This programme is about greetings and the language you might use if you're greeting people in quite formal contexts and/or want to sound polite

Greetings
Good	morning	sir madam Mr Jones Mrs Smith
	afternoon
	evening

Language in the programme

How are you? It's lovely to see you again! It's been a long time, hasn't it? How are things with you?

Examples of situations where you might use formal greetings

Working in the service industry, e.g. a restaurant, hotel, travel agent Greeting someone older than you At work, when speaking to your superiors Meeting a VIP e.g. a politician Being polite to someone you don't know very well

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WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT?

Now it's time for you to have a go at practising the language we've looked at in this programme. Read the context for each question, then arrange the words into sentences. Good luck!