Phones are not permitted in class.
You may use your phone during the
break, but not during class.
But If I ask you to use your phone for
a class activity, you may do so.
Continuation…
1. I am carnivorous.
Self Introduction: One Truth One Lie
2. I can play basketball.
I think…
Probably / Prolly (informal)…
I believe…
Flash message
Question: How was your day yesterday?
Please explain in two sentences or more.
UNIT 1:
FORMAL, INFORMAL
GREETINGS, FAREWELLS
What is a Greeting? Why do people greet each other?
• Greeting is a way to communicate, to show courtesy/politeness
( 공손함 , 정중함 ) and goodwill ( 친선 ).
• It is a way to welcome someone.
• It helps us to connect to people at a more personal level.
• How do people in South Korea greet each other?
Formal Greetings
• In English, formal greetings are used when interacting with
others to be polite and show respect.
• It’s not necessary to use formal greetings with family members
(except your parents, and your siblings older than you), friends,
classmates, and other people you know well.
Formal Greetings
1) Good morning.
2) Good afternoon.
3) Good evening. are used at different times of the day to greet
people.
• “Good evening” is often used after 6pm or generally when the
sun has set.
Formal ways to say “How are you?”
1) How are you doing? ( you want to know how is the person doing now or at the moment
or at present)
Possible responses: I am doing fine. Thank you
I am doing well. Thank you.
2) How have you been? /How’ve you been? ( you haven’t seen somebody for week or so)
Possible responses: I have been / I’ve been studying a lot.
I have been working out.
3) How do you do? (normally say this when you are greeting or
meeting someone that you don’t know so well or meeting someone
for the first time)
Possible response: Very well, thank you. And you?
*In British English, they don’t necessarily expect a response and
they just normally repeat “How do you do?”
Informal Greetings
• We use informal greetings when we meet someone we already
know or when we meet someone familiar, people you are close
to, including friends, family members, classmates and
coworkers.
Informal Ways to Say “How are you?”
1) “Hi” is an informal way of saying “Hello”
2) “How’s it going?”
3) “Hey, what’s up?”
4) “Long time, no see.”
5) “How’s life?” / ”How’s life treating you?
6) How’s things?
*What other informal ways to say “How are you”?
*Notes : There are many ways to say ”How are you” informally but I just chose a few .
Informal responses to “How are you”
1) Fine, thanks. And you?
2) Good. / Pretty good. ___________?
3) Great. _______________?
4) Not bad. ____________?
5) So-so (if you don’t feel fine or well or good.) _____________?
6) Same old same old. (means something stays the same) __________?
6) So far so good.
7) Absolutely wonderful.
8) Can’t complain.
9) Good enough.
10) Could be better but okay.
Other ways to say “Nice to meet you”
• It’s very nice to meet you.
• It’s a pleasure to meet you. / Pleasure to meet you.
• Pleased to meet you.
• How wonderful to meet you.
* : ,”more formal,just repeat the statement and add ” too.
Informal Response
• Glad to meet you. Glad to meet you too.
• Nice meeting you. Likewise.
• Good to meet you. You too. ( not “Me too”)
• Happy to meet you.
• Great seeing you.
Formal Responses to “Thank you”
1) “You’re welcome”
2) You’re so welcome. (more sincere if you add the word “so”).
3) You’re very welcome. You’re most welcome.
4) The pleasure is mine. It’s my pleasure.
5) I’m glad/happy I could help.
6) It was not a problem at all.
Informal response to ‘Thank you”
1) Don’t mention it.
2) No problem.
3) Happy / Glad to help.
4) No worries.
5) Anytime.
6) Thank YOU. / No, thank YOU (you are emphasizing that you are
thanking them instead and emphasizing the pronunciation on “you”)
7) It was the least I could do.
8) Sure. / Sure, no problem.
9) It was nothing.
10) Pleasure.
Formal Farewells & Goodbyes
1) “Good night.” is not a greeting. It is used when leaving a place or
group of people or going to sleep. It can be used to say goodbye.
Ex: Thank you and good night / Good night, and see you tomorrow.
2) “Goodbye.” a formal way to end a conversation, a phone call, or
when you’re exiting a place.
3) Have a nice day! / Have a nice weekend! to wish someone a good
day or weekend.
4) “I look forward to our next meeting.” can be used when you have
another meeting planned with this person.
5) “I’ll see you then.” You can say this to someone who has scheduled an
appointment with you.
Informal Farewells & Goodbyes
1) See you (See ya - more casual) .
See you soon.
See you later.
See you around. You can use these expressions if you plan on seeing
the person again, but don’t know when.
2) “I look forward to our next meeting.” can be used when you have
another meeting planned with this person.
3) Have a good one. It generally means have a good morning / afternoon /
evening/ day / week, etc.
4) Catch you later. They are very casual and should only be used with
people you know very well.
5) Gotta go. Use this to indicate you have to leave. More casual and
shorter way to say “I’ve got to get going.”
“Hello” and ”Goodbye” from Around the World
Hello Goodbye
Kor e a Annyeonghaseyo./ Anyeong. Annyeonghee gaseyo. /
Jalga
Uz be ki s Salom. Xayr.
t an
Phi l i pp Kamusta? (po) Paalam. (po)
i ne s
“Hello” and ”Goodbye” from Around the World
Hello Goodbye
Vi e t na m Xin chao. Tam biet.
Rus s Privet. Poka.
ia
Italy Ciao. Ciao.
Discussion time
• CHOOSE ONE COUNTRY THAT I HAVEN’T
MENTIONED AND EXPLAIN BRIEFLY HOW
THEY GREET EACH OTHER. IT CAN BE BY
GESTURE OR IN WORDS.
dents will get addiional participation points for those who are willing to participate.
Practical English Expressions
1) English is not difficult. = English is not rocket science.
2) I am very busy. = I am swamped.
