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English Language International Islamic High School Grade X / 1 Semester

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Material 1
By: Rica Dachlan, S.Ip.

International Islamic High


School

Greetings and Leave-Takings


(1)
Formal Greetings:
Good morning! (Until about lunch time
or before 12 P.M.)
Good afternoon! (12-6 P.M.)
Good evening! (Until about 9 P.M.)
Good morning, sir!
Note: Do not use Good day! except in Australia.

Greetings and Leave-Takings


(2)
Informal Greetings:
Hi, Julia!
Morning, Jim!
Hello!

Greetings and Leave-Takings


(3)
Initial Greetings:
How are you?
Hows it going?
How are you doing?
Hows life?
How do you do?

Greetings and Leave-Takings


(4)
Responding to Initial Greetings:
Very well, thank you, and how are you?
Im okay/good/alright.
Very well, thank you.
Oh, pretty good.
Not too bad, thanks.
Fine, thanks.
Excellent.
How do you do?

Greetings and Leave-Takings


(5)
Pre-Closing:
Ok then . . .
Ive got to go now.
So, Ill see you next week.
I think Id better be going now.
Well, its time for me to leave.
I think its already late at night.
I must be going home.

Greetings and Leave-Takings


(6)
Closing/Leave-Taking:

Goodbye! (Formal/informal)

Bye-bye! Bye! Bye now! See you! Take care.

See you later! --- Fine!

See you soon! --- Ok!

See you tonight! --- All right!

Good night! (After 8 P.M. or retiring to bed)


Note: Do not use Good evening for leave-taking. Use Good
night.

Goodbye, John, and all the best! (To someone whos leaving
for a long time)

Goodbye, Peter, and good luck! (To someone whos leaving


for a long time)

Expressing Feelings (1)


Expressing Happiness: Formal
Oh, Im so happy.
I cant say how pleased I am.
I had a splendid time there.
What a marvelous place Ive ever seen!
Its an outstanding adventure.
Its an interesting experience.
Its a sensational trip.

Expressing Feelings (2)


Expressing Happiness:
Great!
Exciting!
Fantastic!
Super!
Terrific!
Smashing! (British English)
Hey, thats terrific/great!

Expressing Feelings (3)


Expressing boredom: Formal
I think it was a boring holiday.
It sounds boring.
Its totally/awfully boring.
Im rather bored.
How boring!
I dont think the trip was very
interesting.
Im fed up with it.

Expressing Feelings (4)


Expressing Boredom: Informal
Its totally boring.
The film was awfully boring.
How boring!
How unexciting!
Im fed up with all your grumbling.
Dull!
Not interesting!

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