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Unit I.MEETING PEOPLE

Lesson 1. Early Business Contacts

Warm up

I. Which of the following happens the first time you meet someone?

· I talk too much because I’m nervous.

· I don’t speak at all because I think of anything to say.

· I smile a lot so that the other person likes me.

· I act in exactly the same way as I would with a person I know.

II. Can you remember when and where you met some of the following people for the first time? Tell your teacher what happened.

· • a very good friend

· • your boss

· • a girlfriend / boyfriend

· • a colleague

· • a customer

· • a teacher

Active Vocabulary

Introductions often include these steps:

· Greeting or request for introduction

· Introduction

· Response to greeting

Phrases for introducing yourself:

Greeting	Introduction	Response
Hello Good morning/afternoon How do you do?	Let me introduce myself. My name’s…. I’m ….	Pleased to meet you. I’m …. Nice to meet you. Mine’s…. Glad to meet you. I’m….

Phrases for introducing someone else:

Request for introduction	Introduction	Response
…, could you introduce me to…? …, I haven’t met…. …, I don’t know anyone here. You’ll have to introduce me.	Of course… Let me introduce you to…. I’m sorry… This is …. Of course, I’ll introduce you to…. …, this is …. Let me introduce you two. …, this is ….	(Very) nice to meet you. … …

Note: some introductions are more formal than others. The use of first names indicates informality. In English-speaking cultures, people usually shake hands on first meeting.

It’s very common to present yourself in terms of your job. The job identifies the person.