Introducing Oneself and Others, Greeting, Parting, and Inviting

1.       Introducing  Oneself and Others             

Meaning: an activity to introduce themselves to others

A.  To introduce yourself to other person you can use these expressions

Formal

•      How do you do? My name is ………………..
•      How do you do? I don’t think we’ve met before. My name is ……..
•      May I introduce myself?
•      Allow me to introduce myself…………………

Informal

•      Hello, I’m …………………………..
•      Hi, I’m ……………….

B.  To introduce someone to other person you can say:

Formal

•      I’d like to introduce………..
•      Can I introduce ……………………………….. This is ……………….
•      I don’t think you’ve met……………………………..
•      May I introduce you to ………………………………
•      Let me introduce you to………………………………………..

Informal

•      Hi, this is …………
•      Hello, this is ………………………………..
•      Meet ……………………. This is ……………………

C.  The answer can be:

Formal

•      How do you do?
•      I’m glad to meet you
•      I’m very glad to meet you
•      It’s very nice to meet you
•      I’m happy to meet you

Informal

•      Hi/Hello
•      Glad to meet you.
•      Pleased to meet you

2.       Greeting

Meaning: Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other, to show attention to, and to suggest a type of relationship (usually cordial) or social status (formal or informal) between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with each other.

Example of greeting

  I. Ms, Martha, an English teacher, enters the classroom. The students are ready to

            Study English. .

Ms. U                  : Good Morning, Students!

Students              : Good Morning, Ms. U!

Ms. U                  : How are you today?

Students              : We are fine, thank you. And you?

Ms. U                  : I’m fine, too. Well, Students, let’s start our lesson!

To greet someone we can say:

•         Good Morning {between 24.00 – 12.00}

•         Good Afternoon {between 12.00 or lunch or the end of working day}

•         Good Evening {after work or 18.00}

•         Good Night {parting at evening/night}

•         Good Day {at 12.00 or lunch}

•         Hello {any time addressed to equals or older people}

•         Hi {any time addressed to equals}

•         how are you?

We answer those expressions above by saying:

•         Very well, thanks.

•         I’m very well, thank you.

•         I’m fine, thanks.

3.       Parting

Meaning :Parting is the end of the meeting

Example of parting

When we are parting we can say:

•         Good Bye

•         So long

•         See you later

•         See you on Sunday

•         See you tonight

•         I must be going now

•         I must be leaving now

•         See you at school tomorrow

•         Give my love to your mother

•         Please give my best regards

•         Please come again soon

•         I must go

•         I must say Good Bye

Teacher                 : Wahyu, please, introduce yourself to your classmates!

Wahyu                  : Yes, Sir. Well, Good Morning, Everybody! I would like to introduce myself. I am         Wahyu Handy. You can call me wahyu or handy

Donny                   : Where are you from, wahyu?

Wahyu                  : I come from West Java. We move here because my father works in this town nowadays

Azka                     : Welcome in our nicest class, wahyu. It’s nice to meet you.

Wahyu                  : Thank you. Nice to meet you, too.

4.       Inviting

Function : to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something.

Example of inviting
Would you like to … (neutral situation)
What about …? / Come and … / Why don’t you …? (informal situation)
We should be very pleased if you could … / We should be delighted if you were able to … (formal situation)


For example:
Would you like to join me for a lunch? (Neutral situation)
What about going to the beach? (Informal situation)
We should be very pleased if you could come and have dinner with us this evening. (Formal situation)

ACCEPTING AN INVITATION
(Thank you). I’d like to (very much). / That would be very nice. / That sounds a nice idea. / With pleasure. (Neutral situation)
All right (then). / I won’t say no! / Great/Lovely. / You’re on! / OK! / I’d love to …  (informal situation)
I’d very much like to …/ That’s really very kind of you. / What a delightful idea. (formal situation)

For example:
Would you like to come and play a new game with me?
Thank you. I’d like to very much. (neutral situation)
Great. (informal situation)
I’d very much like to join you. (formal situation)

DECLINING AN INVITATION
Thank you very much, but …/ I’d like to, but …/ I’m sorry, I can’t. / Thank you for asking me, but … (neutral situation)
I’d love to but…/ Sorry, I can’t. (informal situation)
Much to my regret, …/ That’s very kind of you, but… /Sadly … (however thank you for inviting me) (formal situation)

For example:
Would you like to join me to watch the newest movie tomorrow?
Thank you very much but I have many assignments. (neutral situation)
I’d love to, but I have got an exam tomorrow. (informal situation)
Much as I should like to, I’m afraid I already promise to accompany my sister tomorrow. (formal situation)