INTRODUCTION

A.       SELF INTRODUCTION

Greeting

Greetings	Responses
Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. Hello.  Hi!	Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. Hello. Hi!

Initial Greetings	Responding to Initial Greetings
How are you? How’s it going? How are you doing? How’s life? How do you do?	Very well, thank you and how are you? I’m good/okay/alright. Very well, thank you. Oh, pretty good. Not too bad, thanks. Fine, thanks. Excellent.

Introducing yourself

First let me introduce myself. My name is.... Allow me to introduce myself. I'm ... Excuse me my name's ... How do you do? My name is.... Hi! I'm ... Hello! My name is ... Good morning. My name's ...

Pre-closing

§   OK then… §   I’ve got to go now. §   So, I’ll see you next week. §   I think I’d better be going now. §   Well, it’s time for me to leave. §   I think it’s already late at night. §  I must be going home.

Closing/leave-taking	Responses
Good bye See you See you later See you soon See you tonight Good night	Bye Take care Fine Ok All right Good night

SELF INTRODUCTION

Example 1
Hello, let me introduce myself. 
My name is Chigiex Sugiarto. 
I am fifteen years old. 
I'm a student.
My hobby is football.
My friends call me Chigiex.
I'm from Jakarta.
I live at Jalan Permai Jakarta. Thank you.

Example 2

Hallo, please allow me to introduce myself!
I am Chigiex Sugiarto.

My nickname is Chigiex.
I am twenty-three years old
I am a director.
My hobby is Jogging
I am from Cibubur-Jakarta
I Live at Jl. Permai No. 33 Jakarta

Exercise

Please underline the sentence which is showing the expression of greeting, self introduction, and closing!

Dialogue Self introduction

Peter   : Hello.
Jane    : Hi!

Peter   : My name is Peter. What's your name?
Jane    : My name is Jane. Nice to meet you, Peter.

Peter   : It's a pleasure. This is a great party!
Jane    : Yes, it is. Where are you from?

Peter   : I'm from Amsterdam.
Jane    : Amsterdam? Really, are you German?

Peter   : No, I'm not German. I'm Dutch.
Jane    : Oh, you're Dutch. Sorry about that.

Peter   : That's OK. Where are you from?
Jane    : I'm from London, but I'm not British.

Peter   : No, what are you?
Jane    : Well, my parents were Spanish, so I'm Spanish, too.

Peter   : That's very interesting. Spain is a beautiful country.
Jane    : Thank you. It is a wonderful place.

Introducing others 

Example 1

Mr. Jack	:	Mr. Morgan, please allow me to introduce you to Mrs. Sarah. Mrs. Sarah. This is Mr. Morgan. Mr. Morgan, this is Mrs. Sarah.
Mr. Morgan	:	How do you do. I’m glad to meet you.
Mrs. Sarah	:	I’m glad to meet you too. Thank you.
Mr. Jack	:	Mrs. Sarah is a General Manager of Manufacture, she comes from Jakarta; and Mr. Morgan is the owner of leather company, he is from Britain.

Example 2

You are a chairman in your class. You want to introduce your new classmate in front of the class.
Chairman	:	Well, everybody. Today we have new classmate, her name is Rahmah. She is from Bandung
Rahmah	:	Good morning, all my friends.
Students	:	Good morning , Rahmah,  nice to meet you
Chairman	:	Well Rahmah, we hope you can study here happily and we hope we will be good friends
Rahmah	:	Thank you. You are very kind.
Chairman	:	You are welcome.

Exercise!

Nick    : Hi, my name’s Nick, what is your name?

Ann     : Hi, my name is Ann. How’s life?

Nick    : Pretty good, thanks. How about you?

Ann     : I’m fine, thanks.

Nick    : Are you from UK, Ann?

Ann     : Yes, I am. How do you know?

Nick    : I know from your language.

Ann     : Oh, really. How about you?

Nick    : I’m from Canada.

Ann     : What is your occupation, Nick?

Nick    : I’m a pilot.

Ann     : Wow, you are a pilot. I’m a secretary.

Nick    : Well, it’s time for me to leave, I have a business trip. Nice to meet you, Ann.

Ann     : Nice to meet you too, Nick.

Nick    : see you …

Ann     : See you too…

Questions!

1.        How many people involved in the dialogue?

2.        Who were the participants in the dialogue?

3.        How was Ann?

4.        How was Nick?

5.        Where did Ann come from?

6.        Where did Nick come from?

7.        What is Nick’s occupation?

8.        What is Ann’s occupation?

9.        Why did Nick leave first?

10.     How did Nick know Ann come from UK?

Exercise

Alex is talking to the new manager and his assistant. Notice how they introduce themselves:

Alex       : Hi! My My name is Alex Litterman, the new manager.

William   : Hi! I'm William O'Brian. Nice to meet you, Mr. Alex Litterman.

John      : William, please meet Mr. Steve Lynch, my assistant.

William   : How do you do?

Steve     : How do you do.

Questions!

1.        How many people involved in the conversation?

2.        Who is Mr. Alex Litterman?

3.        Who is Mr. Steve Lynch?

4.        Who introduced Mr. Steve Lynch to Mr. William?

5.        What did Mr. William say after he met Mr. Alex Litterman?

SPEAKING PRACTICE!

Material:

1.    Paper

2.    Marker

3.    Insulation

Instruction!

Write your autograph on the paper using marker then put your paper into your chest by using insulation. Next, you have to practice to make conversation how to introduce your new identity with other friends and share about your new identity!