1. Excuse me , may I come in?
2. Come in please!
3. Good morning. / Good afternoon. / Good evening.
4. How do you do?
5. Sit down, please. / Take a seat, please. / Have a seat, please.
6. Would you have a seat please?
7. How are you? / How are you doing? / How are you getting along?
8. I am fine, thank you.
9. I’m extremely well, thank you.
10. I am very well indeed, thank you.
11. Great, thanks. / Fine, thanks. / Not bad, thanks. / So-so, thank you!
12. How ‘s it going? / What’s up? / What’s happening?
13. Not bad, thank you / So-so, thank you. Great, thank you. / Fine, thank you.
14. Nothing much.
15. Same as usual.
16. And you? / What about you? / How about you?
17. Great, thanks. / Fine, thanks. / Not bad, thanks.
18. Nice to meet you. / Glad to meet you. / Pleased to meet you!
19. It’s so nice to meet you. / I am pleased to meet you. / I am so glad to meet you.
20. So am I.
21. Thank you. / Thanks. / Thank you very much. / Thanks a lot. / Thanks a million. / Thank you so much.
22. See you later. / See you next time. / See you tomorrow. / See you.
23. Goodbye. / Bye. / So long.
24. Good luck.
25. My pleasure. / It’s my pleasure to meet you.
26. It’s an honor to know you.
27. It’s a pleasure.
28. I am very happy to meet you.
29. How have you been?
30. Fine, thank you.
31. The pleasure is mine.
32. I am honored.
33. I am happy to have the chance to meet you.
34. I am deeply indebted to you.
35. I appreciated everything you’ve done for me.
36. I am very grateful to you for your kindness.
37. Thanks a lot for giving me this chance.
38. Hope you have a good time.
39. Wish you have a good time.
40. I am very glad to have the opportunity to meet you.
41. Where are you from? / Where do you come from?
42. I am from……
43. What’s your nationality?
44. I am Chinese.
45. Which part of China is that?
46. It’s in the southeast of China?
47. What do you do? 48. What’s your job?
49. What is your occupation?
50. I am a doctor. / Sales girl./ Teacher / Student
51. How many people are there in your family?
52. My family consists of 4 persons.
53. What is your father’s / mother’s / sister’s occupation?
54. He / She is a farmer / peasant / unemployed.
55. How old are you?
56. What ‘s your name?
57. May I have your name?
58. May I know your name?
59. My Chinese name is ……and Nelly is my English name.
60. Ice- cream is my nickname.
61. What is your surname?
62. What is your last name?
63. Do you have a Christian name？
64. Are you single or married?
65. I am still single.
66. What is your religion?
67. I believe in Christian / Buddhism.
68. Can you tell me which school did you graduate from?
69. I graduated from…
70. When did you graduate from there?
71. I graduated from the university in 2001.
72. Where did you attend the middle school?
73. Which school?
74. The No.1 Middle School in Xiamen.
75. What is your blood type?
76. What is your address?
77. Zhongshan Road, Xiamen, Fujian 361004.
78. What kind of personality do you have?
79. Can you describe your personal characters?
80. I always exert my utmost effort to do everything I should do, And I don’t like to leave something half-done.
81. Do you think you are introvert or extrovert?
82. Extrovert. I think I mix well and enjoy doing things with others.
83. I am a local resident.
84. Can you drink alcohol?
85. Yes, but only a little.
86. Apple juice is my favorite drink.
87. Do you smoke?
88. No, I don’t. And I am allergic to it. But my father is a chain-smoker.
89. Are you a smoker?
90. Do you have English name?
91. How dose your friend call you?
92. Have you any knowledge of it?
93. I have sufficient knowledge of it.
94. I have accumulated a lot of experience.
95. What color do you like best?
96. What about your height and your weight?
97. How tall are you?
98. My height I s…. and my weight is ….
99. What is your native place?
100. My native place is …
101. Which school did you go to?
102. I went to vocational school / high school.
103. What is your major?
104. My major is English.
105. Which department did you study in?
106. I studied in the department of English.
107. What was your favorite subject at school?
108. My favorite subject is English.
109. Why did you take your English as your major?
110. Because I like it and I was aware of its importance.
111. What was your least favorite course in school?
112. None at all, I enjoyed everything that I learned.
113. Did you have high grades in school?
114. Yes, I got excellent records in all my subjects.
115. What kind of G.P.A. did you have in school?
116. I graduated with an 80 G.P.A.
117. Did you usually take part in any extracurricular activities at your school?
118. Yes, I was active in school students’ union.
119. What extracurricular activities do you usually swim and play table tennis?
120. Did you get any honors or awards at your school?
121. Yes, I was chosen as a “Three Virtues” student for several times.
122. Could you tell me something about your English education?
123. My mother is an English teacher in the middle school so I began learning when I could speak, and I took English as my minor subject at vocational school.
124. Why did you study English?
125. Because there’s a great demand in the world for the usage of English and it has become an international language. No matter where you go English is always commonly used.
126. What was your minor subject?
127. Business administration.
128. Could you tell me something about the courses your major at school?
129. I took many courses at school, including extensive reading, spoken English, listening comprehension, intensive reading etc.
130. Please tell me something about your education.
131. All right, I graduated and got the degree of bachelor of economics from Xiamen University four years ago. My major is international trade.
132. Your English is excellent, how long have you been studying English?
133. More than 12 years. I started to learn English when I was in the primary school, and I specialized in English at a vocational school.
134. Could you tell me something about your educational background？
135. I was admitted into Foreign Language School as an English major and specialized in English secretarial studied in 1999. In addition, I took the course of computer and public relations while in the school.
136. What king of work are you doing now?
137. What is your current job?
138. What is you previous job?
139. Why do you want to leave your previous job?
140. I’m working at a garment factory in Xiamen.
141. What work are you responsible for at your present work unit?
142. As a clerk & Secretary, I’m responsible for typing memorandums and reports, answering telephone, arranging appointments and writing letters for the president etc.
143. The reason left id because the salary is too small. I should support my family and I should support the tuition of my brother.
144. The major is not suitable.
145. I want to have a change to make more improvement.
146. I would like to challenge myself.
147. I hope I could find some better chance in a big company like yours.
148. Where are you working now?
149. How long have you been engaged in this work?
150. I have been working there for 2years.
151. How many employers have you worked for?
152. Not so many. Only3.
153. I have gained enough experience by changing work units and I’m anxious to settle down now. 154. Have you worked anywhere else?
155. Yes, I worked for two years at a restaurant as a waitress /waiter.
156. Do you have any work experience?
157. What kind of work have you ever done in the past?
158. Would you like to talk about your merits?
159. Have you received any at your unit?
160. Yes, I got the title of “Advanced Worker” in 1999.
161. I have gained quite a lit of experience in direct sales of goods and teaching.
162. Do you do a second job in addition to your full-time work?
163. Yes, I do. I translate some technical materials for some companies in my spare time.
164. Do you have much experience in work of this sort?
165. Definitely, I’m experienced. I worked as a waitress /waiter in a hotel for two years.
166. Have you ever been fired (Dismissed)?
167. Frankly speaking, I have. They dismissed me because I was a new hand when I just left school, and I knew nothing.
168. Have you ever been dismissed for some unfair reason?
169. No, never.
170. Do you have any experience as a secretary?
171. Yes, I have. I have been employed as a professional secretary in the manager office since my graduation.
172. Are you familiar with hotel service?
173. What is your record like?
174. I am the top in the hotel.
175. How long have you been a waitress /waiter?
176. Do you have any practical
177. What kind of work experience do you have?
178. After graduation, I have been working in a trading company.
179. What is your hobby?
180. Do you have any special interests?
181. Yes, collecting stamps is my chief interest.
182. What do you usually do in your spare time?
183. I admire the stamps collection, and I also enjoy sports.
184. Do you have any hobbies?
185. Yes, I have many hobbies, I like almost all kinds of sports, I enjoy listen to the music, and I do a lot of reading.
186. Are you interested in music?
187. You stated in your resume that your hobby is reading, what kind of books do you like to read?
188. Mostly novels.
189. Who is your favorite author?
190. I have many favorites but I seem to like ……more than the others.
191. What hobbies do you have?
192. I’m afraid I don’t have much time for hobbies.
193. Are you interested in anything in particular?
194. Music and sports are my hobbies.
195. Climbing mountain is one of my hobbies.
196. Do you like sports (painting, music.)?
197. I am interested in ……
198. I have a big collection of records.
199. I particularly like swimming and mountaineering.
200. Everyone should develop hobby. Hobbies take everyone’s mind off the worries of everyday life.
