Welcome to American English Conversation: Lesson 26. In this lesson you have 1 discussion topic to encourage conversation beyond this activity as well as a dialogue to practice, read, translate, pronounce in English, and read along with the video. Please focus and do your best so that you can learn and improve your listening, reading, pronunciation, and communication skills in English. Don’t forget to use the comments section below to share your thoughts and what you’ve learned today.
Part 1: Directions: Watch the video, read the text below, then translate the text in your primary language and read it again.
Hello, English Learners. During Informal Introductions, we normally introduce the friends or family members we are together with, with other friends or family that we meet and discuss with. This way, all the people feel welcome and connected to our discussion, and no one feels left out.
Imagine that you’re at a party with your brother and meet your best friend from high school. How would you introduce your brother to your best friend from high school? How would you introduce your best friend from high school to your brother?
Imagine that you’re invited at your sister’s wedding and meet your sister’s husband for the first time. How would your sister introduce you to her husband? How would your sister introduce her husband to you?
Imagine that you’re organizing a party at your home and have invited many of your friends as well as all your family to your party. How would you introduce your best friend to your parents? How would you introduce your parents to your best friend?
It is of key importance that we introduce our companions with people we meet and discuss with. It is the polite thing to do.
PART 2 — DIRECTIONS: Read the dialogue below in English, then translate it and read it in your primary language.
Dialogue 4 — Informal Introductions
- Jim: Who’s the tall woman next to Barbara?
- Charles: That’s her friend Mary. Didn’t you meet her at Steve’s party?
- Jim: No, I wasn’t at Steve’s party.
- Charles: Oh! Then let me introduce you to her now. Mary, this is my friend Jim.
- Mary: Hi, Jim. Nice to meet you.
- Jim: You, too. Would you like a drink?
- Mary: Sure, let’s go get one.
PART 3 — DIRECTIONS: Watch, read-along, and pronounce with the video below a minimum of 2-3 times. After you finish, let us know what you learned via the comments section below.
