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 Lesson
2 - Informal Greetings and Farewells
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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Informal Greetings and Farewells
JANE: Hi, Helen! How’s it going?
HELEN: Fine, thanks — and you?
JANE: Just fine. Where are you off to?
HELEN: To the library. I’ve got a history
exam next week and need to start studying. Ugh.
JANE: Oh, no. Well, I’ll see you later
then. Good luck!
HELEN: Thanks. See you later. |
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Conversation Notes |
- “Hi” is an informal way of saying “hello.” Notice that
the “i” sound in “hi” is extended, to show that Jane is very pleased to see
Helen.
- “How’s it going?” is an informal way of saying “How are
you?”
- “Fine, thanks—and you?” Notice the rising intonation on
“and you?” This shows that Helen is interested in what Jane has to say.
- “Where are you off to?” is an informal way of saying
“Where are you going?” Notice the falling intonation since this is an
information question, not a “yes/no” question.
- “To the library.” Notice that Helen does not say “I’m
going” here because that information was already established in the question
“Where are you off to?”
- “Oh, no” is a way of saying “I sympathize with you” or
“I understand you are not happy.”
- “See you later” is an informal way of saying “goodbye.”
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Conversation Lessons |
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which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
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which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
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lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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