Imitating Mini-
Talks
Speak and Recite
❶ Work in pairs. Practice the following mini-talks about greeting and introducing people.
1) Meeting People for the First Time
A: Hello, Mr. David Green! I’m Lily Zhang.
B: Hi, Miss Zhang! Nice to meet you.
A: Nice to meet you, too, Mr. Green.
B: Oh, please call me David.
2) Exchanging Business Cards
A: How do you do, Professor White? Glad to meet
you.
B: How do you do, Prof. Wang? Glad to meet you,
too.
A: Here is my business card.
B: Thanks. This is mine.
3) Introducing Friends
A: May I introduce my friend Lily? She is from
Class One.
B: Oh, hello, Lily. I’m Jack from Class Two.
C: Nice to meet you.
B: Nice to meet you, too.
4) Friending me on WeChat
A: Hello, Zhang. How can I contact you?
B: You can friend me on WeChat.
A: OK. May I have your WeChat ID, please?
B: Sure, scan my QR code (二维码) here on
the phone.
5) Saying Goodbye
A: Thank you for the nice party, Mrs. Lin. We
really had a very good time.
B: I’m glad you enjoyed it.
A: Thanks for inviting me.
B: Thanks for coming.
Mr. /ˈmɪstə(r)/ n. 先生
card /kɑːd/ n. 卡片
professor /prəˈfesə/ n. 教授
introduce /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/ v. 介
绍
WeChat /ˈwi tʃæt/ n. 微信
contact /ˈkɒntækt/ v. 联系
Mrs. /ˈmɪsɪz/ n. 夫人
business card 名片
WeChat ID 微信号