大学交际英语unit 1.pptVIP

Business card Company name Holder name Occupation Address Email Tel Mobile Making dialogues Meeting people for the first time 1, greeting and self-introducing for each other Nice to meet you/How do you do 2,express thanks and welcome 3, exchange cards Meeting people again 1, greeting Long time no see./ haven’t seen you for ages. How are you?/how ‘s everything? 2, talking about yours family and job and so on. The Way Americans Greet Americans often greet each other simply with “Hello”or”Hi”. They believe such an informal greeting often implies a close and friendly relationship. Similarly, americans do not have a formal “farewell”. They will just wave “good-bye”to the whole group. Or perhaps, they will simply say “Bye”,”so long”or”speaking of time, I’ve got to run”and them leave. To Americans, a friendly and informal relationship is the most important thing. A Little About Me Hello, I’m Mike Adams. I’m English teacher. Do you want to know something about me? I was born in England. Then my family moved to America when I was 10. I’m tall, and I have a gentle face. My hair is dark brown but there is not too much left on the top of my head. I used to be a sportsman with a strong bodym, but now my muscles have become soft, and my stomach is getting a little sarger each year. I try to be kind to other people, but sometimes I’m very stubbborn and never change my mind. I want to be an honest person, I’m very organi * * Greeting and introducing people Yes, a proper intrduction will leave a good first impression upon others. However, American introductions are rather simple. In the United States, most people don’t like using Mr., Mrs. Or Miss in introductions. They find these terns too formal. They prefer first names to formal titles in most case. For example, a gentleman may say, “glad to meet you. I ‘m Miller. But call me Paul.” sometimes a woman you meet for the first time may say, “don’t call me Mrs. Smith. Just call me Sally.” So when your American friends do not use