Limpad Nurrachmad: Universitas Negeri Semarang

Greetings and Introductions
Limpad Nurrachmad
Universitas Negeri Semarang
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Learning Objectives
making greetings and introductions
making introductions to other people in accordance

with international relationship etiquette
Learning Focus
to know how to initiate a conversation
to master the way to establish relations

1. English Greeting Expressions (Formal and Informal)
• There are many ways of greeting people, both formal and informal.
General greetings General greetings
(formal) (informal)
Hello!
Hi.
How are you? What’s up?
How are you doing? Good to see you.
How is everything? How are things (with you)?
How’s everything going? How’s it going?
How’s life been treating you?
How have you been keeping? How is life?
I trust that everything is well.
Greeting a person you haven’t seen for a long time
(formal) (informal)
It has been a long time. How come I never see you?

It’s been too long. It’s been such a long time.
What have you been up to all these years? Long time no see.
It’s always a pleasure to see you. Where have you been
hiding?
How long has it been? It’s been ages since
we last met.
I’m so happy to see you again.
Look at the two pictures and guess
 What are they doing?
 How are they probably doing?
 What are they saying?

Self Introduction
Here are expressions to introduce yourself:
• I am……. (Mr. / Miss. / Mrs + family name)
• My name is …
• I’m ….
• Nice to meet you; I’m …
• Pleased to meet you; I’m …
• Let me introduce myself; I’m …
• I’d like to introduce myself; I’m …
• Let me introduce myself to you.
• Allow me to introduce myself to you.
Introducing people
• May I introduce you to ….?

• Let me introduce you to …?
• I’d like you to meet ….
• I don’t think you have met …, do you?
• You haven’t met …, have you?
• Have you met …?
• Do you know …?
• This is ….
Responding to introductions
• (It’s) nice to meet you.

• Nice meeting you.
• (I’m) pleased to meet you.
• Happy to meet you.
• Glad to know you.
• How do you do?
• It’s an honour to know you.
• It’s my pleasure to have acquaintance with you.
Examples in a conversation
Cipto waiting for Andi and Yani, his new colleague at the airport.
Andi : Excuse me. Are you Cipto Susanto, from Semarang State University?
Cipto : Yes. I'm Cipto Susanto.
Andi : How do you do, Cipto? I'm Andi from University of Jakarta.
Cipto : How do you do, Andi. Nice to meet you.
Andi : Nice to meet you, too. Did you have a good and safe flight?
Cipto : Yes. It was fine, thanks.
Andi : well, Let me help you bring your suitcase, please.
Cipto : That's very kind of you.
Andi : don’t mention it. Oh well, Let me introduce you to my friend. Yani this is Cipto. Cipto this is Yani.
Yani : Hello, Cipto. Nice to meet you.
Cipto : Pleased to meet you, too.
Yani : How's the trip anyway?
Cipto : Well, It's nice and exciting.
Yani : Great, then. You must be very tired. We’ll take you to the Hotel first.
Cipto : OK. Thanks, Yani.
Example of Self Introductions Essay
Good morning sir/madam;
Firstly I would like to thank you for giving me this opportunity and it's my pleasure to introduce myself.
I am Meriana from Pati. My friends usually calls me Merin. I am 24 years old and single. Now, I’m staying in a dormitory owned by
Unnes while I’m studying for teacher professional program for 1 year which is so-called PPG SM-3T. I had completed my bachelor
degree majoring Geography Education in Unnes in 2013. Telling about my family , well, my mother is working in school as a Math
teacher and my father is working as an engineer in State Electricity Company (PLN). My hobbies are travelling and swimming.
I am fresher and have no work experience in either company or school. Yet, I had had experience in teaching students in under
developed areas of Indonesia for one year as an apprentice. That was really fantastic and made me think that Indonesia is one of the
biggest countries in the world.
My strength is that i can set up myself easily in any type of environment. While my weakness is that sometimes it is difficult for me to
stop working on something after hours when it is needed especially to finish my duty.
My short term goal is to get placed in a reputed school which will give me an opportunity to enhance my skills and knowledge as soon
as I finish this program. My long term goal would be reaching the higher position in school where I work later. That's all I can write/say.
Thank you for giving such a wonderful opportunity.
PRACTICE
• Write two short conversations. One is formal, the other
informal. The speakers greet and introduce themselves to
each other. They exchange a few words and then take leave
of one another. Try to use different expressions in each
conversation.
• Write a self introduction essay
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Greetings and Introductions

making greetings and introductions

making introductions to other people in accordance

to know how to initiate a conversation

to master the way to establish relations

It has been a long time. How come I never see you?

 What are they doing?

 How are they probably doing?

 What are they saying?

• May I introduce you to ….?

• (It’s) nice to meet you.

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