B2 – Upper Intermediate
“I’m fine. Thank you. And you?” is the standard, most used response to the question “How are you?”. It’s not incorrect, though native speakers do not or will never always answer with this. It’s high time this colloquial expression got a makeover.
Watch this entertaining video and learn to speak as if English were your mother tongue.
Discussion Questions:
- What are some ways to answer “How are you?” the native speaker way?
- In your language, how have your responses to this simple greeting question evolved or changed? Is it still essential to give a formal response?
- How important is it to speak like a native English speaker?