5 Contoh
Percakapan Inggris: Greeting & Leave Taking / Parting / Farewell
Ketika bertemu seseorang, hal pertama yang
dilakukan adalah menyapa atau greeting.
Setelah itu ngobrol sebentar, dimulai dengan
basa-basi, dilanjutkan dengan ngobrol serius.
Walaupun tidak harus didahului dengan ngobrol
serius, percakapan selanjutnya diakhiri dengan salam perpisahaan atau farewell atau leave
taking atau parting.
Berikut adalah beberapa contoh percakapan bahasa
inggris greeting & farewell / leave taking / parting. Percakapan
berikut diambil dari buku DIALOGS FOR EVERYDAY USE (Short Situational
Dialogs for Students of English as a Foreign Language) by JULIA M. DOBSON,DEAN
CURRY. [link]
DIALOG 1
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Greetings A. (Acquaintances)
Matt: Good morning.
Maxine: Good morning.
How are you today?
Matt: Just fine, thanks. How are
you?
Maxine: Wonderful. Things couldn’t
be better.
B. (Good Friends)
Dotty: Hi. What’s up?
Vivian: Nothing much. What’s new
with you?
Dotty: Not too much. I’ve been
pretty busy.
Vivian: Me too. Seems like all I
do is eat and sleep.
Dotty: Gotta go. Call me tonight.
Vivian: Okay. Check you later.
C. (Family)
Mother: Good morning.
Son: Morning. What’s for
breakfast?
Mother: The usual. Eggs, toast,
and cereal. Coffee, if you want.
Son: I think I’ll just have cereal
for a change.
Mother: Help yourself. The cereal
and sugar are on the table. The milk’s in the refrigerator.
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DIALOG 2
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Formal Greetings and Farewell
Paul: Hello. How are you?
Don: Fine, thank you. How are you?
Paul: Fine, thanks. (bus soundeffect)
Oh, excuse me—here’s my bus. Goodbye.
Don: Goodbye.
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DIALOG 3
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Informal Greetings and Farewells
Dick: Hi! How are you?
Helen: Fine, thanks—and you?
Dick: Just fine. Where are you
going?
Helen: To the library. Dick: O.K.
I’ll see you later. So long
Helen: So long.
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DIALOG 4
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Informal Greetings and Farewells
JANE: Hi, Helen! How’s it going?
HELEN: Fine, thanks — and you?
JANE: Just fine. Where are you off
to?
HELEN: To the library. I’ve got a
history exam next week and need to start studying. Ugh.
JANE: Oh, no. Well, I’ll see you
later then. Good luck!
HELEN: Thanks. See you later
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DIALOG 5
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Formal Greetings
JAMES: Good morning, Professor
Austin, how are you doing?
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Good morning,
James. I am doing well. And you?
JAMES: I’m great, thank you. This
is my friend Emma. She is thinking about applying to this college. She has a
few questions. Would you mind telling us about the process, please?
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Hello, Emma!
It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m more than happy to speak with you. Please
stop by my office next week.
EMMA: It’s a pleasure to meet you,
professor. Thank you so much for helping us.
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Don’t mention
it. Hopefully, I will be able to answer your questions!
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Let's look at several
example conversations. Then we can move on to the practice section.
Person A: "Hi, my name is Steve. It's nice to meet you."
Person B: "I'm Jack. It's a pleasure to meet you, Steve."
Person A: "What do you do for a living Jack?"
Person B: "I work at the bank."
Person A: "What is your name?"
Person B: "Jackson."
Person A: "What was that again?"
Person A: "Hey John, how have you been?"
Person B: "What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been?"
Person A: "I'm doing very well. How about you?"
Person B: "I finally have some free time. I just finished taking a big examination, and I'm so relieved that I'm done with it."
Person A: "Hi Nancy, what have you been up to?"
Person B: "The same ole same ole." Or, "The same as usual. How about you?"
Person A: "I'm pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great."
Person A: "Andy, it's been a long time, how are you man?"
Person B: "What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been?"
Person A: "Do you come to this restaurant often?"
Person B: "I've been here a couple of times, but I don't come on a regular basis."
The next lesson is the interactive practice section. If you would like to repeat this lesson or previous lessons, feel free to go back and study as many times as you need. When you are ready, go to the practice section.
Person A: "Hi, my name is Steve. It's nice to meet you."
Person B: "I'm Jack. It's a pleasure to meet you, Steve."
Person A: "What do you do for a living Jack?"
Person B: "I work at the bank."
Person A: "What is your name?"
Person B: "Jackson."
Person A: "What was that again?"
Person A: "Hey John, how have you been?"
Person B: "What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been?"
Person A: "I'm doing very well. How about you?"
Person B: "I finally have some free time. I just finished taking a big examination, and I'm so relieved that I'm done with it."
Person A: "Hi Nancy, what have you been up to?"
Person B: "The same ole same ole." Or, "The same as usual. How about you?"
Person A: "I'm pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great."
Person A: "Andy, it's been a long time, how are you man?"
Person B: "What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been?"
Person A: "Do you come to this restaurant often?"
Person B: "I've been here a couple of times, but I don't come on a regular basis."
The next lesson is the interactive practice section. If you would like to repeat this lesson or previous lessons, feel free to go back and study as many times as you need. When you are ready, go to the practice section.
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