ENG 099 Conversational American English (Dec. 2012) Atom 1: International English Greeting
Vocabulary
- Hello
- How are you?
- I’m fine. = Fine, thank you.
- Thank you
- You? = And you? (as a response to an earlier How are you?)
- Fine, too.
Video
- Please watch and take notes on the video below from 3:00 to 6:36 [2 min. 36 seconds] to see “International English Greeting” explained by Mr. Danoff!
- If you can’t see the video below, click here to watch it on YouTube.
Slides
- Please consult these slides with the text below from A and B to practice the International English Greeting again.
- A: “Hello.”
- B: “Hello.”
- A: “How are you?”
- B: “Fine, thank you. You?” (Same meaning as “Fine, thank you. And you?”)
- A: “Fine, too, thank you.”
Exercise
- Between “International English” or “Friendly American English” which greeting do you prefer? (1 to 3 sentences)
- Please leave your answer in the comments, or via Facebook, P2PU and/or Wikiversity.
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- Figure 3: International English Greeting Slide 3 of 3 via Wikimedia Commons. Copyright © 2011 by Charlie Danoff/Mr. Danoff’s Teaching Laboratory. Rights dedicated to the Public Domain by author under the CC0 PD Dedication.
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