Greeting an Old Acquaintance - Innovative English

imagine you've met an old friend whom you are seeing for the first time in a

long time what do you say hi Alicia here catching up with old friends of English

is easy in this lesson you're going to learn how the tsavo has come to New York

to work with George and they have a lot to catch up on let's watch mr. Silva

sorry to keep you waiting mr. Thomas is here George

Gustavo it's been too long I know I know it's good to see you again here's a

little something from Sao Paolo you shouldn't have

Thanks and you're looking well how have you been doing I'm good

the hotel is pretty nice and it's great to be in the States

that's great to hear and you you're looking well too thin busy but doing

well let's catch up at lunch okay

now the lesson focus here's how to greet an old friend in English ready

do you remember what George said to greet Gustavo right after he arrives

it's been too long first is a contraction for it and has its next is

the word bin and last is the phrase too long together

it's it's been too long you can use this phrase whenever your greeting an old

friend or acquaintance you haven't seen for a long time now you try

imagine you are greeting a member of your family after living in another

country for six months what would you say

it's been too long do you remember what Gustavo says after he agrees with Jorge

that it's been too long it's good to see you again first is a

contraction for it and is its next is the word good after this is the phrase

to see you and last is the word again together it's it's good to see you again

you can use this phrase anytime you are meeting someone that you haven't seen in

a while now you try imagine you're picking up a friend from the airport who

is visiting you how could you greet them

it's good to see you again now imagine you're having a second business meeting

with a client at work what would you say to greet them

it's good to see you again do you remember what question George used to

ask Gustavo how he has been how have you been doing first is the word how next is

the phrase have you and last is the phrase been doing together

it's how have you been doing this phrase is used to ask how someone has been

since you last saw each other it's similar to the phrase how are you doing

but is asking about someone's past condition rather than his or her present

condition now you try imagine you run into an old friend at a cafe what

question could you ask them

how have you been doing now imagine you are talking to your little brother on

the phone how could you ask him how he's been since the last time you spoke

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