Have we met before?
Ask this when a face looks familiar.
Day 2 of 365
Meeting people
1Chunks
Whole phrases to say as one piece.
This is ___.
Introduce a person. Point with your open hand, not a finger.
Nice to meet you too.
The natural reply. Add 'too'.
What do you do?
It means 'what's your job?'. Say it fast.
I work in ___.
A shop, an office, a school — anywhere.
How do you two know each other?
Ask when two people arrive together.
We met at ___.
Say where you first met: work, a wedding, school.
Come and meet ___.
Bring someone over to a new person.
I've heard a lot about you.
Say it with a smile, never flat.
Let's keep in touch.
Say it near the end, when you'd like to meet again.
2Sentence patterns
One frame, many sentences. Tap a word to hear it.
This is ___.
I work in ___.
3Expressions
Natural ways people really talk.
Good to see you.
Ari! Good to see you again.
You must be ___.
You must be Dian. I've heard a lot about you.
Small world!
You know Sari too? Small world!
How do you know Ari?
How do you know Ari? — We work together.
Let me introduce you.
Let me introduce you. Rio, this is Dian.
We should do this again.
That was fun. We should do this again.
4Q&A
Read both parts aloud. Hide the answers to test yourself.
What do you do?
I work in a shop.
How do you two know each other?
We're old friends.
Have we met before?
I don't think so. I'm Rio.
Is this your first time here?
Yes. Nice to meet you too.
Are you Sari's friend?
Yes. Come and meet her.
5Collocations
Words that go together.
make friends
Children make friends fast.
introduce someone
Let me introduce someone to you.
get along
Rio and Ari get along well.
have something in common
We both like football. We have something in common.
close friend
Sari is a close friend of mine.
meet up
Let's meet up next week.
6Phrasal verbs
A verb plus a small word that changes its meaning.
get on with
have a good, friendly relationship with someone
I get on with my new neighbours.
run into
meet someone by chance
I ran into Ari at the market.
7Sounds
How today's phrases really sound. Play speaks it slowly too.
What do you do
wodya-DOO
'What do you' squeezes into 'wodya'. Stress the last DO.
Nice to meet you too
nice-tuh-meet-you-TOO
The new word is 'too'. Say it clearly at the end.
8Dialogue
The chunks in a real scene. Play the whole thing.
At Sari's house
Sari
Rio, come and meet Dian.
Rio
Hi, Dian. Have we met before?
Dian
I don't think so. Nice to meet you too.
Rio
I've heard a lot about you.
Dian
Good things, I hope! What do you do?
Rio
I work in a school. And you?
Dian
I work in a shop near the market.
Sari
How do you two know each other? Oh, wait, you don't!
Rio
Not yet. But let's keep in touch.
9Real text
Written English you'd meet in real life.
10Grammar
Asking with do: What do you do?
To ask about a habit or a job, put *do* before you: 'What do you do?' The answer uses the plain verb: 'I work...', 'I live...'. Use *do* with I, you, we, they.
- What do you do? — I work in a shop.
- Where do you live? — I live near the market.
- Do you know Ari? — Yes, we're old friends.
- Do you two work together? — No, we just met.
- What do they do? — They study at the school.
- Do we know each other? — I don't think so.
11Words
New words for today.
meet
come together with someone
Come and meet Dian.
introduce
tell two people each other's names
Let me introduce you.
job
the work you do for money
What's your job?
work
do a job
I work in a shop.
office
a place where people work at desks
Ari works in an office.
school
a place where children learn
I work in a school.
together
with each other
We work together.
before
at an earlier time
Have we met before?
know
have met and remember someone
Do you know Ari?
each other
one person to the other person
They know each other well.
old
from long ago (of a friendship)
We're old friends.
touch
contact — to keep in touch is to stay in contact
Let's keep in touch.
12Idioms
Phrases with a hidden meaning.
small world
a surprise that two people share a friend or place
You know Sari too? Small world!
13Daily article
A new friend at the party
Sari has a small party at her house. Dian arrives late. She knows only Sari, so she feels a little shy. Sari sees her and says, "Rio, come and meet Dian." A tall man walks over.
"Hi, Dian. Have we met before?" Rio asks. "I don't think so. Nice to meet you too." "I've heard a lot about you," Rio says. Dian laughs. "What do you do?" she asks. "I work in a school," says Rio. "I work in a shop," says Dian.
They talk for an hour about work, football and Sari's terrible cooking. At the end of the night, Rio says, "Let's keep in touch." Dian saves his number. On the bus home, she thinks the party was a good idea after all.