1 Greetings, Titles, Farewells, and Pleasantries
Chapter objectives
In this chapter, you will learn to:
- Say and understand common greetings and farewells
- Address patients using different titles
- Express basic pleasantries
- Introduce yourself & others
Common greetings, farewells, and pleasantries
View all three slides of the following presentation. Listen to the model pronunciations and repeat them as many times as necessary to feel comfortable with the pronunciation on your own.
Práctica Oral 1.1
Respond to the following questions out loud by pressing the “Push to speak” button. Once you have finished all ten questions, click the “✓ Finish” button and take a screenshot of your results as evidence you completed this.
Addressing patients using titles
Práctica Escrita 1.1
Write the appropriate greeting you’d use with a patient keeping in mind the time of day and the given information about the patient. Follow the example (modelo):
Modelo: 1:00 p.m. A married female patient. → Buenas tardes, señora.
- 12:30 p.m. A 20-year-old, female patient.
- 10:00 a.m. A long-time, 50-year-old male patient of esteem and familiarity
- 5:00 p.m. The grandmother of a patient.
- 9:00 a.m. The mother of a young patient.
- 7:30 p.m. An 18-year-old, male patient.
Práctica Oral 1.2