Name: 英語問候和介紹--英語口語篇 (English Greetings and Introductions - Spoken English)
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We're going to talk about greetings and introductions in English.

What's the first word you learned in English?

'Hello' is the most basic way to greet someone in English.

There are many different ways to greet people and introduce yourself in English.

In different situations, you'll need to use different words and phrases to greet people

In this lesson, you can learn about greetings and introductions in English and see which

language you should use in different situations.

Imagine that you're on a business trip, and you're meeting some important clients

Or maybe you work in service, for example in a hotel, and you need to talk to guests

In these situations, you'll want to use more formal language.

The greetings good morning, good afternoon and good evening are quite formal and are

generally only used in formal situations.

There's one exception: you can sometimes use good morning informally with people you

However, it's common in this situation to simply say 'morning'.

Can you see any other examples of formal language in this dialogue?

Firstly, I asked Kasia's name by saying, and your name is…?

This is more formal than asking what's your name?

After she introduced herself, Kasia said very nice to meet you.

Saying nice to meet you is neutral—neither formal nor informal.

However, adding very makes it sound much more formal.

I introduced myself with a full sentence: My name's Kasia.

When speaking less formally, you'd use a shorter introduction, like I'm Kasia or

After I introduced myself, I said Welcome to Madrid.

Does this sound formal or informal to you?

Again, it's a small change which makes a big difference.

Saying welcome by itself is neutral—it's not formal.

However, adding to and a place makes it sound much more formal.

So, if you say, Welcome to our office! that sounds formal, while if you just say, Welcome!

It's common when greeting someone in English to ask some kind of how are you question.

Again, one word makes the difference—do you know which one?

My answer, Very well, thank you, also sounds quite formal.

If I was speaking more neutrally, I'd say something like, Well, thanks.

Adding very and saying thank you instead of thanks makes it sound more formal.

Finally, Olivier asked me how are you back.

You wouldn't say thanks for asking in a more informal situation.

So, you've seen here how small changes can make a big difference to how formal your language

Remember that formality doesn't just depend on the words you use; other things like tone

of voice and body language are also important.

Next, let's look at how to handle greetings and introductions in a neutral way.

'Neutral' means neither formal nor informal.

For example, imagine you're at work, and you meet a new colleague.

You're the same age and you're in the same department.

This is an example of a neutral situation.

You don't need to be very formal, but you also wouldn't want to sound too casual.

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