IELTS Speaking : Greetings for first time meeting peopole

How do you do?

Glad to meet you.

Pleased to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Delighted to meet you.

Good morning/ afternoon/ evening.

Hello/ Hallo! (informal)

Hi! (informal)

I’m very well, thank you. And you?

What exactly would you like to know?

As you can see from my CV…

Perhaps I can begin by telling you about…

Recently, I’ve been studying / working at…

I’ve been studying English now for (1 year)…

The reason I’m taking the test is because…

Would you like to know about…

Before that I studied / worked at…

At the moment I’m studying/ working at…

Have I answered your question?

Is there anything else you wish to know?

What the candidate should do

Show the examiner you are confident by smiling and looking at him or her in the eye.

When the examiner shakes your hand return his or her handshake firmly.

Answer the questions you are asked as clearly and in as much detail as possible.

Show that you are in control by talking freely about yourself and your past.

Make sure you have practiced enough before the test so that the past tenses you use are accurately formed and appropriate.

What the candidate should not do

Do not tell the examiner that you are nervous or blink your eyes and move about too much.

Do not shake hands with the examiner as if your extended hand were a cold wet fish!

Do not cut the conversation short with answers of only one word, or short answers.

Do not wait for another question if you know that the examiner wants you to keep talking.

Do not be afraid to correct yourself if you make a grammatical mistake. But fluency is more important than grammar at this stage.