When you meet someone, you can ask questions to find areas in common. (Коли ви когось зустрічаєте, ви можете поставити питання, щоб знайти спільні інтереси.)
For example:
“Where are you from?” - Звідки ви?
“What do you do?” - Чим ви займаєтесь?
“What brings you to … (the UK)” (= What’s the reason that you’re in the UK?) - Чому ви в... (Великобританії) (Що привело вас сюди?)
“Is this your first trip to … (the UK)?” - Це ваша перша подорож до... (Великобританії)?
“Do you like it here?” - Вам тут подобається?
“Why did you decide to study in the UK?” - Чому ви вирішили навчатися у Великобританії?
“What do you think about … (studying in the UK)?” - Що ви думаєте про.. (навчання у Великобританії)?
“How long are you in the UK for?” - Як довго Ви у Великобританії?
“So what do you do in your free time?” - То чим ви займаєтесь у вільний час?
At social events you can also ask someone (на суспільних заходах ви також можете запитати когось):
“How do you know (name of person)?” - Звідки ви знаєте (ім'я людини)?
“Do you know anyone here?” - Ви тут когось знаєте?
Finding areas in common – agreeing (Знаходження спільних інтересів – згода)
When someone says something that is the same for you, you can use “Me too”, “So do I” or “I do too” to agree. (Коли хтось говорить щось, що також стосується вас, ви можете використати “Я теж”, “І я так само” або “Я також”, щоб погодитися.)
“I do a bit of painting and photography.” - Я трохи малюю і займаюся фотографією.
“Me too.” / “I do too”. - Я теж.
“I love trying new restaurants.” - Я люблю пробувати нові ресторани.
“So do I” / “I do too” / “Me too” - І я так само. / Я також.
Grammar rule!
Use “So do I” or “I do too” in sentences in the Present Simple. That’s because “do” is the auxiliary for the Present Simple. If the sentence has a different tense (or uses the verb “to be”), the auxiliary changes:
I‘m Italian. (verb to be)
So am I / I am too!
I‘m living in a hall of residence. (Present Continuous)
So am I / I am too!
I was very shy as a child. (past tense of the verb “to be”)
So was I / I was too!
I saw Coldplay in concert last week. (Past Simple tense)
So did I! / I did too! (Use “did” as the auxiliary for verbs in the Past Simple)
Remember: you can use “Me too!” in all situations.
When the sentence is negative
Use “Neither do I” or “Me neither” when you want to agree with someone who makes a negative statement. You can pronounce “neither” as “n – eye – thuh” or “n – ee – thuh”.
“I don’t like the weather here.”
“Neither do I” / “Me neither”.
“I don’t go to the gym very often.”
“Neither do I” / “Me neither”.
But like the other examples, you need to change “do” if you change tense or use the verb “to be”.
I‘m not a great sports fan. (verb “to be”)
Me neither. / Neither am I
I wasn’t a good swimmer when I was a child. (verb “to be” in the past)
Neither was I.
I didn’t like her last film. (Past Simple)
Neither did I.
If you find it hard to remember, you can use “Same here!” instead.
“I don’t know anyone at this party.”
“Same here!”