Real English®_1.1

1. His first name is Jimmy. What is Jimmy's last name?

O'Sullivan

Samson

Sullivan

2. Chuck asks:

What's your name?

Pleased to meet you.

How are you doing?

"How are you doing?"
is the same as
"How are you?"
BUT
"How are you doing?"
is INFORMAL,
almost like slang.

Explanation

"How are you doing?"
is the same as
"How are you?"
BUT
"How are you doing?"
is INFORMAL,
almost like slang.

3. Mr Matthews says...

How do you do?

Pleased to meet you.

How are you?

"Pleased to meet you"
is a very common greeting
- not slang, & not formal.

Explanation

"Pleased to meet you"
is a very common greeting
- not slang, & not formal.

4. Alexander & Sonoko - The interviewer says:

How do you do?

Pleased to meet you.

Hi. Good to see you guys.

A guy (informal noun) = a man.

But "You guys" is slang
used as "you" in the PLURAL
for BOTH MEN and
WOMEN (US origin
but also used in the UK).

Explanation

A guy (informal noun) = a man.

But "You guys" is slang
used as "you" in the PLURAL
for BOTH MEN and
WOMEN (US origin
but also used in the UK).

5. The interviewer answers Jimmy's question by saying "Good!" Then she asks Jimmy a question. What is her question?

"What is your name?"

"Who are you?"

"Are you James?"

6. The interviewer says "Hi there!" and Jimmy asks her a question. The question is: "How are you?"

True

False

Jimmy asks her
"How are you doing?"
This is the same as
"How are you ?" but
it is more informal
almost like slang.

Also, "Hi there!"
is the same as
"Hi! !".

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Explanation

Jimmy asks her
"How are you doing?"
This is the same as
"How are you ?" but
it is more informal
almost like slang.

Also, "Hi there!"
is the same as
"Hi! !".

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7. Colonel Allthorpe says:

How do you do?

How are you doing?

How are you?

This is a FORMAL greeting.
The correct reply to
"How do you do?" is
"How do you do?" !
It's used by the British
"correctly" but
Americans use it like
"How are you?"

Explanation

This is a FORMAL greeting.
The correct reply to
"How do you do?" is
"How do you do?" !
It's used by the British
"correctly" but
Americans use it like
"How are you?"