English Common Expression:

English Common Expression:

1.General conversation

Here are some common phrases for general conversation with people you already know: 

Asking how someone is

how are you?
how's it going? (quite informal)
how are you doing? (quite informal)
how's life? (quite informal)
how are things? (quite informal)
I'm fine, thanks
I'm OK, thanks
not too bad, thanks
alright, thanks
not so well
how about you?
and you?
and yourself?

Asking what someone is or has been doing

what are you up to?
what have you been up to?
working a lot
studying a lot
I've been very busy
same as usual
not much or not a lot
I've just come back from ...
Portugal

Asking where someone is

where are you?

I'm ...

at home

at work

in town

in the countryside

at the shops

on a train

at Peter's Asking about someone's plans do you have any plans for the summer?   what are you doing for ...? Christmas New Year Easter Smoking do you smoke?   yes, I smoke no, I don't smoke   do you mind if I smoke?   would you like a cigarette?   have you got a spare cigarette? have you got a light? have you got an ashtray?   I've stopped smoking I've given up I'm trying to give up