UNIT 1 Greeting People You Meet for the First Time

Integrated Skills Development

Dialogues

A. How Do you Do?
Li Hong is a receptionist. She works at a guest house of a technical school. Lizzy is an overseas student. She is from South Africa. Li Hong now meets her at the airport.
Li: Hi, you must be Lizzy. I'm Li Hong from the technical school.
Lizzy: Oh, how do you do, Li Hong? Thank you for coming to meet me.
Li: How do you do, Lizzy? Welcome to China. Did you have a good journey?
Lizzy: Yeah, quite good. But I am a little tired. It's a long journey, you know.
Li: Yes, let's go back to the guest house of our school. Everything is ready for you there.
Lizzy: That's very kind of you.
Li: You are welcome.

B. At the Canteen
Li Ying is a new employee at a joint venture. Mr. Smith is the chief engineer there. They meet for the first time at the canteen.
Li Ying: Hello. Are you Mr. Smith?
Mr. Smith: Oh, yes. Simon Smith.
Li Ying: How do you do, Mr. Smith?
Mr. Smith: How do you do? Are you a new comer?
Li Ying: Yes. My name is Li Ying. I know we have a chief engineer from England. I'm glad to meet you here.
Mr. Smith: I'm glad to meet you, too. There are so many good things to eat in the canteen.
Li Ying: Yeah, they are delicious.
Mr. Smith: Let's have our lunch at this table.

Passage Welcome

Miss Wang is the secretary of the English Department. Now she is introducing Professor Helen Waters to the students.
Good evening, everyone. I have the honor to introduce Professor Waters to you. (Applause) Professor Waters is from the United States of America. She will teach us English this term. Professor Waters has taught students in many different countries. She is a very good teacher and she is really an expert in English teaching. She is the author of a dozen books in this field. So, it is a pleasure for us to have her as our English teacher here. Now, let's give her a warm welcome and ask her to say a few words to us! (Clapping)

New Words and Expressions

applause
n. 欢呼，鼓掌

author
n. 作者

canteen
n. 食堂，餐厅

chief
a. 主要的，总的

clap
v. & n.拍手，鼓掌

delicious
a. 香的，味道好的

department
n. 部门，系

dozen
n. 一打，十二个

employee
n. 雇员

engineer
n. 工程师

everyone
pron.每人，人人

expert
n. 专家

guest
n. 客人

honor
n. 荣幸，荣誉

journey
n. 旅行，旅程

joint
a. 联合的，共同的

overseas
a. 海外的，外国的

pleasure
n. 高兴，乐意

professor
n. 教授

receptionist
n. 接待员

secretary
n. 秘书

technical
a. 技术的，工业的

term
n. 学期

venture
n. 商业，冒险

guest house
宾馆，招待所

have a good journey
旅途愉快

joint venture
合资企业

chief engineer
总工程师

have one's lunch
吃午饭

have the honor
有幸

an expert in ...
…方面的专家

say a few words
讲几句话

How do you do?
你好！

That's very kind of you.
你真是太好了 / 谢谢你。

You are welcome.
不用谢 / 不客气。

I'm glad to meet you.
很高兴认识你。

Merry Learning

A Riddle

When can a man have something and nothing in his pocket at the same time?
(When his pocket has a hole in it.)

Phonetics

a在词首的读音：
act add apple
active animal

aim age able
April Asian

ask fast class
aunt answer

ago about alive
above abroad

also almost always
already although

Pronunciation and Intonation

A: What time is it?
B: It's a quarter to five.
A: Aren't we supposed to be at Jim's house by five o'clock?
B: Five or five thirty. It doesn't make any difference.