今日では 925 英語レッスン, we’re going to learn all about how to start a conversation in English.
Sometimes we call starting an英会話“breaking the ice.” You can think of the “ice” as that initial silence between people. It could be between strangers on a plane or coworkers in a lunch room. And when we “break” the ice, we say something friendly to start a conversation. どうやってそれをやるの? あなたは何を言っていますか? And what topics are best?
This is a preview lesson from925 英語, 来年発売予定の新シリーズ. 適切に十分, we’re kicking off with a 925 英語レッスンon how to greet and say hello to colleagues and customers in English.
925English a new business English series for beginners (CEFR A1-A2) and lower intermediate (B1) 英語学習者. 925 英語のレッスンは、仕事やビジネスで使用できる言語のチャンクと英語の表現に焦点を当てています. We get straight to the point with lots of examples. We give you phrases you can say in different situations and advice on why and how to use them.
そう, it’s pretty easy to greet someone in English, そうじゃない? We can say “good morning” or “hello” or just “hi.” And we might add something like “my name is Tim Smith,” or a question like “how’s it going?” But what’s the difference? How do we choose which greeting to use? 良い, ビジネスで, like in life, it depends on the situation. That includes who we’re talking to and where we’re having the conversation. So let’s go through three situations and practice some appropriate ways of saying hello.