* 15 Visiting (p.5 of 6)

15.23ï¿½ï¿½ When you want to introduce a person to somebody else

This is Bill.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½This is Bill. He works with me at the marketing department.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Hello, Bill. Iï¿½m Natalie. I used to work at the same company.ï¿½>

This is my friend Tom.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½This is my friend Tom. He is an artist.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Nice to meet you, Tom.ï¿½>

I would like you to meet Harry.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½I believe weï¿½ve met. How have you been, Harry?ï¿½>

Iï¿½d like you to meet my friend James.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Iï¿½m glad to meet you, James.ï¿½>

Iï¿½d like to introduce to you my sister Samantha.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Hello, Samantha. Nice meeting you.ï¿½>

Nancy, have you met Bill?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½No, I have not. But Iï¿½ve heard a lotï¿½.>

Alice, do you know Christopher?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Oh yes, I believe weï¿½ve met. How are you, Christopher?ï¿½>

Have you met?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½No, we have not.ï¿½>

Have you two met each other?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½I donï¿½t believe we have.ï¿½>

Have you two been introduced?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Yes, we have just now.ï¿½>

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15.24ï¿½ï¿½ When you have just been introduced to a person for the first time

Nice to meet you!ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Iï¿½m Bob.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Iï¿½m Mary.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Nice to meet you, Mary!ï¿½ ï¿½ Itï¿½s a pleasure, Bob.ï¿½>

Nice meeting you.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½My name is Jim.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½My name is Jessica.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Nice meeting you, Jessica.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Iï¿½m happy to meet you, Jim.ï¿½>

Pleased to meet you.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Iï¿½m Henry.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Pleased to meet you, Henry. Iï¿½m William.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Iï¿½m pleased to meet you too, William.ï¿½>

It's a pleasure.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Itï¿½s a pleasure to meet you.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½I would like you to meet my cousin Joe.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Itï¿½s a pleasure.ï¿½>

What a pleasure to meet you!ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Jeremy, this is my cousin Sue.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Hi, Sue. Iï¿½m Tom. What a pleasure to meet you!ï¿½>

I'm glad to meet you.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½This is Bill. I told you about him.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Hello, Bill. Iï¿½m glad to meet you.ï¿½>

I'm happy to meet you.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Tom, meet Jennifer, my cousin.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Iï¿½m happy to meet you, Jennifer.ï¿½>

I'm delighted to make your acquaintance.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Iï¿½m very glad to meet you.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½This is my brother Hank.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½How are you, Hank? Iï¿½m delighted to make your acquaintance.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Likewise.ï¿½>

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15.25ï¿½ï¿½ When you start a conversation with a person you have been introduced to

Iï¿½ve heard so much about you.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½This is my friend Jeremy. He lives in New York.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Hello, Jeremy. Iï¿½ve heard so much about you.ï¿½>

Iï¿½ve heard so much about you I feel I know you already.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½This is my brother Ron.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Iï¿½m glad to meet you, Ron. Iï¿½ve heard so much about you I feel I know you alredy.ï¿½>

Bob has told me all about you.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Iï¿½m Kirk.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Kirk! Iï¿½m happy to meet you in the flesh. Bob has told me all about you.ï¿½>

Bob has told me so much about you.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½What a pleasure to meet you personally! Bob has told me so much about you.ï¿½>

So, we finally meet face-to-face.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½We meet in person.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½I guess we had a chance to talk over the phone.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½So, we finally meet face-to-face.ï¿½>

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15.26ï¿½ï¿½ When you believe that you might know a person you have been introduced to

I believe weï¿½ve met.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Terry, this is my friend Sally.ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½I believe weï¿½ve met. Itï¿½s nice to see you again, Sally.ï¿½>

Have we met before?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Maybe. Did you attend Mike Simpsonï¿½s birthday party a month ago?ï¿½>

Have I seen you somewhere before?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Hardly. I have lived in Kentucky all my life. Iï¿½m just visiting my friend for a couple of weeks.ï¿½>

Didn't we meet at the party two weeks ago?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Oh, yes! I remember, you got drunk and fell in the swimming pool.ï¿½>

Don't I know you from somewhere?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½I donï¿½t think so. I have just moved to town from Kansas.ï¿½>

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15.27ï¿½ï¿½ When you are approached by a person you believe you don't know

I'm sorry, do I know you?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Hello, Iï¿½m Mary.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Iï¿½m sorry, do I know youï¿½?>

I'm sorry, I've forgotten your name.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½It looks like itï¿½s going to rain.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½It sure does. Oh, Iï¿½m sorry, Iï¿½ve forgotten your name.ï¿½>

I don't believe I've had the pleasure.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½I donï¿½t think I have ever met you before.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Sir, your face looks familiar to me. Have we met before?ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½I donï¿½t believe Iï¿½ve had the pleasure.ï¿½>

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15.28ï¿½ï¿½ When you want to make sure that you got a person's name right

I'm sorry, what was your name again?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½I didnï¿½t hear your name well at the time of introduction.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Itï¿½s Laura.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Iï¿½m delighted to make your acquaintance, Laura.ï¿½ >

I didn't catch your name. I'm terrible at names.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Iï¿½m Mark. Mark Johnson.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Nice to meet you, Mark.ï¿½>

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15.29ï¿½ï¿½ When you mention a notable person

He is the life of the party.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½This lively person is the center of interest and fun at a social gathering.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Donï¿½t forget to invite Hank. He is the life of the party.ï¿½>

She is the talk of the town.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½This person is the subject of discussion in this place.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Everybody noticed the managerï¿½s sister at the corporate party. Now she is the talk of the department.ï¿½>

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