Unit 1

Introducing Yourself

After this chapter, students are

expected to be able to:
- Introduce themselves appropriately,
- Greet people nicely using many
greeting expressions,
- Know how to respond kindly if
someone greets,
- Know how to introduce someone to
other people,
- Make a small talk during the brief
conversation

- Is it important?
- Very.

Introduction of oneself is practically

mandatory for a person when
he/she meet someone new, or
he/she has never met before.

- If I may introduce myself

- Good morning/afternoon/night
- Hello, my name is nice to meet
you
- Please allow me to introduce
myself
- and many other more

Example of informal
greeting/introduction:
- Hi!
- Howdy!
- Long time no see!
- Hey, how do you do?
- Its been a while, eh?
- and many other else

The appropriate response for

greetings/introductions:
- Im great, thank you
- Yes, good day to you too
- Wow, it really has been a while
- Im fine, how about you?
- Nice to meet you
- Etc.

Introducing other people

Not only you have to be able to introduce

yourself, you must also capable to introduce
your friend to other people. Introducing
other people to other people have a
different pattern from introducing your own
self. You act like a bridge, or as Nokias
motto: connecting people.

Expressions used when introducing a

friend to your other friend:
- Hey, Id like you to meet my friend
- There is someone Id like you to
meet
- You two should know each other,
- Hey, here is my friend, have you
two met?
Can you find other example?

Based on your attitude and way of

introducing yourself, people can either
consider you a nice, polite, and wellmannered person, or they can also
judge you as rude, impolite, and
uncivilized. So, choose wisely!

Practice!
1. Introduce yourself in front of
the
class
using
given
expressions,
2. Respond to greetings given by
one of your friends,
3. Introduce one of your friend to
the whole class.
Good luck!