Introduce Yourself: Name
Question: What’s your name?
Answers:
- 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 …
Self Introduction: 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 …
Introduce Yourself: Address
Question: Where do you live?/ What’s your address?
Answers:
- I live in … / My address is … (city)
- I live on … (name) street.
- I live at …
- I spent most of my life in …
- I have lived in … for/ since …
- I grew up in …
Self Introduction: 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.
Introduce Yourself: Family
Questions:
How many people are there in your family?
Who do you live with?/ With whom do you live?
Do you have any sibling?
Answers:
- 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.
Self Introduction: 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 …
Introduce Yourself: 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 grew 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 just started as … in the … department.
- I work in/at a … (places)
- I have been working in … (city) for … years.
Self Introduction: 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 …/ I am interesting in …
- My hobbies are …/ My hobby is …
- My favorite sport is …
- My favorite color is …
- I have a passion for …
- My favorite place is …
- I sometimes go to … (places), I like it because …
- I don’t like/ dislike/ hate …
- My favorite food/ drink is …
- My favorite singer/ band is …
- My favorite day of the week is … because …
Because: (self introduction sample)
- 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/ …
Hobbies – Free time activities for self introduction.
- Reading, painting, drawing
- Playing computer games
- Surfing the Internet
- Collecting stamps/ coins/ …
- Going to the cinema
- Playing with friends
- Chatting with best friends
- Going to the park/ beach/ zoo/ museum/ …
- Listening to music
- Shopping, singing, dancing, travelling, camping, hiking, …
Movies: action movie, comedy, romance, horror, document, thriller, cartoons, …
Sports: volleyball, badminton, tennis, yoga, cycling, running, fishing, …
Questions: What do you like doing your free time?/ What do you do in your spare time?
Answers:
- In my free time, I like …
- I like … when I’m free.
- At weekends I sometimes go to … (places)
Introduce Yourself: 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, …
Questions:
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.
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, …
Self Introduction: Marital status
Questions: What is your marital status?
Are you married?
Do you have a boyfriend/ girlfriend?
Answers:
- I’m married/ single/ engaged/ divorced.
- I’m not seeing/ dating anyone.
- I’m not ready for a serious relationship.
- I’m going out with a … (someone)
- I’m in a relationship./ I’m in an open relationship.
- It’s complicated.
- I have a boyfriend/ girlfriend/ lover/ …
- I’m in love with … (someone)
- I’m going through a divorce.
- I have a husband/ wife.
- I’m a happily married man/ woman.
- I have a happy/ unhappy marriage.
- My wife/ husband and I, we’re separated.
- I am available.
- I haven’t found what I’m looking for.
- I’m ready for a rebound relationship.
- I’m a widow/ widower.
- I’m still looking for the one.
- I (don’t) have … (number) children.
Introduce Yourself: Others
- I’ve got a … (pet)
- I am a … person/ I’m … (character & personality)
- My best quality is … (character & personality)
- My best friend’s name is …
- I (don’t) have … (number) international friends.
- My dream is …
Character & Personality for self introduction: brave, calm, gentle, courteous, creative, hard-working, rude, unfriendly, unreliable, lazy, stingy, insensitive, …
Pets: dog, puppy, mouse, rabbit, cat, goldfish, …