Introductions and courtesies.
What’s your name?
My name is Jones.
What’s your first name?
My first name is Bill.
How do you spell your last name?
Jones. J. O. N. E. S.
What’s your friend’s name?
His name is John Smith.
John and I are old Friends.
Are you John’s brother?
No, I’m not.
This is Mr. Jones.
How do you do?
Mrs. Jones, this is Mr. John Smith.
Very pleased to meet you.
Day and month of the calendar.
What day is today?
Today is Monday.
What day was yesterday?
Yesterday was Sunday.
What day is tomorrow?
What month is this?
This is January.
Last month was December, wasn’t it?
Yes, it was.
What month is next month?
I was in the hospital for several weeks.
Where were you on Tuesday?
You were here in February, weren’t you?
No, I wasn’t.
Your friend was here a week ago, wasn’t he?