English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 15
Nice to meet you
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Nice to Meet You
- EmmaHi! I'm Emma. Nice to meet you.
- AlexHello! I Alex.
- EmmaNice to meet you, Alex! You know Jack?
- AlexYes, I know Jack. Nice to see you again!
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Together Again
- JackCome, Alex! We eat together. Everyone is there.
- AlexI see everyone again. I love this!
- JackYes! Eat and drink, Alex.
- AlexWe are together again. Nice to see everyone!
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- meet
verbmeet
- again
adverbagain
- together
adverbtogether
- everyone
pronouneveryone
- know
verbknow
- see
verbsee
- say
verbsay
- eat
verbeat
- drink
verbdrink
- love
verblove
Grammar
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Putting it all together
Explanation
No new grammar this time — just a review of the whole book. To introduce yourself and talk about your world, combine the pieces you know: "be" (I am, you are, it is), "have" (I have, she has), pronouns and possessives (my, your, his, her), "a/an" with the singular and "-s" with the plural (a book / two books), wh-questions (what, where, which, how many), and prepositions (in, on, under). For example: "Hi, I am Alex. I have two sisters. This is my bag — it is on the table. Nice to meet you!" Every sentence here uses rules from earlier chapters. That is the whole of Band 1.
Examples
- Hi! I am Alex. Nice to meet you.Hi! I am Alex. Nice to meet you.
- I have two brothers and one sister.I have two brothers and one sister.
- What's this? It's my bag. It's on the table.What's this? It's my bag. It's on the table.
- I know everyone. See you again!I know everyone. See you again!
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Politeness without honorificsPoliteness without honorifics
English has no honorific / plain speech-level system — no verb endings that rise or fall with the listener's status. Politeness rides on words and tone instead: which little words you add, and how warm you sound.
"Please" and "thank you" do the work
Adding "please", "thank you", "sorry", and "excuse me" is how you stay polite in English — and speakers use them far more often than most learners expect. "Coffee, please" and "Thank you!" carry the courtesy that a raised speech level carries in languages that have one. Leaving them out does not sound neutral; it sounds blunt.
Soften, do not raise the level
Where some languages would raise the speech level, English softens the words around the request. "Could you…", "Would you mind…", and "Maybe we could…" make an ask gentler without any change to the verb endings. The full forms come in later bands, but the instinct starts now: to be polite, wrap the request, do not re-conjugate it.
"Sorry", warmth, and no bowing
English speakers say "sorry" a lot — for bumping into someone, interrupting, even for mishearing. It is social lubrication, not a deep apology. And there is no bow: a nod, a smile, and eye contact do the work instead. Over-formality can even read as cold, so keep your tone warm and friendly.
When unsure, add "please", "thank you", and "sorry" generously and keep your tone warm — that covers most of what honorifics cover in the languages that have them.
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