you've just met someone new and wants to get in touch with them later how do you
do it hi Alicia here exchanging contact information in English is easy in this
lesson you'll learn what you need to make sure you don't miss out on a new
friend Gustavo meets Ana again while leaving
the airport but they are about to go their separate ways let's watch Hey it
was nice meeting you same here by the way this is my business
card this is my personal email address and this is my phone number
oh thanks I have a business card too here you are my email and my cell phone
number are here email me okay thank you bye bye enjoy your stay bye
now the lesson focus here's how to exchange contact information ready
do you remember what Gustavo said when he handed Ana his business card this is
my business card when you are giving something to someone you start by saying
the phrase this is then say the item my business card together it's this is my
business card the structure is this is plus the thing you are giving you try
imagine you're giving someone a present what would you say
this is a present now imagine you are giving your address to someone what
would you say as you handed it to them
this is my address do you remember what Ana says after Gustavo gives her his
business card have a business card too first is the
phrase I have next is the phrase a business card and last is the word two
together it's I have a business card too you can use this structure anytime you
have something that someone else also has I have named the item to you try
imagine your friend has a younger brother what would you say to tell him
or her you also have a younger brother
I have a younger brother too now imagine your friend tells you that he or she has
allergies and you have allergies also what would you say
I have allergies too later in the conversation Anna wanted to draw
attention to a particular piece of information on her business card in this
case her personal email address and phone number do you remember what she
said my email and my cell phone number are here first is a phrase for the items
she wanted to draw attention to my email and cell phone number
next is the phrase are here together it's my email and cell phone number are
here notice that the word address was dropped from email address this is
common in conversation you can use this structure anytime you want to draw
attention to the location of something if there is more than one item first
list the items and then say are here if it is just one item you want to draw
attention to first say the item and then say is here now you try imagine you're
looking at a map with your friend and you want to point out the location of
the train station what do you say
the train station is here what if you want to point out where restaurants are
on my map what would you say
restaurants are here
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