My guidebook
Read Ana’s mini phrase book, then make a mini phrase book for a visitor to your country. Remember to put the explanations in English! You should write about other situations too, for example, at the end of a meal or at parties.
Mini phrase book
Here are some useful sentences for your visit to an English-speaking country.
When you are introduced to someone for the first time, if they say: How do you do?
you should say: How do you do?
When you say goodbye, you can say:
Bye. See you soon.
See you later. See you.
At my school, we usually say: Good morning or Good afternoon to our teachers when we arrive, or, if it’s an evening class, Good evening.
You say Good night when you go to bed.
When you sit down at the table for a meal, you don’t have to say anything. But British people sometimes say: Enjoy your meal or Bon appetit.
If you want to know where a place is, ask: Excuse me, please. Can you tell me the way to the bus station? or Is there a bank near here?
At a shop or a café, you must remember to ask politely, for example: Can I have a packet of aspirin, please? or Could I have a hot chocolate?
If you want to apologise, you mustn’t say Pardon? (it means What did you say?). Say I’m sorry or I’m so sorry! or I’m really sorry! or I’m terribly sorry!
When someone thanks you, you can reply with: You’re welcome. or That’s OK. No problem. or
No worries.