greetings revision

 

Fill in the blank spaces with an appropriate greeting or reply for the situation. Choose the correct tone (Formal or Informal) for each dialogue.

Situation/Style	Speaker A (Greeting)	Speaker B (Reply)
1. Informal (Meeting a friend on the street)	Hey, Maria! (1) ___________________________?	Not bad, thanks. And you?
2. Formal (Introducing yourself)	Good afternoon. My name is Mr. Thompson. (2) ___________________________.	The pleasure is mine, Mr. Thompson.
3. Informal (Phone call)	(3) ___________________________	It's Mark. Are you free this weekend?
4. Formal (Ending a business meeting)	Thank you for your time, Ms. Lee. Goodbye.	(4) ___________________________
5. Informal (Seeing someone after a while)	(5) ___________________________! How have you been?	Wow! It's great to see you, too!
6. Formal (In an office)	Hello, Mr. White. How is everything?	(6) ___________________________ and you?
7. Informal (Checking on someone)	What's up? I haven't seen you all day.	(7) ___________________________
8. Formal (A slightly less common greeting)	Good morning. I trust you are well?	(8) ___________________________. Thank you for asking.
9. Informal (Saying goodbye)	See you later, Tom.	(9) ___________________________. Bye!
10. Formal (Meeting an acquaintance)	(10) ___________________________, Mr. Evans.	Good afternoon, Ms. Kelly. It's a pleasure.

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Possible Answers

Here are some possible answers for the blanks:

1. How are things / How's it going / What's new

2. Pleased to meet you / It's a pleasure to meet you

3. Hello? / Hi? / Speaking. (When answering the phone)

4. Have a good day / I look forward to our next meeting / Goodbye

5. Hi there / Long time no see / Look who it is

6. I am very well / Everything is fine / Things are proceeding well

7. Nothing much / Just relaxing / Oh, I'm okay

8. I am perfectly well / Yes, quite well

9. Take care / Later / Catch you then

10. Good afternoon / Hello