Introducing People and Answering an Introduction

Introducing yourself	Answering an introduction	Introducing someone
Formal
May I introduce myself. My name is... I'm a... Allow me to introduce myself...	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	Mr. P., I'd like to introduce you... Ladies and gentlemen, it’s my pleasure to introduce... Allow me to introduce you Doctor H. Let me introduce, Mr...
Neutral
Hello. I'm Hunt. Excuse me, my name is...	Nice to meet you... How do you do? Pleased to meet you. The pleasure is all mine.	Mary, I'd like you to meet our new secretary. 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. Hello, I'm your cousin from Australia.	Hi, Fred. How are you? Glad to meet you, F. Hi, dear, glad to see you.	This is Fred. Dad, meet Fred. Oh, look. Here is Fred.

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 your name? How is it spelt?

Origin: race, be from, come from, foreign, foreigner, native.

Where are you from? / Where do you come from?

Birth: be born, place, give birth (to), date, be alive, be dead, birthday, region, area, district.

When and where were you born? What is your native town / country of residence? What is your nationality? - I'm 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 daughter of age yet? How old is she? -No, she 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

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

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.

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...; It's a place where...

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