Lesson One自我介紹 (Self-Introduction)
    Welcoming
    On behalf of …, I’m very glad to welcome you…
    It’s a pleasure to see you here.
    Welcome to…
    Thank you for coming all this way.
    Self Introduction
    Please let me introduce myself. I’m…
    How do you do? My name is…
    May I introduce myself? I’m…
    It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance. My name is…
    Third-party Introduction
    It’s my pleasure to introduce you to …
    I’d like to introduce you to …
    A, let me introduce you to …
    A, I’d like you to meet …
    A, I don’t believe you’ve ever met …
    This is … He’s in charge of…
    He looks after…
    He’s our … Director/Manager.
    Offering
    Let me get you a coffee.
    Would you like a coffee?
    Let me take your coat.
    Small talk topics
    Travel
    How’s your flight?
    How do you like our city?
    Is this your first visit to…?
    Did you have a good trip?
    Was it easy to find here?
    Weather
    It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?
    I heard it’s going to rain this afternoon.
    My flight was cancelled because of the heavy snow.
    There will be a storm tomorrow.
    Finally we’ve gotten a beautiful day.
    I hate the summers here. There’s too much rain and it’s usually very hot.
    I’m a spring/summer/autumn/winter person.
    Cold, isn’t it? I’m freezing.
    It’s lovely/sunny/warm.
    It was dismal/cloudy/cold/damp/wet/stormy/windy.
    Accommodation
    How’s your hotel?
    It’s very comfortable/convenient/luxurious.
    The service is excellent.
    It’s rather noisy/dirty.
    The service is rather slow.
    The rooms are a bit cramped.
    Sample Dialogue
    A: Welcome to ABC. I’m John Smith. I look after the accounting department here.
    B: Nice to meet you. My name is Susan Wong.
    A: Nice to meet you, Susan. How was your trip?
    B: Slow. It was caught in awful traffic.
    A: Sorry to hear that. Anyway, have you checked in?
    B: Yes.
    A: Everything OK?
    B: Fine.
    A: So how do you find our weather?
    B: It’s hot. When I left home, it was only ten degrees.