How To Introduce Yourself?

➢ Name
Question: What’s your name?

Answers:

• My name is …/ I’m …
• My full/ first/ last name is …

➢ Country
Questions:

Where are you from? / Where do you come from?

Where were you born?

Answers:

• I’m from …/ I hail from …/ I come from …/ My hometown is …/ I’m

originally from … (country)
• I’m … (nationality)
• I was born in …

➢ Address
Question: Where do you live? / What’s your address?

Answers:

• I live in … / My address is … (city)

• I live on … (name) street.
• I spent most of my life in …
• I have lived in … for/ since …
• I grew up in …

➢ Age
Question: How old are you?

Answers:

• I’m … years old.

• I’m …
• I’m over/ almost/ nearly …
• I am around your age.
• I’m in my early twenties/ late thirties.

➢ Family
Questions:

How many people are there in your family?

Who do you live with? / With whom do you live?

Do you have any siblings?

Answers:

• There are … (number) people in my family.

• There are … (number) of us in my family.
 • My family has … (number) people.
• I live with my …
• I am the only child.
• I don’t have any siblings.
• I have … (number) brother and … (number) sister.

➢ Birthday/ Phone number

Questions:

What is your date of birth? / When is your birthday?

What is your phone number?

Answers:

• My birthday is on …
• My phone number is …

➢ Jobs
Questions:

What do you do? / What do you do for living? / What’s your job?/ What
sort of work do you do? / What line of work are you in?

What did you want to be when you grow up?

Answers:

• I am a/ an …
• I work as a/ an …
• I work for (company) … as a/ an …
• I’m unemployed. / I am out of work. / I have been made redundant. / I am
between jobs.
• I earn my living as a/ an …
• I am looking for a job. / I am looking for work.
• I’m retired.
• I would like to be a/ an …/ I want to be a/ an …
• I used to work as a/ an … at … (places)
• I work in/at a … (places)
• I have been working in … (city) for … years.
Useful jobs for self-introduction: teacher, nurse, secretary, manager, cleaner,
policeman, builder, engineer, businessman, fire fighter, postman, doctor,
architect, farmer, …

Useful places: bank, factory, supermarket, museum, hospital, shop, gallery, …

➢ Hobbies
Questions:

What’s your hobby? / What do you like? / What do you like to do? / What’s
your favorite …?

Answers :

• I like/ love/ enjoy/ … (sports/ movies/ …/)

• I am interested in …
• I am good at …
• My hobby is …
• My hobbies are …/ My hobby is …
• My favorite sport is …
• My favorite color is …
• I have a passion for …
• I don’t like/ dislike/ hate …
• My favorite food/ drink is …
• My favorite day of the week is … because …

➢ Education
Questions:

Where do you study?

What do you study? / What is your major?

Answers:

• I’m a student at … (school)

• I study at …/ I am at …/ I go to … (school)
• I study … (majors)
• My major is …

Majors in English: accounting, advertising, arts, biology, economics, history, humanities,

marketing, journalism, sociology, philosophy, …
 ➢ Learn English
Questions:

Why do you study English?

Do you speak English?

Answers:

• I study English because …

• I can speak English very well.
• I’ve been learning English for/ since …
• I can express myself and communicate in English.

Because:

• I like it a lot
• I love it.
• I think it’s important
• I have to………….
• It’s very important and necessary.
• I want to learn more about this language.
• I love to improve my English skills.

Questions:

Which grade are you in?

Which year are you in?

• I’m in … grade.
• I’m in my first/ second/ third/ final year.
• I am a freshman.
• I graduated from …/ My previous school was …

Question: What’s your favorite subject?

Answers:

• My favorite subject is …
• I am good at … (subjects)

Subjects: Maths, English, Physics, Physical Education, Science, Music, …

 ➢ Marital status
Questions: What is your marital status?

Are you married?

Answers:

• I’m married/ single/ engaged/ divorced.

• I’m not ready for a serious relationship.
• It’s complicated.
• I’m going through a divorce.
• I’m a happily married man/ woman.
• I have a happy/ unhappy marriage.
• My wife/ husband and I, we’re separated.
• I’m a widow/ widower.

➢ Character & Personality for self-introduction:

brave, calm, gentle, courteous, creative, hard-working, rude, unfriendly,
unreliable, lazy, stingy, insensitive, …

Exercices
1) Match the answers in the box with the greetings.

a) Yes, nice to meet you. b) Hello Dave

c) My name's Peter. d) .......morning!
e) Hello Tomoko. Nice to meet you.
f) Hi Jake. Fine thanks, and you?

1. Hello, I’m Diana. What’s your name? My name’s Peter.

2. Good morning! …………………………………………….

3. Hello Tom. ……………………………………………

4. Are you Andy Green? ……………………………………

 5. Hi Maria. How are you? …………………………………..

6. John, this is Tomoko. …………………………………..

2) Fill in the gaps.

a. Hi, I'm Jake. Good morning, Dave.

Hello, ........ Maria Morning, Pete. ......... are you?

Hi Maria. ......... to meet you. .............. thanks, and ...............?

Hi, Susana. ............ you Marta?

..... Nicolas. How .... you? No, .........not ..........name's

Fine, .... you? Laura.

Tanya, ........ is Marc. Hello, ......Anna, your teacher.

............. Marc. Nice to ............ What's your .........?

you Hello, I'm Katya.

Remember :

short form short form short form

my name's = my name is I’m = I am what’s = what is

Language note: It’s more natural to use the ‘short form’ in spoken English

and in informal writing.

3. Put the words in the right order.

a) name your What’s? ----------------------------------------------------

b) are from you Where? -------------------------------------------------

c) from I’m Japan --------------------------------------------------------

d) from you Are Russia? -----------------------------------------------

e) I’m No not ------------------------------------------------------------

f) nice Hello, you meet to --------------------------------------------

4) Put “is” or “are” in the gaps.

a) My name …... Rita. What …… your name?

b) …… your name Julia?

c) How …. you?

d) Where …… you from?

e) ……. You from China?

f) …… you a student?

5. Here are some useful phrases. Match the phrases with their meaning:

What do you say when?

1) someone is speaking too fast a) Pardon?

2) you don’t hear b) Can you speak more slowly, please?

3 you want to write down a name c) Can you say that again, please?

4) you want someone to repeat something d) Can you spell that again, please?

6. Look at these questions and match them to the correct answers:

1)What’s your first name? a. Scotland

2) What’s your surname? b. 08947368493433.

3) What’s your address? c. 5547234.

4) What’s your phone number? d. WN34 5TR5.

5) What’s your mobile number? e. McDonald6.

6)Where are you from? f. 23 Roberts Road, Windsor7.

7)What’s your postcode? g. Marie

7. Write these telephone numbers in letters.

a. 98255369

b. 22354169

c. 32145678

d. 55314268

8. write a paragraph in which you introduce yourself to others? Give

all details about your life.

9. Now work in pairs and make a dialogue in which pupil A and B

every time ask questions about each other and give the answers.