Introducing a friend to a classmate

"Sarah, have you met my classmate John?"
"Sarah, I'd like you to meet my classmate John."
Sarah says:
"Pleased to meet you, John." Or "Nice to meet you, John."
John could say:
"Nice to meet you too, Sarah." Or "Hello, Sarah."
"Pleased to meet you." Or "Good to meet you."

Greeting people you don't know

You can use "Hello" with people you don't know, but a more formal greeting is "Good morning / Good afternoon / Good evening."
The other person normally replies with the same greeting as you have used and then makes polite conversation.

Introducing yourself - At an informal party

"Hello, I'm Sónia." Or "Hello, my name's Sónia."

The reply could be:

"Hi, I'm Sarah." Or "Hello Sónia, I'm Sarah." Or "Nice to meet you, I'm Sarah."

Greetings - Two friends meeting

Friends often say "Hi" to each other.
Then they often ask a general question, such as "How are you?" or "How are things?" or "How's life?"
The reply to this question is normally positive.
"Fine thanks, and you?"
"Fine thanks, what about yourself?"
"Not bad." Or "I can't complain."

Greeting Expressions

• Formal general greetings
  
  1. Hello!
  2. How are you?
  3. How are you doing?
  4. How is everything?
  5. How’s everything going?
   
• Informal general greetings
  
  1. Hi.
  2. What’s up?
  3. Good to see you.
  4. How are things (with you)?
  5. How’s it going?
   
• Greeting a person you haven’t seen for a long time (Formal)
  
  1. It has been a long time.
  2. It’s been too long.
  3. It’s always a pleasure to see you.
  4. How long has it been?
  5. I’m so happy to see you again.
   
• Greeting a person you haven’t seen for a long time (Informal)
  
  1. How come I never see you?
  2. It’s been such a long time.
  3. Long time no see.
  4. Where have you been hiding?
  5. It’s been ages since we last met.

The Alphabet (O alfabeto)

The English Alphabet has 26 letters. The letters A, E, I, O, U are vowels. In alphabetical order, they are:

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

 Orthography vs. Pronunciation

A B C D E F G H I J K L M

a b c d e f g h i j k l m

[ei] [bi:] [si:] [di:] [i:] [ef] [dzi:] [eitch] [ai] [djei] [kei] [el] [em]

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

n o p q r s t u v w x y z

[en] [ou] [pi:] [kju:] [a:] [es] [ti:] [ju:] [vi:] [dablju:] [eks] [wai] UK:[zed] or [ zi:]

Picture Alphabet

 

ABC Song (Alphabet Song for Children) - British version

 

The Canadian Alphabet - written by Meguido  Zola

A-B C-D E-F G
Say the alphabet with me,
H-I J-K L-M N
Write it down with ink and pen,
O-P Q-R S and T
Read it back out loud to me,
U-V W X-Y-Z
Now it's always in your head.

Alphabet Game