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GREETINGS
RESPONSES
Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. How nice to see you! What a pleasant surprise! Hello, Robert. How are you? Hi, Bob. How’ve you been? What’s happening? What’s new? How are you doing? How you doing? Long time, no see.	Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. Yes, it’s been quite a while. Hello, Kathryn. Fine, thanks. And you? Hi, Kathy. Pretty good. Not much. Nothing. OK. Not bad. Yeah!
PRECLOSINGS	RESPONSES
Well. I’m afraid I have to be going. (I've got to get up It was good to see you. An early tomorrow.) It's been a pleasure. Thank you for the advice. I really must go now. Well, it's getting late. I know you’re busy. . . Nice to see you again. Thanks for coming. Maybe we could get Together sometime. Great seeing you. Less I’ve really got to go. Formal Got to go now.	Thank you for coming. Yes, I’ve enjoyed it. My pleasure. It was nice to see you. Maybe we can talk again. Nice to see you. It was fun. Sounds good. Same here. OK. See you. See you again.
CLOSINGS	RESPONSES
Until the next time. . . Good night, Bill. Good-bye, Harry. Have a nice (weekend). Talk to you later. See you later.	Good-bye. Good night, Jean. Good-bye, Lisa. You, too. Bye. Take it easy. So long. Take care.

Exercises
Situation 2
A and B are students at the university. They see each other between classes.

1. greets B
2. talks about weekend, asks about B’s weekend
3. gives preclosing
4. closes
1. greets A, asks about weekend
2. answers question
3. replies to preclosing
4. replies

Situation 3
B is A’s boss. A needs to leave work early today to see the doctor and approaches B, who is working at his or her desk.
A B
1. coughs to get B’s attention, 1. returns greeting, offers help greets B
2. explains situation, requests 2. asks for reason permission to leave early
3. gives reason 3. gives permission
4. thanks S, gives preclosing 4. replies to preclosing
5. closes 5. replies
C. Mini-roleplays
Directions: Discuss the situation with your partner and decide on the proper level of formality. You can use the suggested expressions if you want to. Then practice. When you are ready, perform for the class and discuss your performance with your teacher and classmates.
Roleplay 1
Professor A and student B meet in the corridor. B has a class in another building and is already late, but doesn’t want to be rude to Professor A, who is very friendly and talkative this morning.
Useful expressions
A
copy it later (chemistry) class
article on communication get your comments
Roleplay 2
A and B work for the same insurance company. They see each other at the office after a two-week vacation.
Useful expressions
A
stayed home and relaxed played golf
fantastic trip went skiing
Roleplay 3
You are on your way to the bus stop to go downtown for a show that starts at eight o’clock. It is now seven-thirty, and it takes fifteen minutes to get there. You meet an acquaintance who is obviously glad to see you and wants to talk for a while.
Useful expressions
ACQUAINTANCE chat for a bit
YOU
terrible hurry last-minute appointment
Roleplay 4
A has to delay B by talking while their friends finish preparations for B's surprise birthday party. B tries several preclosings, but A doesn’t listen.
Useful expressions
late for a date busy
got to go nice to see you
A
Did you hear about. Just one more thing. Oh, did you know. . great weather new haircut