Living English: Pleased to meet you ( 1)

Pubblicato il 8 settembre 2014 da camy

Watch Living English Video Series and get to know the characters of our drama ‘Sisters and Brothers’ as you learn and revise your basic English skills.

The 42-part series looks at the English language used in everyday situations such as checking into a hotel or describing people.

Living English Episode 1: Pleased to meet you
Anne, a wine dealer from Singapore, arrives at Adelaide Airport and meets her local buyer, Sarah. There are many different ways of meeting people.

ANNE
Excuse me…

SARAH
Anne Lee?

ANNE
Yes. Hello

SARAH
I’m Sarah Taylor. I’m your new local buyer. Pleased to meet you.
(they shake hands)

ANNE
It’s very kind of you to meet me.

SARAH
Oh. Sorry. This is my husband, Mark.

MARK
Good morning. How are you?

ANNE
Very well thankyou.

MARK
How was your flight?

ANNE
Actually, I’m a bit tired. It was a very long flight.

SARAH
Let’s get your bags.

The three watch as the bags go around. Anne points.

ANNE
That’s mine there! The red one.

MARK
It’s heavy!

ANNE
Sorry.

SARAH
Don’t worry. Mark’s strong – aren’t you dear?

MARK
No worries.

SARAH
Come on. Let’s go to the hotel.

They leave the airport.

Episode 1 – Notes

	1. GREETINGS
	There are many different ways of meeting people. The most common word is: Hello. This can be used in any situation. A more informal word is: Hi! Only use hi for friends or informal situations.
	SARAH Anne Lee? ANNE Yes. Hello
	We also use: How are you? or How are you going?
	And you can say: Good morning (before 12 midday) Good afternoon (12-6pm) Good day (anytime) Good evening (after 6pm)
	MARK Good morning. How are you?

	Replies
	A reply to hello can be hello. Hello Peta Hello Trevor A reply to Hi can be Hi. Hi Peta Hi Trevor A reply to Good morning can be Good morning. Good morning Peta. Good morning Trevor.
	A reply to How are you? can be Good thanks How are you? Good thanks. Another repy to this is fine thanks How are you? Fine thanks. or informally Not bad How are you? Not bad. and more formally Very well thank you. How are you? Very well thank you.
	MARK Good morning. How are you? ANNE Very well thankyou.

	2. INTRODUCTIONS
	If the person you meet doesn’t know your name, you say it: Hello, I’m……… (your name). Or Good morning. My name is……… (your name).
	If you are introducing someone, you can say: This is……(person’s name). This is Sue Smith. Or I’d like you to meet Sue Smith.
	Often we give more information when introducing someone. This is my office manager, Sue Smith. Or This is my brother, Phillip Taylor.
	A common reply is: Pleased to meet you. Or Nice to meet you.
	SARAH I’m Sarah Taylor. I’m your new local buyer. Pleased to meet you. (they shake hands) ANNE It’s very kind of you to meet me. SARAH Oh. Sorry. This is my husband, Mark.

3. SIMPLE SENTENCES

English is made up of sentences.

A sentence always starts with a capital letter, and ends with a fullstop, question mark or exclamation mark.

Here is a simple sentence:
I’m Sarah Taylor.

This is made up of three parts:
The subject I.
The verb am.
The object Sarah Taylor.

Look at this sentence.
She likes wine.
The subject is she.
The verb is likes.
The object is wine.
The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that performs the action.
In the sentence Lions eat meat. the subject is lions.
The object of a sentence is the person or thing that is affected by the action.
In the sentence Lions eat meat.’the object is meat.

	4. PERSONAL PRONOUNS
	Personal Pronouns are words which stand for people.
	Subject pronouns are the subjects of sentences. They are: I he she it you we they
	Subject pronouns usually go before verbs. For example: I like frogs.
	Possessive adjectives go before nouns to show who or what owns something. For example: This is my hat. That is your hat.
	Possessive adjectives are: my his her its your our their
	SARAH This is my husband, Mark.
	Possessive pronouns can be used instead of the noun: For example: This is my hat. This is mine. That is your hat. That is yours.
	Possessive pronouns are: mine his hers yours ours theirs
	ANNE That’s mine there! The red one.

	5. THIS AND THAT
	This can be used to refer to objects or people right next to the speaker. This is my wife, Mary. This is my watch.
	SARAH This is my husband, Mark.
	That is used to refer to objects or people further away. That is the man you want to speak to, over there. That is the post office, across the road.
	ANNE That’s mine there! The red one.

6. ADJECTIVES

Adjectives describe things or people.
Words such as light, heavy and strong are adjectives.
They usually go before nouns, or after verbs.

For example:
Anne’s bag is heavy.
It’s a heavy bag.

The hat is red.
It’s a red hat.