Welcome to Year 1, Week 1, Lesson 1.1.2. Today we will work on your English listening and reading comprehension via 3 of our Conversation Topics for English Learners activities.
Part 1: Directions: Watch the video, read the text below, then translate the text in your primary language and read it again.
English Learners, for Formal Greetings and Farewells, imagine having a conversation with acquaintances, colleagues, educators, and employers using formal language. How would you start a conversation? What would you say?
Imagine recognizing an acquaintance at a restaurant you like. What would you say?
Imagine you’re on vacation and you notice one of your colleagues is sitting next to you, on the bus. What would you say?
Imagine you’re at a movie theater and that you notice your favorite teacher is sitting right next to you. What would you say?
Imagine you’re applying for a job and you’re interviewing for the first time with a potential employer. What would you say?
In American English, there is formal and informal language. We usually use informal language with family and friends, and use formal language with acquaintances, colleagues, educators, and employers.
Part 2: Directions: Watch the video, read the text below, then translate the text in your primary language and read it again.
Hello, English Learners. For Informal Greetings and Farewells, when you know someone very well and feel comfortable around them, you can use informal language. In English, we normally use informal language with family and friends. How would you start and end an informal conversation? What would you say?
Imagine meeting a close friend at the supermarket. What would you say?
Imagine meeting your cousin at the park. What would you say?
Imagine meeting your brother at the library of your school. What would you say?
Imagine waking up one early morning and greeting your mother who is preparing food in the kitchen. What would you say?
In American English, there is formal and informal language. We usually use informal language with family and friends, and use formal language with acquaintances, colleagues, educators, and employers.
Part 3: Directions: Watch the video, read the text below, then translate the text in your primary language and read it again. Finally, add a comment about what you learned from Parts 1, 2, and 3 in the comments section below.
Greetings, English Learners. During Formal Introductions, we normally introduce whoever we are together with, with the persons we meet and discuss with. This way, all the people feel welcome and connected to our discussion, and no one feels left out.
Imagine you’re at a party with your father, and you meet the mayor of your city. How would you introduce your father to the mayor? How would you introduce the mayor to your father?
Imagine you’re at a university with your sister and you meet your English professor. How would you introduce your sister to your professor? How would you introduce your professor to your sister?
Imagine you bring your parents to your job for the first time and you meet your boss. How would you introduce your parents to your boss? How would you introduce your boss to your parents?
It is of key importance that we introduce our companions with people we meet and discuss with. It is the polite thing to do.
In part 1 I’m learning that we greetings and farewell in formal and informal way. We have a formal conversation with for example, acquaintances (this was a new word for me), colleagues, educators, and employers.
In part 2, I’m learning that we can use informal language when we know the other person very well like family and friends.
In part 3, I’m learning that there’s a polite thing to do when we are in a meeting and someone is not acquaintances for everyone. This person would be introduced for anyone in order to he doesn’t feel left out.
Wonderful descriptions of what you’ve learned, Nelson. It looks like you’ve learned a lot from this lesson. 🙂
Maestro Sersea
Excellent comments Nelson. This is an interesting lesson. Acquaintance is a new word for me too. Sometimes I have used “leave taking” instead of farewell but I prefer farewell. It is important to understand that depending on the environment we are we have to use different ways to communicate our ideas.
I have known the difference between formal greeting and informal greeting.
Thank you.
This information is very usefull.
Part 1-2:Now I know the difference between formal and informal greeting and when we use this two ways.
Part3: It teaches me how to introduce one people to the other one.
Thank you very much.
Hello.
I would like to tell you that these information is great.
Each of three parts helped us to understand a difference between a formal and informal conversation.
In the part 1 show us how we have to talk with acquaintances, colleagues, educators, employees, bosses…
In the second part people can see what kind of words we can use speaking with friends and family.
The third part shaw us that we have to be educated people and never allow anybody fell left out of conversation.
Iryna,
Thanks for sharing. We will be doing about 100 dialogues like these during the first year of our studies together. Enjoy!
Maestro Sersea
I would like to present what I learned from this lesson.
All three parts I learned the difference between formal and informal language.
part 1: I learned greetings and farewells of how use form and information language for instance we can use formal language people like colleagues, educators, employers and so on. while we can use informal people like families and friends.
part 2: I learned the ways we can use informal languages.
part 3: I learned the ways we can use the formal languages.
thanks for your helping us all the time.
Great summary of what you’ve learned, Mohamed. Very well done here! 🙂
Helllo
I would tell you thank you for sending me this important lesson that shows me how to converse with people.
From the part 1 and 2 I learn the difference between formal and informal conversation.
the part 1 shows me how to converse with acquaintances, colleagues, employers, educators, etc
The part 2 shows me how to speak to my family and my friends
The part 3 is also important, it teaches me how to introduce my companion to people I meet.
It’s a very interesting thing to learn.
Thank you
Mongi
Mongi, great job at summarizing our lesson here. I’m glad you benefited from it.
More fun lessons are coming. 🙂
Maestro Sersea
This part of learning is definitely important.
For example if you want to write a letter to attorney or some instructions. You should use formal language.
Informal language we can use for conversation between friends and family members.
Larisa,
Yes, there is an important difference between formal and informal language, and we need to remember it when communicating at work, at school, at job interviews, and in certain other situations.
Good job!
Maestro Sersea
Good day!
It is an honor for me to have this course, because I really gained knowledge and proper manner in dealing with some scenarios happened in our everyday life.
Thank you Maestro Sersea!
Good job, Micah. Yes, the Conversation Topics can help you think about conversations you can have in English.:)
Maestro Sersea
Hello!
All three parts teach us to understand the difference between formal and informal language and when to use formal and informal language.
This Information is Really good, it teach formal and inform greeting
Hiwot,
I like your positive attitude. Keep it up!
Maestro Sersea
Hello,
These 3 parts of the lessons, taught us about informal and formal language. Part 1, learn me to have a formal language with acquaintances, colleagues, educators, and employers, and Part 2, learn me to have an informal language with who is fleeing comfortable around me like my family and friends, But Par3, the important way to have a formal conversation and polite with someone we know him and we want to introduce him or her to someone we are respectful to him or her and I think all language is the same way. In my language, we are doing the same.
Thank you Maestro Sersea for sharing the important Lessons.
Hadi,
Great job at summarizing our lesson. I’m glad you’re getting something good from these lessons.
Keep up the great work.
Maestro Sersea
Hello
It was a useful leason.
1- at first I learned that there is two kind of greetting formal and informal.
2- the informal form is used for family and friends specially neeby friends.
3- the formal form is the political form that is used in formal places and with persons that we are not very close with him or her.
Thank you
From the lessons, I have learned that we need to use formal language when se start a conversation with our acquaintances, colleagues, educators, and employers.
We can use informal language to greet our familiar people like a close friend, cousin etc.
I have also learned that it is the polite thing to introduce our companions with people whom I meet incidentally.
Thank you.
Yes Ei, you got that right. Good job!
Maestro Sersea
The difference between when to use formal language & when to use informal language
Yes, K, there is a difference between formal and informal language use. It depends on the situation and who you’re speaking with.
Maestro Sersea
In the first part I learned that depending on our level of trust with these people we can say goodbye or greet each other in a way: informal or formal.
In the second part, I learned in which cases informal language would be used.
In the third part, I learned in which cases the formal language could be used.
Yes, we need to know when to use the formal or informal tone. I’m glad this helped.
Maestro Sersea
Hello
I am Albertine from Rwanda.
I am very happy to part of this wonderful English class.
I am honoured to share with what I have learnt:
In part 1 I learned formal greetings and farewell depending on who we address the conversation.
In part 2, I learnt that we can use informal language when we are familiar with the person
In part 3, I learnt the polite language and how we can introduced a person to whom I am familiar to an other person to whom I owe respect and vise versa.
Thank you
Albertine,
Greetings from California, USA.
I’m glad you are making progress and that you’re pleased with our free online American English class.
Keep doing your best!
Maestro Sersea
Greetings Maestro Sersea
Today I learned about formal and informal greetings and farewells.
In part 1I learned formal greetings and farewells are used with people you´re not familiar or too close, like acquaintances, educators, employers and colleagues.
In part 2 I learned informal greetings and farewells are used when you know the person well and feel confortable with them, like family and friends.
In part 3 I learned that it is important to know the difference between both forms of greetings and farewells to use it appropriately to whom we refer.
Well done here, Kathia. You summarized the lesson quite well here. 🙂
Maestro Sersea
This lesson is very importante because we studied greetings and farewalls in formal and informal way. We use formal or informal according situation and who we’re speaking with. For example, informal with our family and friends and formal with not familiar.
Nidia, I’m glad you learned from this American English lesson. Great job!
Maestro Sersea
This lesson is very clear. For 3 parts of this lesson I learned about how, when, where and for whom we use formal and informal languages. It can be show who we are. When we use formal or informal language someone knows we are polite or impolite.
Thank you
Yustina, you are right. It’s important for us to know when to use formal or informal language.
Well done!
Maestro Sersea
These videos highlight the difference between formal and informal speech.
You need to talk about the same things differently depending on the situation and environment.
Welcome to our American English course, Tatsiana,
I’m happy you understood this lesson. Welcome aboard!
Maestro Sersea
Thank you, Maestro Sersea
I have just started learning English (from the beginning of this year) and it is still difficult for me. But I will try very hard 😉
Tatsiana, keep learning with our American English lessons. Don’t give up – use the website translator if it becomes difficult.
Best wishes,
Maestro Sersea
Hello,
It was a very interesting lesson and experience.
Thank you!
The first part tells how to have a formal conversation with acquaintances, colleagues, educators, and employers.
The second part tells how to have an informal conversation with family and friends.
The third part talks about how it is very important that we introduce our comrades to the people we meet and discuss. This is a very polite thing to do.
Best regards,
Zoia
Hi Zoia,
I’m glad you found the lesson interesting and enjoyable. Keep up the positive attitude!
Best wishes,
Maestro Sersea
I’ve just finished my first lesson and I loved it. The audio-videos are understandable, excellent pronunciation and, not so fast for me. It’s really hard to understand when an English native talk to us but with this tools we are gonna have the opportunity to improve our listening. Thanks a lot MAESTRO SERSEA for taking your time to help us.
In this lesson I learned that we cannot talk the same way to every people. Formal language must be used when we talk to Teachers, Pastors, Lawyers, Doctors, the President ofour country, the Major of our city, etcetera.
If I’m talking to my friends I can use informal language and it doesn’t matter because most of people feel confortable with friends.
Thanks a lot Maestro Sersea.
Eliseo, I’m glad you learned from and appreciate this lesson. 🙂
Maestro Sersea
You are welcome, Eliseo. When I moved to the United States from Romania 38 years ago, I could not speak, write, or read in English. With hard work and determination I was able to learn English and become an English teacher here in California. The more effort and motivation you put in learning English, the better speaker you become.
Best wishes,
Maestro Sersea
That’s amazing Maestro Sersea, to know that 38 years ago, when I was born, you moved to the United States. You are a good teacher, I can notice it. Let me tell you that I’ve been studing English and I guess I’ve learned a lot but when I talk no native English speakers or someone living in the United States or a in a country with English as the primary language, I feel that I don’t know nothing. I’ve studied with honduran teachers and they’ve helped me a lot but now I’m really happy to be here learning from you, I’m sure I´ll learn a lot and when I finish this “training” I’ll be able to talk to a native English speaker with confidence in my English pronunciation.
God bless you Maestro Sersea.
Thank you, Eliseo. In Romania I didn’t have very good teachers, but I was lucky to have teachers who motivated me to be at my best here in the United States.
Best wishes,
Maestro Sersea
I gained a lot of new vocab from the lesson and also from the comments of people.
thanks a lot, my teacher.
Huda,
I’m glad you are improving your American English vocabulary with us. Keep up the positive attitude! 🙂
Maestro Sersea
Hello learners, in first part of lesson 1.1.2 I learned that there are a formal language and an informal language. In second part I learned how to say when we meet colleges, employees, professors and when we meet one friend or a member of family. In part three l learned how to introduce someone to another person. Thanks teacher.
Med,
I’m happy you’re learning so much from our lessons. Keep up the hard work. 🙂
Maestro Sersea
Hello, I´m Maria José. In this lesson i have learned that is diferent to comunicate with a familiar person that a person who has a job relation or a unkonw person. The use of the lenguaje is diferent in each case.
Thanks.
Maria Jose,
Thank you for paying close attention to this lesson. Indeed, the use of language is quite different between formal and informal communication.
Best wishes,
Maestro Sersea
Hello professor I am Remfrom Cambodia thank you for your explanation between the formal and informal language.
Welcome to our class, Rem! Greetings from California, USA.
Maestro Sersea
The greeting and farewell In American English is
-formal language for (acquaintance, colleagues, educated, employee),so that we introduce ourself with compassion with the person we meet and discuss with
-informal language for(friend and family),so we introducer whoever we are together with person we know very well and comfortable
I’m happy you are learning, Hind. Keep working hard! 🙂
Maestro Sersea
I’ve learned about how to greeting the people by using formal and informal languages.
Sandar,
I’m glad you’re learning new things in our English class. Keep smiling. 🙂
Maestro Sersea
Thank you Maestro Serse for this wonderful American English language course. Very interesting and explained in detail. In these lessons I learned the differences between formal and informal conversation and hopefully improved my knowledge.
Danijela,
Thank you for your kind words. I’m happy you’re completing the lessons and feel positive about them. 🙂
Maestro Sersea
Hello, Maestro Sersea!
The Lesson 1.1.2 is very important. In Part 1 it teaches us that in American English exist two kind of languages: the formal language and the informal one. Part 1 mentions some cases where we ought to use formal language. This type of language has to be used with acquaintances, colleagues, educators and employers.
Part 2 shows us some cases where we might use informal language. That cases refers to our conversations with our family or friends.
Part 3 mentions the importance of be polite by introducing our companions or whoever we are speaking or dicussing with, with people we are meeting. In that way nobody will feel left out.
Greetings!
Hallo dear Teacher Sersea. For this lesson I learned about Formal and informal languages were used for greetings and farewell and Introduction. We use formal language for greetings and farewell to aquaetances, colleagues, educators, and employers. Informal greetings and farewell for family and friends. Then introduction as well. And one point important is how to start and end formal and informal greetings and farewell also an introduction. Thank you.
I’m glad you’re learning, Yustina. Keep working hard! 🙂
Maestro Sersea
It is very important to know how to talk in different situations.
WQhen to use informal and formal language. Thank you.
Yes, I agree with you. We need to know when to use formal and informal language in English. 🙂
Maestro Sersea
After watching these videos, I noticed that there are 2 types of greeting_ formal and informal. These lessons explained when and how we can use formal and informal greeting. Thanks!
You’re welcome, Myint. I’m glad you’re learning! 🙂
Hello there,
In this lesson I understood that there are two types of speaking in English (formal and informal )
Thanks
I’m glad you’re learning from our lessons, Enayat. 🙂
The lessons are really good. I enjoyed them . This will help the learners learn better and faster.
Thank you, Nawaraj. I’m glad you enjoyed the lessons. 🙂
Hello,
In this lesson I learned that there are two types of speaking in english: formal and informal.
Part 1 shows to me how to converse to colleagues, employer, ect
Part 2 indicates to me how to speak to friends, family,eat
Part 3 I learned how to introduce someone to another people.
Thank you!
Eta, thank you for summarizing what you learned here. Well done! 🙂
I learned from this lesson that we need to speak in formal language with family and friends and in informal language with others.
We also need to introduce our friends to the people we meet.
thank you.
I’m glad you’re learning, Natela. Welcome aboard! 🙂
Maestro Sersea
Hello
It was useful.
1- at first I learned that there is two kind of greetting formal and informal.
2- the informal form is used for family and friends specially for nearby friends.
3- the formal form is used for formal places and person that that we are not very close with him or her.
i am not understand what is formal or informal language which i will use
is there any example
Noha, here’s a website that can help you further with formal/informal language: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/formal-vs-informal-writing/
Now , I know clear use for formal and informal conversation.
Thanks
Hello! Greeting from Belarus! In this call I learned two main things: 1) there is a difference between formal and informal greetings and farewells; 2) it is a very important to introduce your companion to your acquaintances which you are meeted in right way
Greetings from California, USA, Maryia. I’m glad you’re learning English! 🙂
I have learned in this lessons the importance of informal and formal conversations.In this way, we are able to use the proper conversations to different person.
I extremely happy to have this course and to understand the difference between formal and informal conversations. You gave me a clear picture of describing the things.Thank you
I’m glad you’re learning, Hassan. 🙂
Hello,
In this lesson, I have learned that we can use formal and informal language.
The formal language is used with acquaintances, colleagues and employers. We can use informal language with family and friends. We should think the questions how would we start and end conversation? What would we say?
Things do not forget also, to be polite in introducing our companions with people we meet and discuss with.
Well done, Tassya. Welcome to our English class. 🙂
hi dear Maestro Sersea
This lesson has good lessons to introduce and know people.
Acquaintance is a new word for me.
The videos are very funny.
Thanks for your time.
Wow, Maestro Sersea
This lesson is so strong imagine part one, thought me the difference between formal greetings and farewell then in part two, it is amazing learning when to use informal language and how to use informal language that is, using informal language I should know the person very well and feel comfortable with them.
The most important one in part three I’m learning during formal introduction we normally introduce whoever we are together with, with the person we meet and discuss with, more besides it can be polite.
Thanks
I’m glad you enjoyed our English lesson, Moses. 🙂
Part 1.1.2
I learned how to talk and how to introduce yourself or to people, for this I must note that there are two types of languages:
– A formal language with a certain category of person (colleagues, employers and so on …)
– An informal language with our family, our friends so on …
Thank you
Adeline,
I’m happy you’re learning with us. 🙂
Good afternoon,
I have learned a crucial lesson from there like the difference between informal and formal language
where I will use informal languages for communicating with my family and friends whereas formal language is used for communicating with Employers, Teachers, and other officials.
Pascal, welcome to our English class. Yes, indeed, it’s very important to know when to use formal and informal language. 🙂
Hello everybody
In each of the lessons I have learned new words, such as farewel and acquaintances. Now to put into practice what I have learned.
Thank you
Ana, I’m happy you’re learning new English words with us. Keep up the great work. 🙂
La leçon d’aujourd’hui, m’a fait comprendre qu’on utilise deux manières différentes pour communiquer; Il s’agit de la manière formelle et informelle. La première c’est celle là qui est destinée à converser avec plus de respect d’autrui et la seconde destinée à converser entre ami et famille, en bref les gens avec qui on habitude de parler.
Thank you for sharing, Armelle. I’m happy you’ve learned about formal and informal communication. In the future, you can use Google Translate to share your response in English. Here is the website: http://www.translate.google.com Here’s the translation of your response: Today’s lesson made me realize that we use two different ways to communicate; This is the formal and informal way. The first is the one that is intended to converse with more respect for others and the second intended to converse between friends and family, in short the people with whom we used to speak.
Long story short today i learned there are different ways to speak with different persons.
Welcome to our English course, Florial. I’m glad you’re learning here. 🙂
Wonderful! I am Rajan Kumar Chharahang from Nepal. I watched the above Three videos from which I learnt use of formal and informal language to introduce with people who are together with or we discuss with. We should use informal language with family and friends but we use formal language with acquaintances, colleagues, teachers. Anyway, the key point of introduction is to get introduced with people who we are together with and discussed with being polite.
Thank you for sharing what you’ve learned, Rajan. Keep up the great work. 🙂
I have learned a second time great lesson an I understand a differences between formal and i formal language. Thank
Thank you for working hard on our English lessons, Hanni. 🙂
After watching video, I learnt formal and informal communication. I think that formal communication is used when meeting with acquaintances, colleagues, teachers. Informal communication is used when conversation with family and friend.
Pyae, it looks like you’re learning here. Great job! 🙂
In 1-st part I learned that there is formal and informal language for Greetings and Farewells. We have informal conversations with our friends or family. In 2-nd part I’m learning that we can use informal language when we know the each other very well. Finely in part 3 I learned, that knowledge of greetings and Farewells is the polite thing to do.
Hello!
All three parts teach us to understand the difference between formal and informal language and when to use formal and informal language.
I’m happy you understand our English lessons, Najibullah. Well done! 🙂
From these lessons, I learnt when we should use formal and informal language. Thank you Sir.
Well done, Fariha! 🙂
Про те, що існує формальна і неформальна лексика при спілкуванні, мені відомо. Однак буде не зайвим нагадати. Дякую.
Thank you Sir today I learned to greet the people.
Well done, Ivonne. 🙂
Hello,
In today’s lesson
I learned two vocabluries:
1. acquaintance: a person that we know but who is not closed
2. Companion: a person with whom we lot of time together.
I also learn that we introduce our companions with people we meet and discuss with and It is the polite thing to do.
Thank you for sharing the differences between acquaintances and companions. 🙂
From this lesson I have learned formal and informal Greetings and Farewells. I have also learned about formal introduction. Really I am happy to learn this. Of course, it will help me to communicate with others properly and introduce our companians with people polietly. It is very interesting to me. Thank you Maestro Sersea for giving opportunity to learn this easily.
Md. Atiar Rahman, I’m glad you’re increasing your English knowledge here. 🙂
Hello Sir, Sherab Dorji Lepcha from Thimphu:Bhutan
I learn city to discuses father, friend and me, and conclusion about to the wisdom.
Hello
These lessons were great practice to translate English sentence to Russian.
It was not too easy but very helpful for me
Thanks
Elena, I’m glad you were able to use our website translator to help you improve your English. 🙂
Hi! I’m learning english with Maestro Sersea Program. In this lesson I learned about formal and informal language, and when we can use then. Also about the n’est manneer to intoduce our companion to people we are discussing. Thank you for Maestro Sersea. This program is very helpfull.
Bita,
in part 1: talk about a formal conversation like how to speak with our colleagues or employer
In part 2: talk about the informal conversation for instance family and friends
in part 3: how to introduce our family or friend to others in a formal way
Firstly, I learned how to say greeting to people.
the second, tow kinds of conversation- formal and informal conversation.
The third, how to introduce your familiar.
all is correct
Hello!
Today I was learned the discussion topic. There are two types of discussion topics. Formal greeting which is for acquaintance, colleagues and employers. Informal greeting which is for family and friends. Thanks a lot.
Hello. Now i have learn the formal and informal introducing with Maestro searsea.