Everyday Dialogues

Making Introductions
In this lesson, you will learn useful vocabulary
and expressions for meeting new people.
Let’s start by getting into groups of three.

Pre-Reading
A. Warm-Up Questions

1. T
 ell your group about your family members.
Do you have any brothers, sisters, cousins,
aunts, uncles, etc.?

2. Tell your group about a person you met recently.

3. T
 ell your group about a friend or neighbor that you
would like your classmates to meet.

B. Vocabulary Preview

Match the words from this lesson to the correct meanings on the right.

1. nephew a) a person I study with

2. niece b) my mother’s brother
3. roommate c) a person I live beside
4. colleague d) my husband’s mother
5. neighbor e) a person I am engaged to marry
6. fiancé f) my uncle’s daughter
7. classmate g) my sister’s son
8. cousin h) a person I share my apartment with
9. mother-in-law i) my mother’s sister
10. father-in-law j) a person I work with
11. uncle k) my brother’s daughter
12. aunt l) my husband’s father

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Dialogue Reading
Read the dialogue with your group members a few times. Take turns
being each character. Practice your intonation and pronunciation.
Circle any new words or phrases that you need to practice. You
can change the gender of the characters to match your group.

Amy: Charlie, I’d like you to meet my roommate, Richard.

Charlie: Hello, Richard. It’s nice to meet you. I’m Amy’s brother, Charlie.

Hi, Charlie. I’m very pleased to meet you.

Richard:
Amy has told me all about you.

Amy has told me all about you, too.

Charlie:
I’ve been looking forward to meeting you for a long time.

Well, now that you’ve finally met,

Amy:
why don’t we sit down and have a coffee?

Richard: Sounds great.

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Practice
Work with your group members. Role-play the dialogue,
substituting the different expressions below. Then switch roles.

1. Charlie, I’d like you to meet... 4. It’s nice to meet you.

• Charlie, I’d like to introduce you to... • I’m glad to meet you.
• Charlie, let me introduce you to... • I’m pleased to meet you.
• Charlie, I want you to meet... • I’m happy to meet you.
• It’s a pleasure to meet you.
2. ...my roommate, Richard.
5. Amy has told me all about you.
• my husband
• my son • Amy has told me so much about you.
• my colleague • I’ve heard so much about you.
• my friend
• my girlfriend 6. I ’ve been looking forward to
• my fiancé meeting you for a long time.
• my uncle
• I’ve wanted to meet you for ages.
• my nephew
• I’ve been hoping to meet you for a while.
• my grandfather
• my father-in-law
7. Well, now that you’ve finally met...
• my wife
• my daughter • Now that you’ve finally been introduced...
• my classmate • Since you finally know each other...
• my boyfriend
• my neighbor 8. ...why don’t we sit down and have a coffee?
• my cousin
• ...let’s sit down and have a cup of coffee.
• my aunt
• ...why don’t we sit down and have dinner?
• my niece
• ...how about we sit down and have a chat?
• my grandmother
• my mother-in-law
9. Sounds great.

3. Hello, Richard. • Sounds good.

• That’s a good idea.
• Hi, Richard.
• I’d like that.
• How do you do, Richard?

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Listening Practice
Listen to the recording of the dialogue from page 2. Fill in the missing
words as you listen. Listen again. Now look back at page 2 and check your
work. Did you fill in the correct words? Did you spell everything correctly?

Amy: Charlie,          like you to          my          , Richard.

         Richard.          to meet you.

Brother:
I’m Amy’s          , Charlie.

Hi Charlie. I’m very          to meet you.

Richard:
Amy has told me all about you.

Amy has          me all about you          .

Brother:
I’ve been looking               meeting you for a long time.

Well, now that you’ve          met,

Amy:
         we sit down and have a coffee?

Richard: Sounds          .

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Write Your Own Dialogue

Write a dialogue with a partner using phrases from page 3.
Practice and present the dialogue to your class.

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Review
Task 1

LISTEN & ANSWER

Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.

Your teacher will tell you if you have to write or say the answers.

1. What does Amy do at the beginning of the conversation?

2. How is Richard connected to Amy?

3. How is Charlie related to Amy?

4. What do Charlie and Richard both say about Amy?

5. What are Amy, Charlie, and Richard going to do now?

Task 2

MAKING INTRODUCTIONS

Work with two other students. Imagine you are

with a friend at the mall. You bump into a relative.
Introduce your friend to your relative in front of your teacher.

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Review cont.
Task 3

COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION

A friend is coming over to do homework. Introduce your friend to

your roommate. Complete the dialogue in writing. Then practice
the conversation with two partners in front of your teacher.

You: Hi, Janis. Come on in.

Janis: Thanks.

You: Have you met my roommate before?

Janis: .

You:                                  .

Janis: Nice to meet you, Nick.

Roommate: Nice to                .

I have heard a lot of                        .

Janis: I’ve heard a lot of nice things about you, .

You: Let’s go study.

Janis: Sounds .

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