Speaking. Match English sentences with Russian equivalents. 1

Meeting people

Match English sentences with Russian equivalents.

1. How do you do? (Hello! Hi! Morning!) 2. This is a pleasure. 3. Glad/pleased/nice to meet you. 4. Delighted to meet you. (I’m very pleased to meet you.) 5. Haven’t we met before? 6. Could I have seen you somewhere? 7. I fancy I’ve met you before. 8. Your face seems familiar to me. 9. I’ve heard so much about you. 10. Have you been here before?

1. Счастлив с вами познакомиться. 2. Очень приятно. 3. Здравствуйте. 4. Рад с вами познакомиться. 5. Вы бывали здесь раньше? 6. Мы уже знакомы? 7. Ваше лицо мне знакомо. 8. Я о вас много слышал. 9. Могли мы с вами где-то видеться? 10. Мне кажется, что мы уже где-то встречались.

Change the stressed sentences into the suitable phrases of ex. 1.4 and make your own dialogues

a) Bob: Mom, let me introduce my new friend to you.

His name is Alex.

Alex: How do you do, Mrs. White?

Mrs. White: How do you do, Alex? Pleased to meet you.

Alex: Pleased to meet you too, Mrs. White.

b) - May I introduce Mr. William Porter to you, Mr. Flake.

- How do you do, Mr. Flake! Glad to meet you.

- How do you do, Mr. Porter!

- Pleased to know you. How do you like our city?

- I like it very much.

c) - Alice, I want to introduce Fred Copper to you.

- Fred, this is my sister Alice. Alice, meet Fred Copper.

- Hi, Alice!

- Hi, Fred! How are you?

- Fine, thanks.

Greetings