greetings, starting and ending conversations
Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 5
Without looking below, listen to your teacher read out words and phrases which are used near the beginning of a conversation or which are used near the end of conversations, and show which category you think you are hearing in the way that they told you to (e.g. holding up your right hand for meeor left hand).
When your teacher stops the listening game, label the sections below with M for meeting and L for leaving. All the phrases in one section should be the same kind, e.g. all meeting phrases.
Check as a class.
Ask about any which you are not sure how to use, how to respond to, etc.
What’s the difference between:
- ‘See you’ and ‘See you later’?
- how ‘ciao’ is used in English and how it is used in Italian?
- ‘Good night’ and the other ‘Good…’ phrases?
- ‘How have you been?’ and ‘How are you?’
- ‘How are you?’ and ‘How do you do?’
- ‘See you’ and ‘See you around’?
What are the possible answers to:
- ‘How are you’?
- ‘Nice to meet you’?
- Hiya
- Alright?
- G’day
- It was nice to meet you.
- I’d better be going.
- Thanks for having me.
- Pleased to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Get out of here.
- Never darken my door again.
- Good night.
- Good morning.
- Good afternoon.
- Good evening.
- See you soon.
- See you later.
- Ciao.
- It was really nice to catch up.
- So long.
- Farewell.
- Take care.
- Look after yourself.
- Bon voyage.
- Have a safe journey.
- It’s lovely to see you again.
- Have you come far?
- Long time no see.
- It’s been lovely to see you.
- Missing you already.
- Thanks for coming.
- I really must be off.
- Let’s not leave it so long next time.
- Have fun
- Bye for now
- We really must do this again sometime
- Phone me when you get back.
- Don’t be a stranger!
- You haven’t changed at all!
- Have you changed your hair?
- It’s been ages!
- I can’t believe it’s really you!
- How’s it going?
- How are things?
- How have you been?
- How’s life treating you?
- How do you do?
- Wassup?
- Haven’t we met somewhere before?
- I almost didn’t recognize you.
- So- we meet again, Mr. Bond.
- Back already?
- I thought we’d seen the last of you!
- You must be Mick Jagger.
- It’s so nice to finally meet you
- I’ve been looking forward to meeting you.
- May I introduce myself?
- I don’t believe we’ve met
- How long has it been?
- It’s so nice to see you again.\
- Welcome back
- What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
- I’ve heard so much about you.
- I don’t think we’ve been introduced
- We’ve spoken many times on the phone, but it’s great to finally meet you in person.
- Delighted to meet you.
- Good weekend?
- Glad to be back?
- (raising your eyebrows)
- Have a good weekend
- See you on Monday
- Don’t forget your appointment
- See you tomorrow
- See you around
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