Text: Rules of introduction.
Grammar: The verb “To be”.
Rules of introduction.
When people in the US have a company or when they're invited to formal or informal get-togethers, they usually make a point of trying to make others feel comfortable and relaxed. On the whole, they tend to be informal.
Men shake hands, but usually only when they're introduced. Male friends and business associates who haven't seen each other in a while may shake hands when they say hello. Women usually don't shake hands when being introduced to each other. When a woman and a man are introduced, shaking hands is up to the woman. Americans rarely shake hands to say good-bye, except on business occasions.
Handshaking is rather rare in Britain as well, but it is a correct thing to do on the Continent. When an Englishman passes a friend in the street he only touches his hat. He doesn't shake hands when he stops to talk.
At parties, interviews and other formal and informal situations you meet people you haven't met before and have to introduce yourself to them, or they introduce themselves to you. You also have to introduce people you already know to one another.
Here are a few rules or introduction which are useful to remember:
1.men are introduced to women;
2.young people to older ones;
3.old friends to newcomers;
4.a young girl to a married woman
5.women are never presented to a man.
Topical vocabulary.
1. get acquainted with smb познакомиться с кем-либо
(become acquainted with smb;
make smb acquaintance;
make the acquaintance of smb)
2. acquaintance (n) знакомый
3. have a nodding acquaintance только раскланиваться с кем-л
4. introduce smb. to smb. представить кого- либо
5. be introduced to smb. быть представленным кому-либо
6. introduce oneself представиться
7. meet (v) smb (зд.) познакомиться с кем-либо
8. address (v) обращаться к кому-либо
9. know smb. быть знакомым с кем-либо
10. know by sight знать в лицо
11. letter of introduction рекомендательное письмо
12. visiting (calling) card визитная карточка
13. shake hands пожимать руку
14. spell (one’s name) назвать по буквам
15. friend друг
16. close (intimate) friend близкий друг
17. bosom friend закадычный друг
18. make friends with smb . помириться
make friends again
19. make a friendly chat поболтать
Forms of Address:
First name - to friends
Mr Brown - to a man we don 't know well
Mrs Brown - to a married woman we don't know well
Miss Brown - to a girl or unmarried woman
“Mr", “Mrs”, “Miss” alone is not a polite form of address
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 shop assistants, waiters, policemen
-by schoolchildren to their men – teachers
Madam - used by shop assistants, waiters
- rarely used to address a stranger
(more usual “Excuse me, please”)
- not used to address a woman- teacher
Miss - to a woman - teacher by primary
(Miss / Mrs plus surname is used) school children
Doctor (alone) - medical practitioners
Doctor Brown - to a person with a degree (PhD)
Professor (with/without surname) - to a university professor
Ladies and Gentlemen - to an audience
Officer - to a policemen
Waiter, porter, nurse - to a person of certain occupation
Ex. 1. Answer the questions.
1.How are men introduced in the US?
2.What do women do when being introduced to each other?
3.Do Americans shake hands to say good-bye?
4.What does an Englishman do when he passes a friend in the street?
5.Can you tell a few rules of introduction?
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)
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. Read the dialogues and dramatize them in class.
1. Can you do me a favor, 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.
2.- Harry, have yen 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.