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| Introducing yourself | Introducing someone |
| Formal | |
| May I introduce myself. | Mr. P., I'd like to introduce you... |
| My name is... | Ladies and gentlemen, it’s my pleasure to |
| I'm a... | introduce... |
| Allow me to introduce | Let me introduce, Mr... |
| myself... | Allow me to introduce you Doctor H. |
| Neutral | |
| Hello. I'm Hunt. | Mary, I'd like you to meet our new secretary. |
| Excuse me, my name is... | Her name is... |
| This is my wife, Mary. | |
| Mr. Brown, this is Mr. White; Mr. White, | |
| this is Mr. Brown. | |
| Informal | |
| Hi, I'm Fred. | This is Fred. |
| Hello, I'm your cousin from | Dad, meet Fred. |
| Australia. | Oh, look. Here is Fred. |
| Answering an introduction | |
| Formal | |
| Pleased/glad to meet you, Mr... | |
| How do you do, Mr... We were looking forward to seeing you. | |
| We've heard so much about you. | |
| I'm delighted to meet you, … | |
| Neutral | |
| Nice to meet you... | |
| How do you do? | |
| Pleased to meet you. | |
| The pleasure is all mine. | |
| Informal | |
| Hi, Fred. How are you? | |
| Glad to meet you, F. | |
| Hi, dear, glad to see you. |
7. Tell about a person using the topical vocabulary:
a) your friend or relative
b) a famous person
Name: surname / family / second name, forename / last name, first / given / personal / Christian name, patronymic / middle name, full name, pet name, nickname, pen-name, pseudonym, married / maiden name namesake, name, call, give / bear / use a name, be christened, be baptized, take one's name from, under the name of.
What is his name? How is it spelt?
Origin: race, be from, come from, foreign, foreigner, native.
Where is he from? / Where does he come from?
Birth: be born, place, give birth (to), date, be alive, be dead, birthday, region, area, district.
When and where was he born? What is his native town / country of residence? What is his nationality? – He’s Russian/ American/ German.
Relations by birth: parent, mother/mom/mommy, father/dad/daddy, daughter, son, sister, brother, twins, triplets, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, cousin, grandparent, grandmother/grandma/granny, grandfather/grandpa/granddad, great grandfather, great grandmother, grandchild, grandson, granddaughter, etc.
- How many are you in the family? -We are four. I have a mum and a younger brother.
Marital status: (un) married, single, divorced, separated, widowed, bachelor, marry, get married, be married (to), be engaged, divorce, give a divorce
Relations by marriage: husband, wife, spouse, fiance, fiancee, relative, be related, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepsister, stepbrother, stepparents, half-brother, half-sister, etc.
- Are you related to Mr. Dickson? - Yes, he is my father-in-law. - Are you and Mary relatives? -Yes, she is my niece.
Sex: male, female, man, woman, member of the opposite sex, gentleman, lady
Age: baby, toddler, kid, child, teenager, adult, grown-up, generation, young, old, middle-aged, elderly, be in one's early/mid/late 40s, be under/over 40, at the age of, be/come of age
John has (got) two elder brothers, Jim and Tom.
Jim is three years older than John. Tom is the eldest in the family.
- Is your brother of age yet? How old is he? -No, he is 18. They come of age at 21 in Great Britain.
Appearance: attractive, good-looking, pleasant-looking, slim, sturdy, lean, fat, plump, stocky, pretty, tall, short, middle-sized, well-built, short-sighted, etc.
Character: active, cheerful, calm, serious, clever, smart, educated, talented, timid, strict, sociable, good-natured, well-mannered, responsible, lazy, talkative, honest, etc.
Religion: Orthodox, Catholic, Christian, Presbyterian, Muslim, trust, believe (in), God, service, faith
8. Say how do you call a person:
who is 10 months; who is about a year; who is a year and a half; who is 16 who is 18; who is 25; who is 38; who is 42; who is 70
(in his mid twenties; in his late thirties; in his early forties; an elderly person; a baby; toddler; a kid; a teenager, in his teens; he has come of age)
9. Translate the following collocations with the prepositions by and of. Use them in the sentences of your own.
Example: A relative in-law means a relative by marriage.
a) by name, by birth, by origin, by marriage, by nationality, by profession, by telephone, by himself, by mistake;
b) of your own, of the same age, of the opposite sex, a friend of mine / his / ours, a family of his own, at the age of six, a kid of two.
10. Explain the meaning of the following words and word combinations: to be separated, to be divorced, to remarry, to be related, an immigrant, a foreigner, a widowed woman, to be in one's twenties.
Begin with: It's a person who...; It's a period (condition) when...
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