Vocabulary · Lesson 10

Greetings & introductions

Open a first conversation with four useful moves: greet, give your name, respond, and leave. Then adjust the same moves for a friend, a coworker, a client, a phone call, or a second meeting. Good morning. I’m Ana. Nice to meet you.

45–55 min corehello / goodbyefamiliar / more formal15–20 min optional practice

NoticeRead a short first meeting.

DiscoverGreeting, name, reply, goodbye.

BuildMatch, choose, and build chunks.

UseRole-play meeting someone.

We learn these as whole chunks, not single words: Nice to meet you · My name is… · How are you? · See you later. Say each one as one smooth phrase.

Two-minute retrieval

Retrieve the grammar inside a greeting

Use earlier lessons. Complete each full line, then say it smoothly.

1I Ana.

2 is your name?

3 are you?

Meet the moments

A wave, a handshake, and the right words for the time of day.

Hi!

Nice to meet you

Good morning

Good afternoon

Good evening

Good night

How are you?

I'm good, thanks!

Thank you

Use Good evening when you arrive or greet someone later in the day. Use Good night when you leave late or go to bed.

Notice before the rule

A first meeting at work

Ana: Good morning. My name is Ana. Daniel: Hi, Ana. I'm Daniel. Nice to meet you. Ana: Nice to meet you too. How are you? Daniel: I'm good, thanks. How about you?

Which words do they use to greet each other at the start?
How does each person give a name? You can see two ways. What are they?
One person says Nice to meet you. How does the other person reply?

Discovery check: read the cue, then choose

The time in brackets tells you which greeting fits

1, everyone. Let's start the meeting. (8 a.m.)

2. Thank you for joining the call. (2 p.m.)

3. Welcome to the hotel. (7 p.m.)

4. See you tomorrow. (leaving)

The system: four moments

A short meeting has four quick moments. Learn one chunk for each:

1. Greet. Informal: Hi · Hello. By time of day: Good morning · Good afternoon · Good evening.

2. Give your name. My name is Ana. or the short way: I'm Ana.

3. Respond. Nice to meet you. → Nice to meet you too. How are you? → I'm good, thanks. How about you?

4. Leave. Informal: Bye · See you later. Neutral: Goodbye.

	casual or familiar	neutral or more formal
greet	Hi Hi, Daniel.	Hello / Good morning Good morning, Ms. Reyes.
name	I'm I'm Ana.	My name is My name is Ana Reyes.
leave	Bye Bye! See you later.	Goodbye Goodbye. Have a good day.

U.S. workplaces vary. Hi and first names may be normal even with a manager or client. Listen to how the other person introduces themself and follow that choice. Use Mr. or Ms. plus a last name when the person uses that title or the setting expects it.

First meeting or meeting again?

Use Nice to meet you when you meet someone for the first time. Later, use Nice to see you or Good to see you again. The other person can reply with You too or repeat the full phrase.

Time-of-day boundaries are approximate and differ by place and workplace. The examples on this page use clear times such as 8 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7 p.m. When you are unsure, Hello works at any time.

Sound natural: give the important word the clear beat

Do not say every word with the same strength. In a greeting, the name, feeling, or new information is clear. The small words join it as one smooth phrase.

chunk	natural rhythm	what to notice
give your name	I’m ANa.	I’m is one short syllable
meet someone	Nice to MEET you.	to is light; meet is clear
ask and reply	How are you? I’m GOOD, thanks. How about YOU?	the reply and the return question carry the message
leave	See you LAter.	say the whole goodbye as one friendly chunk

Listen for the full chunk, not separate words. In relaxed U.S. speech, Nice to meet you may sound close to Nice tuh meetcha, and How are you? may sound close to How-er-ya?. These are listening guides, not new spellings. Use the clear forms when you speak, then let them become smoother naturally.

Listen: what is the speaker doing?

Ask your teacher to read the six chunks in order. Choose the social purpose before checking.

1The speaker is .

2The speaker is .

3This is a .

4This is a .

5The relationship sounds .

6The setting sounds .

Meaning check

With a new client in a formal first meeting, is Hey, what's up? the safest start? No. It is very informal. Start with Hello or a time-of-day greeting, then follow the name the client uses.
Do we say I am name is Ana? No. Choose one: My name is Ana or I'm Ana.
Someone says How are you? in a brief greeting. Reply, then ask back: I'm good, thanks. How about you? or I'm okay, thanks. And you?. A close friend who asks with concern may want a longer, real answer.

Casual greetings with friends

With friends, English gets more relaxed. In a greeting context, these expressions can work like a friendly Hi! How are you?. Some can also be real questions when the speaker genuinely wants to know what is happening, so listen to the situation.

casual greeting	it means	easy reply
What's up?	Hi! How are you?	Not much. You?
What's going on?	Often: What is happening?	Explain the situation.
What's happening?	Usually: What is happening?	Explain the situation.
How's it going?	How are you?	Good, thanks. You?
Hey! · Hi there!	Hi!	Hey! / Hi!

Two quick tips

What's up? is often a greeting, and Not much. You? is an easy reply. If the speaker looks concerned or something is clearly happening, it can be a real question.
These are very informal. They work with friends and some close coworkers. Before you know a workplace’s style, Hello or Good morning is a safe start. If a manager or client uses Hi and a first name, follow their lead.

Pick the natural reply

Each line has a normal answer. Keep the pairs together:

Nice to meet you. → Nice to meet you too.
How are you? → I'm good, thanks. How about you?

Drill 1: choose the best reply

The cue in brackets tells you the situation

1Speaker A: Nice to meet you. Speaker B: . (reply to a new client)

2Speaker A: How are you? Speaker B: . How about you? (brief reply on a call)

3Daniel: Hi, I'm Daniel. Ana: . I'm Ana. (greet back, familiar)

4Speaker A: See you tomorrow. Speaker B: . Have a good day. (end of the meeting)

Build the pairs, then the sentence

Drill 2: match each line to its natural reply

Tap a line, then tap the reply that fits it

Drill 3: build the reply

A new coworker just told you their name. Build the line, then say it.

Drill 4: give your name (the full way)

Introduce yourself to a client. Build the sentence.

Drill 5: introduce a third person

On a video call, introduce your coworker Daniel. Build the sentence.

Notice and repair errors

Drill 6: fix the introduction

Tap the word that is wrong.

Drill 7: match the time of day

It is 8 p.m. Tap the word that does not fit the time.

Drill 8: give the natural reply, then say it

Say the reply aloud first. Reveal only after you answer.

1 Nice to meet you. → reply

Nice to meet you too.

2 How are you? → reply, then ask back

I'm good, thanks. How about you?

3 Hi, I'm Daniel. → greet back and give your name

Hi, Daniel. I'm Ana.

4 (8 a.m., opening a formal event) → greet by time of day

Good morning.

5 (leaving a coworker) → say goodbye, informal

Bye! See you later.

Read and choose

A first hello at work

“Good morning, Mr. Silva. How are you?” “I'm good, thanks. How about you?” “Very well. This is my coworker, Ana.” “Nice to meet you, Ana!” “Nice to meet you too.”

Read, then choose

1. When does this conversation happen?

2. Who is Ana?

3. What is the natural reply to “Nice to meet you”?

Play and practice

Games and a short reading that recycle this lesson. Use them as a warm-up, a fast finisher, or homework. Each one checks itself.

Read

A day at the hotel desk

Read once for meaning. Then read again and do the tasks below.

Short conversations77 wordsAbout 1 min

8 a.m. Sara: Good morning, Mr. Chen. How are you? Mr. Chen: I’m good, thanks. How about you? Sara: Very well, thanks.

2 p.m. Sara: Good afternoon. I’m Sara, the hotel manager. Ms. Diaz: Hello, Sara. My name is Rosa Diaz. Nice to meet you. Sara: Nice to meet you too.

7 p.m. Sara: Good evening, Mr. Chen. Nice to see you again. Mr. Chen: You too, Sara.

11 p.m. Sara: Good night, everyone. See you tomorrow!

Find it

Tap the 4 time-of-day words that come after Good.

Check your understanding

1. When does Sara meet Rosa Diaz for the first time?

2. Who does Sara greet in the morning and in the evening?

3. Which line is a goodbye?

Crossword

Greeting chunks

Click a clue or a square, then type. Press Check when you finish.

Across

Down

Sort it

Four moments

Tap a word, then tap the box it belongs in. Press Check when the tray is empty.

Memory

Moment and greeting

Flip two cards. If they belong together, they stay. Find every pair in as few turns as you can.

Use it in real life

Meet a coworker: It is your first day. Greet a new coworker, give your name, and reply to theirs. Hi, I'm… Nice to meet you. How are you?

On a video call: The call starts at 9 a.m. Greet the group and say your name clearly. Good morning, everyone. My name is…

Introduce a colleague: Introduce a third person to the group. This is my colleague, Daniel. Daniel, this is Ms. Reyes.

On the phone: Answer and start a call politely. Hello, this is Ana. Good afternoon. How are you?

End and leave: Close the conversation two ways: with a coworker, then with a client. Bye! See you later. Goodbye. Have a good day.

Final production: two 45-second meetings

Role-play two complete conversations. First, meet a new coworker in a familiar workplace. Second, meet a new client in a more formal setting. In each conversation, greet, give your name, respond to the other name, ask and answer How are you?, introduce one third person, and leave.

Success criteria: the greeting fits the moment; the first-meeting phrase is accurate; the level of formality stays consistent; and at least one multiword chunk is spoken with a clear beat and smooth connection.

Reflect

Run the four moments

Say a full first meeting aloud, in order: “______ (greet). My name is ______. ______ (reply after the other person gives a name). ______ (ask how someone is). ______ (leave).”

Then do it twice: once informal with a coworker, once more formal with a client. Notice which words you change.

Final quiz: choose the best line

1. (a meeting at 8 a.m.) ___, everyone. Let's begin.

2. Speaker A: Nice to meet you. Speaker B: ___

3. Speaker A: How are you? Speaker B: ___

4. You are Ana. A client asks, “What's your name?” Which reply gives your name?

5. A new client introduces himself as Mr. Lopez at a morning meeting. Which greeting follows his choice?

6. (introducing a third person on a call) ___

7. (ending a call with a client) ___

8. (arriving at a hotel at 7 p.m.) ___. We have a reservation.

Return tomorrow before rereading the lesson. Complete the five-minute next-day retrieval, then repeat only the social moves that still feel slow.

Next-day retrieval

Keep the main lesson closed. Retrieve the greeting from the moment and relationship, not from a memorized list.

Choose the social move from memory

1You arrive at a hotel at 7 p.m. Say .

2You leave a friend late at night. Say .

3A coworker gives you their name for the first time. Say .

4You meet the same coworker the next week. Say .

Repair the moment

A hotel employee greets an arriving guest at 7 p.m.: “Good night. Welcome to the hotel.” Tap the greeting that does not fit.

Say it without choices

Give a complete reply to How are you?. Introduce yourself. Introduce a colleague. Then end the same conversation politely.

Thirty-second production

Role-play the beginning and end of one first meeting. Include a greeting, both names, Nice to meet you, a brief How are you? exchange, and a leaving phrase.