Greetings. ESL Vocabulary Lesson

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What is a greeting?
A greeting is how we say
hello to someone.

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Hello
‘Hello’ is the most
common greeting.
We use it with people
we know well and don’t
know well.

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Hi
‘Hi’ is a short way of saying hello.
We use it with friends and people we
know very well.

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Good morning
‘Good morning’ is
what people say in the
morning.
We usually use it from
sunrise to the 12 p.m.
in the afternoon.

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Good afternoon
‘Good afternoon’ is
what people say in
the afternoon.
We usually use it
from 12 p.m. in the
afternoon until
sunset.

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Good evening
‘Good evening’ is
what people say in
the evening.
We usually use it
from sunset until
9 p.m. at night.

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Practice
Complete the sentences.
hi
We say
when we are talking
to friends or people we know.
good morning
good afternoon
hello
hi
good evening

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Practice
Complete the sentences.
We say
good morning
from sunrise
and 12 p.m.
good morning
good afternoon
hello
hi
good evening

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Practice
Complete the sentences.
We say
good afternoon
from 12 p.m.
to sunset.
good morning
good afternoon
hello
hi
good evening

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Practice
Complete the sentences.
This is the most common greeting.
hello
We say
to people we know
and don’t know.
good morning
good afternoon
hello
hi
good evening

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Practice
Complete the sentences.
We say
good evening
from sunset to
around 9 p.m.
good morning
good afternoon
hello
hi
good evening