跟读练习: English Greetings and Introductions - Spoken English - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Hello. Hi. What's your name?
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My name's Kasia, and you are?
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My name's Olivier.
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Nice to meet you.
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And you. What are we doing in this lesson?
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We're going to talk about greetings and introductions in English.
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Hi. I'm Olivier.
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Welcome to Oxford Online English.
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What’s the first word you learned in English?
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Probably 'hello', right?
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'Hello' is the most basic way to greet someone in English.
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There are many different ways to greet people and introduce yourself in English.
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In different situations, you’ll need to use different words and phrases to greet people or make introductions.
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In this lesson, you can learn about greetings and introductions in English and see which language you should use in different situations.
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Imagine that you’re on a business trip, and you’re meeting some important clients for the first time.
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Or maybe you work in service, for example in a hotel, and you need to talk to guests and customers.
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In these situations, you’ll want to use more formal language.
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Good morning!
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You must be Olivier.
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Yes, good morning!
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I’m sorry, and your name is…?
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My name’s Kasia.
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Very nice to meet you.
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Welcome to Madrid!
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Thank you. How are you today?
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Very well, thank you, and yourself?
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I’m good, thanks for asking.
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This dialogue uses more formal language.
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Can you see what makes it formal?
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First, I started by saying good morning.
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The greetings good morning, good afternoon and good evening are quite formal and are generally only used in formal situations.
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There’s one exception: you can sometimes use good morning informally with people you know.
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However, it’s common in this situation to simply say 'morning'.
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Can you see any other examples of formal language in this dialogue?
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There are many.
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Firstly, I asked Kasia’s name by saying, and your name is…?
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This is more formal than asking what’s your name?
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After she introduced herself, Kasia said very nice to meet you.
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Saying nice to meet you is neutral—neither formal nor informal.
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However, adding very makes it sound much more formal.
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One word can make a big difference!
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I introduced myself with a full sentence: My name’s Kasia.
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When speaking less formally, you’d use a shorter introduction, like I’m Kasia or just Kasia.
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After I introduced myself, I said Welcome to Madrid.
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Does this sound formal or informal to you?
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It’s quite formal.
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Do you know why it's formal?
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Again, it’s a small change which makes a big difference.
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Saying welcome by itself is neutral—it’s not formal.
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However, adding to and a place makes it sound much more formal.
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So, if you say, Welcome to our office! that sounds formal, while if you just say, Welcome!
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it doesn’t sound so formal.
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It’s common when greeting someone in English to ask some kind of how are you question.
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Do you remember what Kasia asked me?
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She asked How are you today?
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Again, one word makes the difference—do you know which one?
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It’s today.
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Asking how are you is neutral.
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Adding today makes it sound more formal.
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My answer, Very well, thank you, also sounds quite formal.
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If I was speaking more neutrally, I’d say something like, Well, thanks.
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Adding very and saying thank you instead of thanks makes it sound more formal.
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Finally, Olivier asked me how are you back.
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Do you remember how he did it?
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He asked, and yourself?
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This is more formal than asking and you?
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I replied and said thanks for asking.
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You wouldn’t say thanks for asking in a more informal situation.
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So, you’ve seen here how small changes can make a big difference to how formal your language sounds.
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Remember that formality doesn’t just depend on the words you use; other things like tone of voice and body language are also important.
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Next, let’s look at how to handle greetings and introductions in a neutral way.
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‘Neutral’ means neither formal nor informal.
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For example, imagine you’re at work, and you meet a new colleague.
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You’re the same age and you’re in the same department.
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This is an example of a neutral situation.
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You don’t need to be very formal, but you also wouldn’t want to sound too casual.
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Hello! Hello!
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Are you Olivier?
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Yes, that’s right.
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What’s your name?
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Kasia. Nice to meet you.
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And you. How are you?
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Fine, thanks, and you?
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I’m good, thanks.
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First, compare this dialogue to the formal one from part one.
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They follow the same pattern, but this dialogue is much less formal.
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Can you see the differences?
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First, we started with a neutral greeting, hello.
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You can use hello in any situation.
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Then, I asked Olivier his name with a simple question, What’s your name?
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Hello, what’s your name… pretty easy, right?
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That’s because neutral language is generally the simplest language.
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If you compare the two dialogues, you can see that this neutral dialogue is shorter than the formal dialogue you saw in part one.
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This is very common: formal language is often longer and more complex.
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Neutral language is short and simple.
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You can see this throughout the dialogue: we use the basic words and phrases that you probably learned in lesson one of your English classes at school: nice to meet you; how are you; fine, thanks; and so on.
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Okay, so now you’ve learned about the differences between formal and neutral greetings and introductions.
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What about informal greetings and introductions?
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Informal greetings and introductions are useful if you know someone well, or if you’re meeting someone in a casual situation.
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For example, if you’re hanging out with some friends, and your friends introduce you to one of their friends, you would probably use informal language.
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Let’s see how this works: Hi!
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Hey! Olivier?
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Yeah. Your name?
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Kasia. Good to meet you.
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You too. How you doing?
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Yeah, not bad.
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You? Pretty good!
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So, what do you notice here?
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The first thing you can see is that the dialogue is even shorter than the neutral dialogue you saw in part two.
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We both used a lot of short questions and sentences.
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For example: Olivier?
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Your name? How you doing?
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You? These are fine in informal speech, and native speakers often shorten sentences and questions like this.
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However, you wouldn’t do this in a more formal situation.
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There are also several phrases which you wouldn’t use in a more formal setting, such as: Hi/Hey Yeah Not bad Pretty good These are all good words and phrases to use in an informal situation.
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At this point, you could go back and review the three dialogues.
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Each dialogue has exactly the same structure—only the language is different.
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See how you can use different words and phrases to greet people and introduce yourself with different levels of formality.
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Okay? Let’s look at one more thing.
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When you’re making introductions, you might also need to introduce another person.
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Let’s see how you can do that in formal, neutral, or informal ways.
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Here’s a very formal introduction.
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Let me introduce my colleague, Kasia.
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Here’s another very formal way to introduce someone: May I introduce my colleague, Olivier?
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What about neutral introductions?
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This is Kasia.
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Here’s another way to make in introduction using neutral language.
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Have you met Olivier?
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Finally, what about informal introductions?
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In informal situations, you might not introduce people at all.
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You might just let them introduce themselves, or you might prompt them to introduce themselves by asking something like: Have you guys met?
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Do you two know each other?
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If you want to make an informal introduction, the most common way is just to say the two people’s names, then say them again in reverse.
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For example, imagine you’re introducing two people called John and Emma to each other.
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You could say: John, Emma.
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Emma, John.
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So now, you should understand how to greet people and introduce yourself or someone else in different situations.
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Do you want more practice with this topic?
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Check out the full version of this lesson on our website: Oxford Online English.com.
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See you next time!
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Thanks for watching!
为什么要通过这个视频练习口语？
在学习英语时，口语实践是非常重要的一部分。通过观看这个关于英语问候和自我介绍的视频，您可以获得真实的交流场景，帮助您在实际环境中自信地使用英语。该视频提供了与他人互动的示范，使您能够在合适的上下文中练习发音和交流技巧。此外，这也能帮助您在工作或社交场合中显得更加自信和自然。利用此视频中的内容进行 英语口语练习，可以有效地提高您的口语流利度和发音。
语法与表达在语境中的应用
在视频中，讲者使用了一些重要的英语句式，以下是几个关键结构的分析：
- 问候语：例如“Good morning!”和“Welcome to Madrid!”这些句子呈现出正式的问候方式，适合在商务场合中使用。
- 自我介绍：讲者提到“My name’s Kasia.”，这种完整的句子形式显示出较高的礼仪水平，相比之下，较为非正式的介绍可以使用“I’m Kasia”或“Just Kasia”。
- 正式与非正式的区别：使用短语“Very nice to meet you.”能够展现出礼貌和友好，而“Nice to meet you.” 则比较常用、较为中性。
通过对这些表达的学习，您可以更好地掌握在不同场合下如何有效沟通，也可以在 shadowspeak 的过程中，模仿视频中的对话，帮助您提高 英语发音。
常见的发音难点
在这个视频中，一些词汇和句子可能让学习者感到棘手，尤其是提到的问候短语、场景对话，以及与他人互动时可能带来的不同口音。在练习时，注意以下几点：
- 问候语的发音：例如“Good morning”中的元音要清晰，确保每个音节都被准确发出。
- 连读现象：在快速对话中，一些词会自然连读，如“you are”会简化成“you’re”。在进行 英语影子跟读 时，注意模仿这种自然的连读。
- 语调和重音：了解在问候和自我介绍中使用的语调变化有助于提升您的交流效果，尤其是在商务场合。此外，练习这些技巧也非常有助于您 提高英语发音。
通过不断重复和练习这些短语，您将能够在日常会话中感到更加自如和自信。
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。