Introduction to
yourself better
Key Words
• Name
• Address
• Age
• Family
• Birthday
• Jobs
• Hobbies
• Education
• Marital Status
• Personality
Introduce Your Name
• My name is …
• I’m …
• My full/ first/ last name is …
• You can call me …/ My friends call me …/
Please call me …/ Everyone calls me …
• My nickname is …
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Introduce Your Address
• I live in ….
• I’m from …/ I come from …/ I’m originally
from …
• I live in … (name) street. On… (road)
• I live at … (Township/ Division/ state)
• I have lived in … for/ since …
• I grew up in …
• I’m … ( Nationality)
• I was born in …
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Introduce Your Age
• I’m … years old.
• I’m over/ almost / nearly …
Introduce Your Family
• There are … (number) people in my family. They are …
• 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 … brothers and … (number) sister.
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Introduce Your Birthday
• My birthday is on …
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Introduce Your Jobs
• I am a/ an …
• I work as a/ an …
• I work for (company) … as a/ an …
• I’m unemployed.
• I earn my living as a/ an …
• I am looking for a job.
• I’m retired.
• I would like to be a/ an …
• I have been working in … (city) for … years.
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Useful Jobs for self-introduction: teacher, nurse, manager, cleaner, policeman,
builder, engineer, businessman, firefighter, postman, doctor, architect, farmer, gardener,
rancher, …
Introduce Your Hobbies
• I am good at …
• My hobby is/ My hobbies are …
Hobbies – Free time activities for self-introduction.
• Reading, painting, drawing
• Playing computer games
• surfing the Internet
• Going to the cinema
• Playing with friends
• Chatting with best friends 8
• My favorite place are/is … (name)
• I sometimes go to … (places) because …
…………………………………………………………………
• there are many things to see and do
• This is one of the most beautiful places I have been
visited.
• I can relax there
• it’s relaxing/ popular/ nice/ …
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• My favorite color is …
• I don’t like/ dislike/ hate …
• My favorite food/ drink is …
• My favorite singer/ band is …
• My favorite day of the week is …
• I like/ love/ enjoy/ … (sports/ movies/ …/)
• My favorite sport is …
Movies: action movies, comedy, romance, horror, documentary, cartoons, …
Sports: volleyball, badminton, tennis, yoga, cycling, running, fishing, …
• In my free time, I like …
• I like … when I’m free.
• At weekends I sometimes go to … (places)
Introduce Your Education
• I’m a student at … (school).
• I study at …/ I am at …/ I go to … (school)
• I specialized in …
• My major is …
Why do you study English?
• I like it a lot
• I love it.
• I think it’s important
• I have to study for my work
• It’s very important and necessary
• I want to learn more about this language
• I love to improve my English skills
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Do you speak English?
I can speak English very well.
How long have you been learning English?
I’ve been learning English for / since …
Introduce Your Marital status
• I’m married/ single/ engaged/ divorced.
• I’m in a relationship
• I’m going through a divorce.
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Introduce Your Personality Traits
I am a … person
I’m an introvert/ extrovert
Character & Personality for self-introduction: brave, calm,
gentle, creative, hard-working, rude, unfriendly, unreliable, lazy,
insensitive, flexible, loyal, selfish, responsible, energetic,
independent, fearless, …
Others
• I have a … (pet)
• My best friend’s name is …
• I (don’t) have … (number) international friends.
• My dream is …
Pets : dog, puppy, parrot, rabbit, cat, goldfish, …
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Thank you!
