Maru and I went to a party, a week ago, at my friend’s house. Old friends and acquaintances enjoyed a conversation reminiscing the good old days. Maru practiced the expressions in basic social encounters.
Pronunciation practice
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/iy/ |
tea, meet, |
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tea |
three |
pizza |
coffee |
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cheese |
bean |
eat |
see |
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meals |
meat |
please |
beef |
Vocabulary
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various |
/ˈverēəs/ adj. different; diverse ex. There are various(different) times of the
day |
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bright |
/brīt/ adj. aglow; radiant ex. It’s
a bright morning! |
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fancy |
/ˈfansē/ Adj. fantastic; marvelous ex.
Fancy meeting you here! |
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accompany (ied) |
/əˈkəmp(ə)nē/ v. come with; go with ex. I am accompanied by my friend. |
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symbol |
/ˈsimb(ə)l/ n. represent; guide ex: The flag is a symbol of a country. |
Expressions
I. Simple greetings!
Hi!
Hello!
Hello there!
II. General greetings!
How are you?
How’s
it been?
How’s
everything?
What
have you been up to?
What’s
up?
III. Greeting for various times
of the day
Good morning.
How
are you this bright morning?
Good afternoon.
Good
evening.
IV. Greeting a person you
haven’t seen in a long time
I haven’t seen you in years!
I
haven’t seen you in ages!
Long
time no see!
V. Welcoming someone who has returned
Welcome back!
Where
were you?
Where
have you been?
Where
did you go?
VI. Expressing surprise at
meeting someone
What a surprise to meet you here!
Fancy
meeting you here.
What
are you doing in this part of the town?
What
have you been up to?
VII. After greeting someone
We seem to keep running into each other.
Haven’t
we met before?
I’ve
been meaning to call you.
I’m
sorry; I’ve forgotten your name.
Conversation Practice
A: Hello, I’m (your name)! What is your name?
B: Hello there, I am (name).
A: Hi, it’s nice to meet you, ______________!
B: I’m glad to meet you too, _____________!
B. Getting to know you
A: How are you, _________? Where are you from?
B: I’m good, _________. My hometown is
______________.
How about you,
where are you from?
A: My hometown is ______________.
C. Welcoming someone you haven’t seen in a long time
A: Where have you been? I haven’t seen you in ages!
What’s up? Where were
you?
B: Long time no see! Well, I went back to my
hometown to take care of some business.
A: Welcome back! We missed you around here.
D. Expressing surprise at meeting
someone
A: What a surprise to meet you here, ___________!
B: Fancy meeting you here, ___________!
What are
you doing in this part of the town?
A: I have business to attend to. How about you, _____________.
Never
thought I’d see you here!
B: I accompanied my relative/family here
for some business too.
Reading
A week ago, I went to a party at my friend’s house. It was held in the evening. I saw old friends and met new acquaintances. We greeted one another, asked how each of us have been, and what we have been up to. Some friends shared stories down memory lane. It was like a simple reunion that my friend hosted. I have not seen some of my friends in years so it was a surprise to meet them there. We ate dinner together. The food tastes so good. Then we sat and talked. Hey, we drank some too. It was a nice party and I enjoyed every minute of it.
When was the party held?
How did the friends greet each other?
What were the conversations about?