Today our topic of discussion is-Greetings and Farewells-2.
Greetings and Farewells-2
In this lesson you will learn some more expressions of greetings and farewells.
Objectives:
After completion of this lesson you will be able to: exchange greetings and farewells in formal situations express informal greetings and farewells exchange greetings and farewells at night
Situation : Fahim and Ahsan.
List of Vocabulary and Language Points:
hello, fine, thank you, how are you, good bye. Fahim is waiting at the bus stop. Ahsan walks up to him and talks. Both of them are waiting to catch the bus to go to work.
Dialogue:
Ahsan: Hello. How are you?
Fahim: Fine, thank you. How are you?
Ahsan: I have to hurry (bus sound- effect). Oh. I have to hurry here is my bus. I should be going now. Good bye.
Fahim : Goodbye.
Review Question : Answer these questions.
1. Where is Fahim?
2. Who is greeting the other person first?
3. What are they waiting for?
Review Question Complete the dialogue between Fahim and Ahsan below.
Dialogue:
Ahsan: Hello….
Fahim……How are you?
Ahsan: ………(bus sound effect). Oh. here is my bus. I should be……..
Fahim…….
Review Question : Answer the following questions.
1.How does Ahsan greet Fahim?
2.How do they bid farewell to each other?
Situation : The college campus.
List of Vocabulary and Language Points:
Hi, thanks ok, see you later, so long The college campus- Shiblee is waiting in front of the Arts building for Arif. Shaila is passing by. Shiblee talks to her.
Dialogue:
Shiblee: Hi Shaila! How are you?
Shaila: Fine, thank you. How are you?
Shiblee : I am fine, thank you. Where are you going?
Shaila: I am going to the library. I have to work on the assignment.
Shiblee : Ok. I’ll see you later.
Shaila: Well, Could you see me this afternoon. I want to discuss
Shiblee: with you one lecture that I missed last Tuesday. Ok. I’ll see you in the library at 4.00 pm. Is that all right?
Shaila: Yes. Thanks.
Shiblee: Well then all right?
Shaila : So long.
Review Question :
answer the following questions.
1. Where is Shiblee waiting?
2.For who is he waiting?
3. Who does he meet there?
Review Question :
Now complete the dialogue between Shaila and Shiblee.
Shiblee: Hi Shaila! How are you?
Shaila…….and you?
Shiblee:….Where are ?
Shaila…..To the . I have to work on the
Shiblee:…..Ok. I’ll see you later.
Shaila: Well, Could you see me this afternoon. I want to discuss with you one lecture that I missed last Tuesday.
Shiblee : Ok. I’ll see you in the library at 4.00 pm. Is that all right?
Review Question :
Answer the following questions.
1. How does Shiblee address Shaila?
2. Where is she going?
3. When will they meet again?
4.Why does Shaila want to meet him?
5. Where will they meet?
6.How do they bid farewell to each other?
Situation :
BOU Teachers Club.
It’s a get-together party at the BOU Teachers club. The time is around 7-15 in the evening. Ms Ainy is a teacher from the department of English. She is waiting for Ms. Ahmed of the same department near the entrance. Mr. Sadrul Pasha, from the department of Agriculture enters the room with a guest, Ms Dickins, a professor in Agriculture from the University of Warwick, UK. They walk up to Ms. Ainy.
Dialogue:
Mr. Pasha : Good evening Ms. Ainy. How are you?
Ms. Ainy:Good evening Mr. Pasha. I’m fine, thank you. How are
Mr. Pasha :Fine, thanks, Well I’d like you to meet Ms Dickins. Ms. Dickins this is Ms. Ainy.
Ms. Ainy :Hello Ms. Dickins. How do you do?
Ms.Dickins :How do you do, Ms. Ainy?
Mr. Pasha : Ms. Dickins is a professor in Agriculture, from the University of Warwick
Ms. Ainy :. University of Warwick! I have been there seminar.
Ms.Dickins: O that’s interesting. So you teach English at University?
Ms. Ainy : That’s right. So, how long will you be English at your University staying in Bangladesh?
Ms. Dickins: Well, I’ll be here for Two weeks. This is the 5th days
Ms. Ainy: Two weeks over here. Well, lets go over there. I would like to introduce you to some of our colleagues. How about that Mr. Pasha?
Mr. Pasha : That’s a good idea. Let’s go then.

Review Question :
Answer the following questions.
1. What time is it?
2. What is the occasion?
3. Where is the party taking place?
4. Who is Ms. Ainy?
5. Who is she waiting for?
6. What is the name of the teacher from the dept. of Agriculture?
7. Who is Ms. Dickins?
Review Question :
Complete the dialogue orally between the
teacher: Good evening Ms. Ainy……
Mr. Pasha. I’m……. How are you? Fine, thanks, Well I’d like you to meet………
Ms. Ainy : this is Hello Ms. Dickins. How do you do?
Ms.Dickins: ………Ms. Ainy.
Mr. Pasha:Ms. Dickins is a Ms. Ainy University of Warwick!
Ms.Dickins: O that’s interesting. So you teach English at your University?
Ms. Ainy: That’s right. So, how long will you be ? Well, I’ll be here………for This is the 5th day
Ms. Dickins: here……. Well, lets go over there. I would like to introduce you to Ms. Ainy
Mr. Pasha:How about that Mr. Pasha? That’s a good idea. Let’s go then.