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Active Vocabulary. Introductions often include these steps:
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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.
| Question/comment | Filler | Response | Comment/question |
| What do you do (for a living)? Do you work? What do you do (in the … Department)? I haven’t seen you around before. | Well Oh | I’m in computers. Yes, I’m a fashion designer. I’m on the market research side. I’ve just started with Manders. I’m in the Sales Department. | Not a bad job. That’s interesting. What about you? And you? What do you do there? |
I. Invent name, job, and place of work. Practice introductory conversations.
When you meet someone for the first time and start up a conversation, it is important to find points of common interest so that the conversation can run smoothly. Successful conversation depends on finding a topic both people can easily talk about. One way of reaching this point is to follow a number of steps until a topic of common interest is found.
II. Now look more closely at the typical sequence of conversation.
Lexical exercises
I. Complete the introductions according to the phrases from Active Vocabulary:
1. Peter King introduces himself to Jack Simpson:
PK Hello, … My name’s Peter King.
JS …, I’m Jack Simpson.
2. Philip introduces Sarah to James:
S Philip, I … here. You’ll have to ….
P Of …, I’ll … to James. He’s an old friend of mine. James, … Sarah, she’s just joined the company.
J …, Sarah. Where do you come from?
3. Rod Burton introduces Pete Taylor to an important customer:
P Rod, I … Mr. Rogers, the Purchasing Manager from Kentons.
R I’m …. Come and meet him. Mr. Rogers, Pete Taylor, our Export Sales Manager.
Mr.R …. What countries do you cover?
4. Klaus Fischer introduces himself to an American visitor:
KF How …? My …..
AV ….. …. George Cole.