly to be clear.

Let's practice pronouncing the letters in the alphabet.

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff
B as in ball. E as in egg. F as in fish.
A as in apple. C as in cat. D as in dog.

Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll
G as in giraffe. H as in house I as in ice L as in leaf.
J as in juice. K as in kite.
cream.

Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr
M as in moon. N as in night. O as in orange. P as in pan. Q as in quiz. R as in Rose.

Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx
S as in sun. T as in table. W as in wind.
U as in V as in violin. X as in
umbrella. xylophone.

Yy Zz
As in yarn. Z as in zebra.
Conversation 2:

Person 1: Hello

Person 2: Hi

Person 1: What is your name?

Person 2: My name is Mariam.

Person 1: Hi, Mariam. I'm Yusuf.

Person 2: It's nice to meet you, Yusuf. How do you spell your name?

Person 1: Y-u-s-u-f.

Conversation 3:

Person 1: Hello there.

Person 2: Hi, I'm Adam.

Person 1: Hi Adam, I'm Hana.

Person 2: Hana? How do you spell that?

Person 1: H-a-n-a.

Person 2: Is that H as in house?

Person 1: That's right.


Practice using your own information:

Person 1: Hello there.

Person 2: Hi, I'm _______________.

Person 1: Hi _______________, I'm _______________.

Person 2: ________________? How do you spell that?

Person 1: ______________________.

Person 2: Is that _______________________________?

Person 1: That's right.

How are you?

Asking how someone is after a greeting like hi or hello is a form of small talk. It is
considered to be polite.

There are different responses you can give to the question "How are you?"
depending on how you are feeling.

Feeling Good

Usually in English, we respond with a positive way.

Repeat these words:

 Good
 Great
 Wonderful
 Fine
Feeling Okay

Here are some words you can use when you are feeling somewhere between
good and bad.

 okay
 alright
 not bad
 pretty good

Feeling Bad

For close family and friends, it is okay to say your true feelings. Here are some
words you can use when you are feeling bad.

 sick
 tired
 bored
 bad

Here are some useful phrases. Practice reading them out loud.

 How are you?


 I'm okay.
 I'm great, thank you.
 I'm good. How about you?
 What's wrong?
 I'm tired.
 I'm sick.
Conversation 4

Person 1: Hi, Noor.

Person 2: Hi, Hana. How are you?

Person 1: I'm fine, thanks. How are you?

Person 2: Good, thanks.

Conversation 5: Conversation 6:
Person 1: Hi, Safiya. How are you? Person 1: Hey, Adam. How are you?
Person 2: I'm great, thanks. How are Person 2: I'm ok. [sounds sad]
you? Person 1: What's wrong?
Person 1: I'm wonderful. Person 2: I'm sick.
Person 2: That's good to hear. Person 1: That's too bad.

Fill in the blanks with your own information:

Person 1: Hi, _________________. How are you?

If good: If okay/bad:

Person 2: I'm ______________. How are Person 2: I'm _______________.


you? Person 1: What's wrong?
Person 1: I'm _________________, thanks. Person 2: I'm ________________.
Person 2: That's good to hear. Person 1:
________________________.
Listen to the audio clip 8.

Write a + if they are feeling good. 1. _______


2. _______
Write a ? if they are feeling okay.
3. _______
Write a x if they are feeling bad. 4. _______
5. _______
6. _______
7. _______
8. _______
9. _______
10. ______

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