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How to Greet someone in Britain
The Handshake
A handshake is the most common form of greeting among the English and British people and is customary when you are introduced to somebody new.
The Kiss
It is only when you meet friends, whom you haven't seen for a long time, that you would kiss the cheek of the opposite sex. In Britain one kiss is generally enough.
Formal greetings
The usual formal greeting is a 'How do you do? ' and a firm handshake, but with a lighter touch between men and women.
How do you do? is a greeting not a question and the correct response is to repeat How do you do?' You say this when shaking hands with someone.
First person " How do you do?" Second person " How do you do?"
'How are you?' is a question and the most common and polite response is "I am fine thank you and you?"
First person " How are you?" Second person "I am fine thank you and you?"
Nice to meet you Nice to meet you too. (Often said whilst shaking hands)
Delighted to meet you Delighted to meet you too.
Pleased to meet you Pleased to meet you too..
Glad to meet you - Glad to meet you too
Good Morning / Good Afternoon / Good Evening
"It's so nice to see you again. Give your family my regards."
"Hi! I haven't seen you in a while. You look fabulous!"
"It's great seeing you. I hope you're doing well."
"I'm doing well! Thanks for asking. And how about you?"
"Wow! It's been ages since we saw each other. Let's get together soon when we both have more time to talk."
- General greetings (Formal)
Hello!
Good day(morning, afternoon, night, evening)
How are you?
How are you doing?
How is everything?
Hows everything going?
How have you been keeping?
General greetings (Informal)
Hi. Whats up?
Good to see you.
How are things (with you)?
Hows it going?
Hows life been treating you?
Greeting a person you havent seen for a long time (Formal)
It has been a long time.
Its been too long.
Its always a pleasure to see you.
Greeting a person you havent seen for a long time (Informal)
Where have you been hiding?
I havent seen you for ages!
Informal greetings
Hi - Hi or helloMorning / Afternoon / Evening (We drop the word 'Good' in informal situations).
How's you? - Fine thanks. You?
Thank you / thanks / cheers
We sometime say 'cheers' instead of thank you. You may hear 'cheers' said instead of 'good bye', what we are really saying is 'thanks and bye'.
When you see someone on the street or at the mall, you don't have to feel obligated to stop and chat for a long time. Chances are, you're on the way somewhere, and so is the other person. If you'd like to spend more time with her, ask if you can call later to set up a coffee or lunch get-together later. If you have a card, give it to her. Otherwise, you can jot down your name and number for her to call later.
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2. Lets read and repeat dialogs of two people. Fill the gaps in the text with the right variant.
A: Hi, how are you doing?
B: I'm fine. How about yourself?
A: I'm pretty good. Thanks for asking.
B: No problem. So how have you been?
A: I've been great. What about you?
B: I've been good. I'm in school right now.
A: What school do you go to?
B: I go to PCC.
A: Do you like it there?
B: It's okay. It's a really big campus.
A: Good luck with school.
B: Thank you very much.
A: How's it going?
B: I'm doing well. How about you?
A: Never better, thanks.
B: So how have you been lately?
A: I've actually been pretty good. You?
B: I'm actually in school right now.
A: Which school do you attend?
B: I'm attending PCC right now.
A: Are you enjoying it there?
B: It's not bad. There are a lot of people there.
A: Good luck with that. B: Thanks.
A: How are you doing today?
B: I'm doing great. What about you?
A: I'm absolutely lovely, thank you.
B: Everything's been good with you?
A: I haven't been better. How about yourself?
B: I started school recently.
A: Where are you going to school?
B: I'm going to PCC.
A: How do you like it so far?
B: I like it so far. My classes are pretty good right now.
A: I wish you luck. B: Thanks a lot.
Theoretical part (Infinitive)
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It was very kind of you to accompany me on a journey to Great Britain. , .
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Mike is busy now. He seems to be working on his project. . , .
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He was sorry not to have prepared dinner. , .
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He hopes to have graduated from university until he turns 22 years old. ³ , 22.
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She hoped to have met him in the cinema. .
They expected to have had much more profit. .
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His brother seems to have been playing football since morning. , .
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She likes to be given presents. , .
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1. Dan enjoys (read) science fiction.
2. Cheryl suggested (see) a movie after work.
3. I miss (work) in the travel industry. Maybe I can get my old job back.
4. Where did you learn (speak) Spanish? Was it in Spain or in Latin America?
5. Do you mind (help) me translate this letter?
6. He asked (talk) to the store manager.
7. ouve never mentioned (live) in Japan before. How long did you live there?
8. If he keeps (come) to work late, hes going to get fired!
9. Debbie plans (study) abroad next year.
10. I agreed (help) Jack wash his car.
3. :
1. I cant stand (complaining/her complaining/to complain) all the time.
2. Our teacher wont allow (us using/to use/us to use) dictionaries during the test.
3. We advised (him taking/him to take/his to take) a taxi instead of walking to the restaurant.
4. The city doesnt allow (to park/parking/my parking) along curbs painted red.
5. She prefers (to make/making/my making) dinner because she doesnt like to cook.
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6. I hope you dont mind (smoking/me to smoke/my smoking) while you eat.
7. John is never on time to work! I hate (arriving/his arriving/him to arrive) late every day.
8. Sarah urged (to vote/me voting/me to vote) in the next election.
9. He needs to get a visa extension immediately. The authorities wont permit (to stay/him to stay/him staying) in the country without a visa.
10. Travel agents usually advise (to reconfirm/reconfirming/him reconfirming) flight bookings three days before departure.
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1. I cant stand (complaining/her complaining/to complain) all the time.
2. Our teacher wont allow (us using/to use/us to use) dictionaries during the test.
3. We advised (him taking/him to take/his to take) a taxi instead of walking to the restaurant.
4. The city doesnt allow (to park/parking/my parking) along curbs painted red.
5. She prefers (to make/making/my making) dinner because she doesnt like to cook.
6. I hope you dont mind (smoking/me to smoke/my smoking) while you eat.
7. John is never on time to work! I hate (arriving/his arriving/him to arrive) late every day.
8. Sarah urged (to vote/me voting/me to vote) in the next election.
9. He needs to get a visa extension immediately. The authorities wont permit (to stay/him to stay/him staying) in the country without a visa.
10. Travel agents usually advise (to reconfirm/reconfirming/him reconfirming) flight bookings three days before departure.
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to desire
to expect
to hesitate
to intend, to mean -
to try
to want
to manage -
to decide -
to fail ( - )
to begin
to continue
to arrange
to agree
to prefer -
to seem ,
to ask
to promise
to forget
to demand
to remember
to hate
to like
to hope
to love ,
