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The document provides guidance on how to give an impressive self-introduction, including greetings, name, age, location, position, qualifications, experience, family, personality traits, hobbies, reasons for learning English, and wrapping it all together into natural flowing sentences for an example introduction.

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The document provides guidance on how to give an impressive self-introduction, including greetings, name, age, location, position, qualifications, experience, family, personality traits, hobbies, reasons for learning English, and wrapping it all together into natural flowing sentences for an example introduction.

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Lesson 1: INTRODUCTION - HANDOUT

HOW DO YOU GIVE AN IMPRESSIVE SELF-INTRODUCTION?

1. Greetings: Formal/Informal
- Hello, Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening
- Hi, Hey

2. Your Name
- My name is …/ I’m …
- My full/ first/ last name is …
- You can call me …/ They call me …/ Please call me …/ Everyone calls me …
- My nick name is …

3. Age
- I am “number” year old.
- I’m “number”.
- I am in my early/middle/late + “decade”. (ex: I am in my late 40s).

4. Your Location: where you’re from and where you’re living


- I’m from …(place name) / I’m ...(nationality)
- I come from …
- I was born and raised in...
- I grew up in ...but now I live in...
- I’m originally from... but I’m now based in...
- My hometown is …/ I’m originally from … (country)
- I’ve been living in...for ... years/ I’ve spent the past few years in...

5. Position and Company


- I am a/ an …
- I work as a/ an …(position) at (company name)
- I work for/at (company name) … 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 just started as … in the … department.
- I work in ...(general area).
- I have been working in … (city) for … years.
6. Qualitifications (Introducing yourself in a Job Interview)
- I’m about to graduate. (-> you are close to graducation)
- I am a “subject” graduate or post graduate. / I have a BA/MA degree in...(subject).

7. Experience (courses or other achievements)


- I’m currently taking a course in ...(theoretical subject). (in English)
- I’m currently taking a course on ...(practical subject). (ex: jewelry making/ pottery)
- I’m taking a/an ... course.
- I have completed a “time” course in/on ..(subject). (ex: a 3-hour/day course in English).
- I have “number” years of experience in the “occupation” field.
- I have “number” years of “occupation” experience.
- I’ve worked in “occupation field” for “a unit of time”.

8. Family (to give more information to make friends/ to meet people and to get to know each
other better)
- I have a sister/brother/ a mum and a dad.
- I’m from a family of “number”. / We are a family of “number”.
- I’m one of “number” siblings.
- I am an only child.

9. A list of Personality Traits in the work place (The way you behave, feel and think, especially
socially -> who we seem to be) tính cách bên ngoài
- Adventurous: I take risks.
- Ambitious: I am driven to succeed.
- Approachable: I work well with others.
- Articulate: I can express myself well in front of groups.
- Autonomous: I use initiative.
- Calm: I stay levelheaded in a crisis.
- Charismatic: I can be a leader when need be.
- Cheerful: I develop a positive work environment.
- Clever: I can juggle multiple tasks.
- Competitive: I thrive under pressure.
- Confident: I am not afraid to ask questions.
- Cooperative: I get along well in a team setting.
- Courteous: I care about workplace atmosphere.
- Creative: I think outside the box.
- Curiosity: I am eager to learn.
- Determined: I am self-motivated.
- Devoted: I am committed to the company’s success.
- Diligent: I always work my hardest.
- Easygoing: I easily adapt to new situations.
- Educated: I possess formal training.
- Efficient: I have very quick turnover time.
- Eloquent: I have strong communication skills.
- Energetic: I am able to work long and hard hours.
- Enthusiastic: I put my all into every project.
- Flexible: I am able to adapt my priorities.
- Focused: I am goal-oriented.
- Friendly: I am easy to work with.
- Honest: I value integrity.
- Imaginative: I am inventive in my work process.
- Independent: I need little direction.
- Inexperienced: I am a blank pallet.
- Inquisitive: I am excellent at gathering information.
- Insightful: I can read between the lines.
- Intuitive: I can sense when there is a problem.
- Meticulous: I pay attention to the small details.
- Neurotic: I am a perfectionist.
- Open-minded: I take constructive criticism well.
- Opinionated: I am comfortable voicing opinions.
- Organized: I am a meticulous planner.
- Patient: I am not easily ruffled.
- Perceptive: I can read people effortlessly.
- Persuasive: I am a natural salesperson.
- Procedural: I work best with structure.
- Punctual: I have great time management skills.
- Quiet: I am a great listener.
- Relaxed: I do not stress easily.
- Resourceful: I use every tool at hand.
- Responsible: I always finish a task on time.
- Talkative: I am comfortable initiating a dialogue.
- Technological: I am industrially savvy.

10. Hobbies
- I am really like... (sports/ movies/...)
- I am really enjoy...(sports/ movies/...)
- I’m a big fan of (hobby).
- I am a keen “noun”.
- I am interested in …
- I am good at …
- My hobby (hobbies) is/are…
- My favorite “noun” is …
- I have a passion for …
- I sometimes go to … (places), I like it because …
- I don’t like/ dislike/ hate + V-ing...
o Reading, painting, drawing
o Playing computer games
o Surfing the Internet
o Collecting stamps/ coins/ …
o Going to the cinema
o Playing with friends
o Chatting with best friends
o Going to the park/ beach/ zoo/ museum...
o Listening to music
o Shopping, singing, dancing, travelling, camping, hiking...
o Movies: action movie, comedy, romance, horror, document, thriller, cartoons,
11. Why you are here and what you are looking forward to?
- Why do you study English?
- Do you speak English?
- How long have you been learning English?/ How long have you learned 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: (self-introduction sample)
- 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.

Finally, you should condense all information into flowing sentences to make your introduction more
natural.

Good morning everyone, my name is Tuan Le. I was born and raised in HCMC. I am 35 year old software
testing graduate from University of Science HCMC. I now work as a Senior QC Engineer at ACB Company.
I have 10 years of experience of the standard software engineering process, Testing methodologies and
Agile working model. The reason I registered the English class because I love to improve my English
skills. Besides, I am hoping to meet people whose learning stories are inspiring and that will help me a
lot. I’m excited to learn with you all.

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