Lesson Introduction: Imagine you are talking to someone who you have just met, and you realize that you have no idea what this person's name is! Forgetting someone's name is one of life's many embarrassing little moments. You can't run away and you can't hide, so you need some real English phrases to help you. In this lesson, learn how to tell someone, in English, that you can't remember her name.

A: Nick! How’s it going?
B: Oh, hey...
A: What are you doing in this neighbourhood? Do
you live around here?
B: Actually, my office is right around the corner.
A: It was great to meet you last week at the confer-
ence. I really enjoyed our conversation about for-
eign investment.
B: Yeah, yeah, it was really interesting. You know,
I’m in a bit of a hurry, but here’s my card. We
should definitely meet up again and continue our
discussion.

A: Sure, you still have my contact details, right ?
B: You know what, this is really embarrassing, but
your name has just slipped my mind. Can you
remind me?
A: Sure, my name is Ana Ferris. Don’t worry about
it; it happens to me all the time. I’m terrible with
names too.

how’s it going  how are you
around here  close to here
around the corner  on the next street
in bit of a hurry  moving quickly, having no time
contact details  information required to contact someone,i.e. telephone number,email address
slip my mind  been forgotten
terrible with  bad at
around there  close to there
to recognize to know and remember someone or something you have seen before
acquaintance  someone you know, but who is not a close friend
in a rush  move quickly, not have much time
forgetful  forgetting things easily