Part Seven Test Yourself

Task 1 Decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.

( ) 1. When introducing people, you should introduce first a man to a woman, a person of higher rank to a person of lower rank.

( ) 2. When a woman is introduced to a man, she can choose whether to shake hands with him or not.

( ) 3. Do not shake hands with left hand.

( ) 4. In Thailand, people usually hug when meeting each other.

( ) 5. In the middle East, Arabs greet each other by touching nose.

( ) 6. When Dutch people meet, they kiss each other on one check.

( ) 7. In Japan, people shake hands when they meet.

( ) 8. In Europe and Latin America, the opposite sex meet each other in the social occasions, generally men kiss on the hand of a woman.

Task 2 Watch the video clip and do the following exercises.

When can you use the following expressions?

Tips: formal situations, informal situations, all situations, never.

1．Good evening.

2．Nice to meet you.

3．Good day, my lady.

4．Hey, how're things?

5．John, this is Nadine.

Are the following greetings appropriate or not?

6．You walk into your new English class and say,“Allow me to introduce myself.”

7．You introduce your boss's presentation at a meeting by saying:“Let me introduce our next speaker...”

8．You walk into a nice restaurant and say,“Hi, how're things? ”

Task 3 Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below.

A. Take it easy.

B. Good morning, how are you?

C. I'm well, how about you?

D. Fine, thanks. How about you?

E. Hi, how are you doing?

F. Good morning, nice to meet you.

G. You too.

H. Nice meeting you.

I. Nice to meet you, too.

J. Have a nice weekend.

1．You are at work, your colleague comes and greets you:“________”

2．You answer:“________”

3．You meet Mr. Foster, a business client, for the first time, you say:“________”

4．Mr. Foster answers:“________”

5．Mr. Foster is leaving, you say:“________”

6．It is 5 p.m., you are leaving your office, you say to your colleague:“See you on Monday.________”

7．He answers:“________”

8．You meet your friend. You have not seen him for a long time. You say:“________”

9．He answers:“________”

10. Your friend and you are both going home. He says:“________”

Task 4 Choose the correct answer to each question.

1．What's your name?

A. I'm Nancy.

B. I'm from France.

C. I'm a student.

2．Where do you live?

A. I'm from Canada.

B. I live in Chicago.

C. I'm fine.

3．How's it going?

A. OK.

B. I'm going to school.

C. No problem.

4．Where does she work?

A. She likes to work.

B. She's a teacher.

C. She works at City Bank.

5．Where are they from?

A. They're from Mexico.

B. They are in school.

C. They live in Tokyo.

6．How many people are there in your family?

A. I'm getting married soon.

B. My father is a doctor.

C. I have three brothers.

7．-Hi, what's new?

-________

A. I'm fine.

B. Nothing much.

C. That's too bad.

8．What does he do?

A. He's Japanese.

B. He's from Italy.

C. He's an engineer.

9．What do you do in your spare time?

A. I like to exercise.

B. I'm busy this weekend.

C. I don't like sports.

10. What does his father dofor a living?

A. He lives in Hong Kong.

B. He works downtown.

C. He's a doctor.