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I am a student of the Murmansk State Technical University. Part one. Getting Acquainted

  1. Do you know how people greet each other when they meet? Discuss it with your partner and tell your fellow students.

  2. Read the text to know about possible ways of greeting and why people do it.

  1. Read the following words and word combinations below and try to memorize them.

to be invited to

быть приглашенным

to get-together

собираться вместе

to be up to

встать, подняться

to shake hands

пожимать руки

to make a point

стараться

  1. Read and translate the text.

When people have a company or when they're invited to formal or informal get-togethers, they usually make a point of trying to make others feel comfortable and relaxed. On the whole, they tend to be informal. Men shake hands, but usually only when they're introduced. Male friends and business associates who haven't seen each other in a while may shake hands when they say hello. Women usually don't shake hands when being introduced to each other. When a woman and a man are introduced, shaking hands is up to the woman. Men shake hands to say good-bye.

Handshaking is rather rare in Britain as well, but it is a correct thing to do on the Continent. When an Englishman passes a friend in the street he only touches his hat. He doesn't shake hands when he stops to talk.

At parties, interviews and other formal and informal situations you meet people you haven't met before and have to introduce yourself to them, or they introduce themselves to you. You also have to introduce people you already know to one another.

Here are a few rules of introduction which are useful to remember:

  1. men are introduced to women;

  2. young people to older ones;

  3. old friends to newcomers;

  4. a young girl to a married woman;

5. women are never presented to a man.

3. Answer the questions to the text.

1. Why do people greet each other?

2. How do people greet each other?

3. What are the rules of introduction?

5. How do you greet your friends/ acquaintance?

    1. Phrases to remember.

  1. Read the following phrases and try to memorize them.

General

to get acquainted with smb

to make smb acquaintance

to make the acquaintance of smb

познакомиться с кем-либо

acquaintance

знакомый

have a nodding acquaintance with smb

не быть лично знакомым

to introduce smb to smb

представить кого-либо

to be introduce to smb

быть представленным кому-либо

to introduce oneself

представиться

to meet smb

познакомиться с кем-либо

to address

обращаться к кому-либо

to know smb

быть знакомым с кем-либо

to know by sight

знать в лицо

bosom friend

закадычный друг

to make a friendly chat

поболтать

Useful phrases.

Have you met…?

Вы знакомы с…?

I don’t think you have met…

Боюсь, вы не знакомы с…

Allow me to introduce you to...

Разрешите Вас познакомить с...

May I introduce Mr./Mrs. …(formal)

Разрешите представить Вам ...

I'd like to introduce you to...

Я хотел бы познакомить Вас с …

I'd like you to meet ...

Мне хотелось бы познакомить Вас с ...

Let me introduce myself

Разрешите представиться

Formal/less formal (both): How do you?

Как дела?

Informal/semi-formal: Hello!

Informal: Hi! Morning! Evening!

I fancy I've met you before.

Мне кажется, что мы уже где-то встречались.

This is a pleasure, Mr/Mrs...

Очень приятно

Glad/pleased/ nice to meet you.

Рад с Вами познакомиться.

Delighted to meet you.

Счастлив с Вами познакомиться.

I'm very pleased to meet you

We met at ..., didn't we?

Мы уже знакомы?

We've met before?

We've already been introduced.

Нас уже представили друг другу.

Your face seems (so) familiar(to me)

Ваше лицо мне знакомо

Your name sounds familiar.

Я о вас слышал.