FIRST MEETINGS

At  the reception desk                                    Receptionist

Hello my name is …                                      Please take a seat
I have an appointment  with… at…                  I’ll see if he’s free.

Introducing Yourself                                      Responding to Introductions

Excuse me, are you…?                                That’s right.
How do you do. I’m Jane                              Pleased to meet you.
Welcome to New York.
-Let me introduce myself. My name is …        Nice to meet you. I’m …
You must be …Nice to meet. I’m …               Hi. But Please call me …
I don’t think we’ve met . I’m…                       Sorry, I didn’t catch your name.

Introducing another person

May/ Can I introduce you to…
Mr…, this is Mr…
Have you met Mrs. …?
Bob do you know Bill?

Polite Offers                                              Responding Polite Offers

May I take your coat?                                Thank you, that’s very kind of you.
Do you need some help with that?              Thanks, but I think I can manage it.
Can I get you something to drink?               Tea would be great, please.
Tea?  Juice?



THE HOST- SMALL TALK

TRAVEL

When did you arrive? How was your journey?
Did you have a good trip?
Did you have any problems finding us?

ACCOMODATION

Where are you staying?
How’s the hotel?

PLACE

Is this your first visit to…?
Have you had a chance to look around?
What do you think of..?

WEATHER

How’s the weather in…?
Is the weather the same in…?
I hope the weather is better in …

CLOSING THE INTRODUCTION

OK. Let’s get down to business.

Fill in the blanks. Listen and check.

Miserable         free                catch                look around


Linda:       Good afternoon. I have appointment with Mr. Miller.

Receptionist:        Please take a seat. Mr. Miller is taking a conference call at the
                         moment… (on phone) Mr. Miller, are you __________? You may
                         go in now?

Miller:                 How do you do, Ms… I’m sorry, I didn’t ________ your name.

Linda:                Linda Strait. Please call me Linda.

Miller:               A pleasure to meet you Linda. I hope you have a chance to
                     ____________ our beautiful city before you fly back. How was the
                     flight coming here, by the way?

Linda:        It was fine. I thought I might be late because the flight was delayed by
                the  ___________ weather back home. But the pilot somehow managed
                 to make up the  time.

Choose the word that does not belong in each group.

1. journey          person                trip                visit

2. awful           miserable            terrible              wonderful

3. catch            get                    hear                manage

4. calm              cold                   cool                chilly

5. behind        delayed                  early                late

Put the following sentences in logical order (a- first, e – last)

__________1. I’m sorry to hear that. But the weather should be nicer this weekend.
__________2 Sorry. I thought you had been introduced. This is Steve.
__________3. I’m sorry. I didn’t catch your colleague’s name.
__________4. Traffic was awful because of the bad weather.
__________5. It’s pleasure to meet you, Steve. How was your coming here?