Getting Acquainted Flashcards
acquainted
- familiar, close, intimate; knowledgeable, informed, aware
if you are acquainted with someone, you know them slightly but they are not a close friend.
knowing or being familiar with a person
get acquainted
meet, be introduced to; become knowledgeable; get to know
polite/impolite
formal/informal
appropiate/inappropiate
small talk: topics:
the weather/ job/ religion/ family/ home ,…
get reacquainted
make ( someone ) acquainted or familiar with someone or something again.
Sarah, have you met Afshin?
No, I haven’t.
Afshin, I’d like you to meet Sarah.
Hi, Sarah. you look familia. Have we met before?
H don’t think so.
I know! Last month. you were at my sister Nicole’s party.
Oh, that’s right.! How have you been?
custom
habit; tradition; convention
عادت، خوی، رسم، عرف، مرسوم، سنت
gesture
a gesture is a movement that you make with your hands or your head to express emotion or to give information.
اندام، تکان دادن دست و سر و غیره (به منظور بیان چیزی)
bow
the act of bending your head or the upper part of your body forward in order to say
سجود، قوس، کمان، تعظیم، سر فرود اوردن، خمیده شدن، سجود کردن، خم شدن، تعظیم کردن، سرتکان دادن، خم کردن، خمیدن
Greeting
سلام و تعارف، خوش آمدگویی
bow
kiss once/ twice
shake hands
hug
look familiar
you are not sure if you know someone, but think you might.
you can call me eli
I’m not from around here
What have you been up to
ask about someone’s recent activities.
How’s it goin’?
How’s it going?
What’s up?
How have you been?
keep in touch
suggest that someone call or email you in the future.
show you around
want to offer to introduce someone to a new place.
The present perfect
Subject + have (‘ve)/ has (‘s) + past participle
Subject +haven’t/ hasn’t
Have/ has + subject
Wh questions + have/ has + subject
*ever or before in yes/ no questions about life experiences:
Have/ has + subject + ever + verb (pp)
Have/ has + subject + verb (pp) + before
- yet or already in yes/ no questions about recent experiences:
Have/ has + subject + already + verb (pp)
Have/ has + subject + verb (pp) + yet
*In affirmative (positive) and negative statement:
ever: سوالی، منفی، وسط جمله
never: مثبت، وسط جمله
already: سوالی، مثبت، وسط جمله
yet: سوالی، منفی، آخر جمله
before: سوالی، منفی، مثبت، آخر جمله
have never = Haven’t ever
for and since: period of time that began in the past:
for: length of time (for many years, for ten minutes)
since: with specific time or date in the past (8 o’clock, 2013)
always: سوالی، مثبت، وسط جمله
lately: سوالی، منفی، مثبت، آخر جمله
recently: سوالی، منفی، مثبت، آخر جمله
just: سوالی، مثبت، وسط جمله
still: سوالی، منفی، وسط جمله
so far: سوالی، منفی، مثبت، آخر جمله
ordinals and superlatives: the third time, the best
Greet a visitor to your country
Welcome to Beijing. Have you ever been here before?
No’ it’s my first time. But yesterday I went to the Forbidden Palace. It was fantastic.
That’s great. Have tou tried Beijing duck yet?
Beijing duck? no, I haven’t. What’s that?
It’s a famous Chinese dish. I think you’ll like it.
Tourist activities
Climb Mt. Everest
go sightseeing in Africa
go to the top of the Eiffel Tower
try new food
take a tour of Tower of London
take pictures of the Great Wall
thumb
شست
the short thick finger at the side of the hand, slightly apart from the other four
index finger
first finger after the thumb
Point with your index finger.
middle finger
انگشت میان، وسطی
third finger of the hand
ring finger
fourth finger, finger between the pinky and middle fingers
انگشت دوم، انگشت انگشتر، انگشت چهارم دست چپ
pinkie
انگشت کوچک
smallest finger on the hand, little finger
palm
کف دست انسان
the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers
Palm=کف دست
Palm up=کف دست بالا
Palm down=کف دست پایین
Palm open=کف دست باز
fist
مشت
closed hand
you refer to someone’s hand as their fist when they have bent their fingers to touch their palm.
get off on the right foot
make a good start at something
Start communication well
