Your relationship to the two people, and something they may have In common, according to the clues provided. You don't have to use all the

Information given; just use what you think would be appropriate.

Example: You're at the library with Sam, and you see Maria.

Sam Watson - your cousin/visiting from New York for a week/studying economics/likes swimming and running

Maria Gomez - classmate/excellent swimmer/from Venezuela/working a research paper

You: Hi Маria. I don’t think we’ve met my cousin Sam. Sam, this is Maria Gomez. Maria's from Venezuela. Sam's arrived New York a week ago. Sam, Maria is the swimmer I was bsWrg you abcxt Tat. nigtt at tte pool

1. You're at lunch with Mark, a co-worker. An acquaintance of yours asks to join you.

Mark Pratt - has worked with the company for five years/moved here from

Texas. Rita James - from Austin. Texas/just got married/lives very near you.

2. You're at a party with Jose, a friend. You see your dentist.

Jose Ricardo - from Panama/studying biology/leaving for Spain on vacation

soon. Dr. Richard Welk - loves to travel/knows Luis, Jose's cousin/from Chicago.

3. You're at a conference with Janice, a colleague. You see a business acquaintance.

Janice Ruppersburg - graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C./new to company/likes horseback riding and tennis.

Mel Brandon - from Washington, D.C./works for a competitor in Atlanta.

4. You're with your boyfriend or girlfriend at a play. You see your boss, Ms. Middleton.

Ms. Middleton - used to live in Loss Angeles/has three children/enjoys the

theatre. Chris Massy - from Los Angeles/studying acting/works part time at a bank.

5. You're sitting out at your apartment pool with Bassin, and George joins you. Bassin Khatib - friend from school/good runner/enjoys sailing and surfing. George Smelter - your brother's roommate/jogs every day/from Indiana/ good

cook.

Ex. 4 Choose a partner and introduce yourself to that person. Create a short dialogue between the two of you, and then change roles and make

the introductions and responses again. Be sure to consider shaking hands and

using titles and/or first and last names if you think it is appropriate. Then switch roles and change the introductions slightly.

Example: Introduce yourself to your new next-door neighbour.

You: Hi. I'm your neighbour in 405 - next door. My name's Yumi Kaneko. Neighbour: Hello. (They shake hands.) It's nice to meet you. I'm Jill Kingston.

Have you lived here long? You: About two years. I think you'll really like it here. There's a lot of young people here, and everyone's very friendly. Where did you move from?

Neighbour: Tennessee. I was finishing law school at Vanderbilt University, and now I'm joining a law firm in the city.

1. Introduce yourself to the new student who has just entered your math class.

2. You have an appointment to meet the director of admissions to talk about admission requirements to the university. Introduce yourself first.

3. You've just moved into a new house. Introduce yourself to the mail carrier, a man about 55 years old.

Ex. 5 Kaleidoscope.

The students are divided into groups of three. One of the students in each group performs introductions. All the time the students keep moving from group to group until each student meets all the partners. They also ask personal questions and make small talk.

Ex. 6 Blitz sketches. The teacher names three students. They come out and perform introductions.

a) Introduce yourself to your fellow students.

b) I mioduce your fellow students to your friend (cousin, mother)

c) I ntroduce your girl/boy friend to your father/mother.

d) Introduce some of your relatives to your guests.

e) Introduce your fellow worker to a professor from another country.

f) Introduce your husband to your former fellow student.

g) Introduce yourself to the teacher or professor you have come to under.

h) Introduce your class-mate to your aunt,

i) Yourself to your fellow traveller.