Greetings

=**Greetings**=



There exist two different type of **Greetings**: **Formal Greetings** and **Informal Greetings**.
 * Greetings** are those words and expression we use when we want to start or finish a conversation.

respect than others, it means your teacher, someone you don't know or even when you are new at a school and you want to introduce yourself to others.
 * Formal Greetings** are those we use when we are talking to people to whom we should show more

Let's see some of the most common **Formal Greetings**:


 * Good morning / afternoon / evening.
 * Hello (name), how are you?
 * Very well, thank you. And you? (formal)
 * Good day Sir / Madam (very formal)
 * Good morning / afternoon / evening.
 * It was a pleasure seeing you.
 * Goodbye.

**Informal Greetings** are those we use with close people, it means your family, your friends, people at school. **Informal Greetings** are fresh and simple words that show bonds between people.

Let's see some examples of **Informal Greetings**. **Practice No 1** Read the following conversation. When you finish reading the conversation transcribe the conversation into your notebook. Afther that, take a red color and highlight the **Greetings** you find. Finally write the **Greetings** again and one by one say if they are **Formal** or **Informal Greetings**. **After School** Freddy: Mommy!!! Tara: Hi Freddy, how are you? Freddy: Fine, I did a lot of activities. Tara: That's great. Hi Dana, how was your day? Dana: I had a nice day. Tara: What do you want to do today? It's friday. Freddy and Dana: Let's go swimming!!! Tara: Ok, let's go!!!
 * Hi / Hello
 * How are you?
 * Fine / Great (informal)
 * What's up? (very informal)
 * How are you doing? (very informal)
 * Goodbye / Bye.
 * See you (later).
 * <span style="display: inline !important; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: inherit;">Later (very informal)
 * Practice No 2**

Now listen to the following conversation and try to extract the **Greetings**. Write the **Greetings** on your notebook and name them as **Formal** or **Informal**. You can listen to the conversation as many times as you want.

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What other **Greetings** do you know? You can ask your parents, friends, teachers...
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