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SAYING SORRY

There are many ways to say sorry to someone. This is expressed when someone feels regretful or sorry of something done to someone else (Althought the deed is done unexpectedly). Some of them are; I am sorry I am so sorry I am awfully sorry I am terribly sorry I am very sorry Please forgive me I do apologize The adverb of quality "so" here, is to stress the feeling of apology. You also can say : "Sorry ..." without subject and the verb. In Formal situation, you also can say; Excuse me. or, Pardon me.

PERSONAL INFORMATION 2

There are many ways to express something in English. For example: What's your name? The question is to find information about one name of a person. Besides, we can say other expressions which will be discussed below. 1. To find information about NAME: What's your name? When you use the expression, It means that you really don't know one's name. Are you Mr....?, or Are you miss ...? This expression is used to guess whether the name is in the blank (you fill). Could you tell me your name?, or May I know your name? This expression is the same as /what's your name?/. But, it is used to find out one's name politely. Nice to meet you Mr .... The blank in this expression is one's name but not mentioned by you. Here, The name will be mentioned by someone you address. Your name please. This expression is used when we register or check in and should fill in the form of registration. It is said by the staff of registration, e.g. receptionist or reserva

LESSON 1 : INTRODUCING YOURSELF

Study This Illustration Below! When you meet a man at first time, you don't know who he is, where he lives and is he a new comer and will stay in your .. village or town. Then you need to introduce yourself to him and ask him something about him. For example: You : Hi! My name's Joe. Tom : Hello. I'm Tommy. You : Nice to meet you, Tommy. Tom : Glad to meet you too. From the dialog above, you can see that there is a kind of rule to know someone. First is to say "Hi!" or "Hello" (Addressing people). Second, Mention your name and he or she often does the same. Third, Say that you are very pleased to meet or to know him/her. The three steps is usually used when people want to know each other or to introduce themselves. -Addressing People -Mention your name -Say that you are very pleased to meet him/her The sentences which are used in the conversation are in Simple Present Tense. Study this follows!