| Evening. Evening.(semi-formal - used to people whom one sees regularly but does not know well) | |
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| 5. Hallo/Hello(semi-formal, informal)6. Hi! (AmE) - Привет! (informal) | 5. Hallo! Nice to see you!6. Hi! |
| 1. First name2. Mr BrownMrs BrownMiss Brown | - to friends- to a man we don’t know well-to a married woman we don’t know well- to a girl or unmarried woman |
| “Mr”, “Mrs”, “Miss” alone is not a polite form of address | |
|---|---|
| 3. Sir | - to a man who is clearly older/more senior- to an officer in the armed forces |
| - as a title, followed by the first name- used by shopassistants, waiters, policemen- by schoolchildren to their men-teachers- polite form of address to a stranger (not common nowadays, the more usual way being “Excuse me, please”) | |
| 4. Madam | - used by shopassistants, waiters- rarely used to address a stranger (more usual “Excuse me, please”)- not used to address a woman-teacher |
| 5. Miss(Miss/Mrs plus surname is used)6. Doctor (alone)7. Doctor Brown8. Professor (with/without surname)9. Ladies and Gentlemen10. Officer11. Waiter, Porter, Nurse | - toa woman-teacher by primary school children- to medical practitioners- to a person with a degree (PhD)- to a university professor- to an audience ['o:dians]- to a policeman-toa person of certain occupation |
(abridged from “Morning, Noon and Night” by Sidney Sheldon)
As they approached the front door it opened, and Clark, the butler, stood there. He was in his seventies, a dignified, capable servant who had worked at Rose Hill for more than thirty years. He had watched the children grow up, and had lived through all the scandals.
Clark’s face lit up as he saw the group. “Good afternoon!”
Kendall gave him a warm hug. “Clark, it’s so good to see you again.”
“It’s been a long time. Miss Kendall.”
“It’s Mrs Renaud* now. This is my husband, Marc.”
“How do you do, sir?”
“My wife has told me a great deal about you.”
“Nothing too terrible I hope, sir.”
“On the contrary. She has only fond memories of you.”
“Thank you, sir.” Clark turned to Tyler. “Good afternoon, Judge Stanford.”
“Hello, Clark.”
“It’s a pleasure to see you, sir.”
“Thank you. You’re looking very well.”
“So are you, sir. I’m so sorry about what has happened.”
“Thank you. Are you set up here to take care of all of us?”
“Oh, yes. I think we can make everyone comfortable.”
“Am I in my old room?”
Clark smiled. “That’s right.” He turned to Woody. “I’m pleased to see you, Mr Woodrow. I want to -”
Woody grabbed Peggy’s arm. “Come on,” he said curtly. “I want to get freshened up.”
The others watched as Woody pushed past them and took Peggy upstairs.
Mrs Renaud [re'no:]
Ex. 1. Comprehension questions.
1. Who are talking?
2. How are they related to each other?
3. Why did Kendall want to be called Mrs Renaud?
4. What is Clark?
5. What is Tyler?
6. Why does Clark address Tyler “Sir”?
Ex. 2. How would you address the following people?
1. your aunt Mary Smith
2. a friend of your own age (Sandra Robinson)
3. Sandra’s father/mother
4. a university professor PhD (Richard Hage, 1st meeting)
5. a girl of 17 not married (Sandy Abbot)
6. a stranger of 27/70
7. your English teacher
8. your doctor (George West)
9. director of the Company you work for
10. an older colleague (Paul Franklin)
11. an elderly woman in the street
12. a married woman of 35 (Judy Forsyte)
Ex. 3. Insert a suitable form of address.
1. "... could you tell me the quickest way to the railway station?” (to a stranger)
2. "... it hurts here...” (to your doctor Alan Price during the examination)
3. “How nice to see you again, ...” (to an old friend of yours)
4. “Will you come in and sit down.....Mr Green will be with you in 5 minutes.”
(a visitor, Michael Black)
5. “...I wonder if you could find time to read my paper.” (to a university professor, William Greenpiece)
6. “I’ll call you back as soon as I find the book, ...” (to your older colleague, Alice Blackboot)
7. The chairman introduces the lecturer to the audience "... , I have great pleasure in introducing Professor Robinson from Chicago University.” (to an audience).
Ex. 4. Make up sentences using one item from each column. Make sure that all the items are of the same degree of formality. Being introduced start a conversation.
Ladies and Gentlemen Father Mr Brown
Mrs Miller
Peter
May I introduce
Let me introduce I’d like you to meet
Let me introduce myself
a friend of mine, Tom Sweet your guide
our new personnel manager my brother, John
our managing director, Mr Roberts
our new colleague, Jane Small
Ex. 5. Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary.
1. I am not acquainted ... Mr Jones, could you introduce me ... him. I would like to make his acquaintance ....
2. He greeted ... me ... a smile.
3. The chairman introduced the lecturer... the audience.
4. It was necessary to make introductions ... all round. There were many people present at the party.
5. ... further acquaintance I found out that he is a very difficult person to deal....
6. Remember me ... your mother. She is such a nice person.
7. Give my kind regards ... your sister. I haven’t seen her... ages.
8. How are you getting ...? - Not too bad, thankyou.
9. Fine, thanks. What... you? - Oh, more or... the same ... usual. And how are things... you?
10. Hallo, Mary. How’s life? - A bit hectic ... the moment. I am very busy ... work nowand ... I’ve got my cousin staying ... me.
11. You name has slipped ... my mind.
12. You take me ... somebody else.
Read the dialogues and dramatize them in class.
- Can you do me a favour, Jim? Would you mind introducing me to Miss Jones?
- Oh, yes, with pleasure, though it’s rather strange you don’t know each other yet.
- I just didn’t have a chance to get acquainted with her. Is she a nice girl?
- Yes, of course, and she has a very nice dog.
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- Harry, have you met Mr Grey?
- No, we haven’t met.
- Come along then, I’ll introduce you to him, if you like.
- With pleasure.
- Mr Grey, I should like to introduce Mr Smith, a friend of mine.
- How do you do, Mr Smith? Pleased to meet you.
- How do you do, Mr Grey? I’m very glad to know you.
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- James, may I introduce Henry Brown? Mr Smith, this is Henry Brown. You are sure to have plenty to say to each other.
- How do you do, Mr Richardson?
- How do you do, Mr Brown?
(They shake hands)
- Have you met Mr Hall?
- No, we haven’t met.
- Come along, I’ll introduce you to him, if you like.
- With pleasure.
- Mr Hall. I’d like to introduce Mr Brown, a friend of mine.
- How do you do, Mr Hall?
- How do you do, Mr Brown? I’m very glad to know you.
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- I’m sorry. Are you acquainted? No? Harry, this is James Richardson, Mr Richardson, Harry Smith.
- How do you do? I’m so glad to meet you.
- How do you do? I’m so pleased to have made your acquaintance, Mr Smith.
Ex. 7. Working in pairs make up a dialogue using the following variations.
- Hallo, Nick, here you are!
Glad to meet you!
I’m glad we’ve met.
Nice to see you.
It’s good to see you again.
- Cheerio! Glad to see you too.
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- How do you do, Mr West?
- How do you do, Peter?
Pleased to meet you!
Glad to meet you!
Haven’t seen you forages!
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- How are you?
are you getting on?
are things?
is life?
is your mother?
- Thanks, fine! How are you?
so-so as usual pretty well not too bright not bad
could be better
| 4 | |
|---|---|
| - Well, good-bye. | Many kind regards to your sister! - Thanks, I willRemember me by all means.My love Good-bye! |
| 5 | |
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| - So long! | See you later! - Cheerio!the day after tomorrowon Mondayduring my next visit to France |
| 6 |
- Nora, meet my friend, Jack.