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Episode 1. Pleased to meet you
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Anne, a wine dealer from Singapore, arrives at Adelaide Airport and
meets her local buyer, Sarah.
Anne walks out with the other passengers...
ANNE Excuse me...
SARAH Anne Lee?
ANNE Yes. Hello
SARAH I’m Sarah Taylor. I’m your new local buyer. Pleased to
meet you.
(they shake hands)
ANNE It’s very kind of you to meet me.
SARAH Oh. Sorry. This is my husband, Mark.
MARK Good morning. How are you?
ANNE Very well thankyou.
MARK How was your flight?
ANNE Actually, I’m a bit tired. It was a very long flight.
SARAH Let’s get your bags.
The three watch as the bags go around. Anne points.
ANNE That’s mine there! The red one.
MARK It’s heavy!
ANNE Sorry.
SARAH Don’t worry. Mark’s strong – aren’t you dear?
MARK No worries.
SARAH
Come on. Let’s go to the hotel.
They leave the airport.
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| 1. GREETINGS |
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There are many different ways of meeting people.
The most common word is: Hello.
This can be used in any situation.
A more informal word is: Hi!
Only use hi for friends or informal situations.
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SARAH
Anne Lee?
ANNE
Yes. Hello
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We also use: How are
you?
or How are you going?
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And you can say:
Good morning (before 12 midday)
Good afternoon (12-6pm)
Good day (anytime)
Good evening (after 6pm)
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MARK
Good morning. How are you?
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Replies |
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A reply to hello can be hello.
Hello Peta
Hello Trevor A reply to Hi can be Hi.
Hi Peta
Hi Trevor
A reply to Good morning can be Good morning.
Good morning Peta.
Good morning Trevor.
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A reply to How are you? can be Good thanks
How are you?
Good thanks.
Another repy to this is fine thanks
How are you?
Fine thanks.
or informally Not bad
How are you?
Not bad.
and more formally Very well thank you.
How are you?
Very well thank you.
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MARK
Good morning. How are you?
ANNE
Very well thankyou. |
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2. INTRODUCTIONS |
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If the person you meet doesn’t know your name, you
say it:
Hello, I’m......... (your name).
Or
Good morning. My name is......... (your name).
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If you are introducing someone, you can say:
This is......(person’s name).
This is Sue Smith.
Or
I’d like you to meet Sue Smith.
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Often we give more information when introducing someone.
This is my office manager, Sue Smith.
Or This is my brother, Phillip
Taylor.
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A common reply is:
Pleased to meet you.
Or
Nice to meet you.
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SARAH
I’m Sarah Taylor. I’m your new local
buyer. Pleased to meet you.
(they shake hands)
ANNE
It’s very kind of you to meet me.
SARAH
Oh. Sorry. This is my husband, Mark. |
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3. SIMPLE SENTENCES |
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English is made up of sentences.
A sentence always starts with a capital letter, and ends with a
fullstop, question mark or exclamation mark.
Here is a simple sentence:
I’m Sarah Taylor.
This is made up of three parts:
The subject I.
The verb am.
The object Sarah Taylor.
Look at this sentence.
She likes wine.
The subject is she.
The verb is likes.
The object is wine.
The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that performs the
action.
In the sentence Lions eat meat.
the subject is lions.
The object of a sentence is the person or thing that is affected by
the action.
In the sentence Lions eat meat.’the
object is meat.
Try the quiz to if you can tell which word is the subject or object.
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4. PERSONAL PRONOUNS |
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Personal Pronouns are words which stand for
people. |
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Subject pronouns are the subjects of sentences.
They are:
I he she it you we they
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Subject pronouns
usually go before verbs.
For example:
I like frogs.
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Possessive adjectives go before nouns to show who or what
owns something.
For example:
This is my hat.
That is your hat.
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Possessive adjectives are:
my his her its your our
their
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SARAH
This is my husband, Mark.
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Possessive pronouns can be used instead of the noun:
For example: This is my hat.
This is mine.
That is your hat.
That is yours.
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Possessive pronouns are:
mine his hers yours ours
theirs
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ANNE
That’s mine there! The red one.
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5. THIS AND THAT |
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This can be used to refer to objects or
people right next to the speaker.
This is my wife, Mary.
This is my watch.
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SARAH
This is my husband,
Mark.
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That is used to refer to objects or people further away.
That is the man you want to speak
to, over there.
That is the post office, across the road.
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ANNE
That’s mine there! The
red one.
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6. ADJECTIVES |
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Adjectives describe things or people.
Words such as light, heavy and strong are
adjectives.
They usually go before nouns, or after verbs.
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For example:
Anne’s bag is heavy.
It’s a heavy bag.
The hat is red.
It’s a red hat. |
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