Me, myself and I!

• Engels
• Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs

Introducing ourselves

Hi everybody!

It is nice to meet you!

My name is Mrs Hasan.

I am married.

I live in Rijswijk.

I am an English teacher.

I am 36 years old.

One of my hobbies is reading.

I enjoy learning languages.

 1. Hello, It’s nice to meet you.

Hello and Nice to meet you in English are must-know phrases. And any introduction will probably will start with these words.

Remember these.

2) My name is _____.

This is simple. Just take the phrase above and add your name.

My name is + (your name)

My name is Juan.

My name is Ali.

My name is Maria.

My name is Anna.

3. I am from ______. 

So, where are you from? America? Europe? Africa? Asia? Just stick the name of your country inside this phrase. This means – what country /where you born in?

I’m from Germany.

I’m from China.

I’m from The Netherlands

I’m from South Korea.

I’m from Belgium.

4.  I live in ______.

What about now – where do you live now? Just fill in the blank with the country or city (if famous) into this phrase.

I live in Morocco.

I live in Spain. 

I live in Japan.

Where do you live?

5) I’ve been learning English for _____.

How long have you been learning English for? A month? A year?

I’ve been learning English for 1 year.

I’ve been learning English for 2 years.

I’ve been learning English for 2 months.

I’ve been learning English for 30 days.

I’ve been learning English for 5 weeks.

6) I’m learning English at _____.

Where are you learning English? And how? At school? At home? This would be a great line to know and use when you’re introducing yourself. “At” may change to “in” or other prepositions. Or, it may get removed Here are my examples:

I’m learning English at school.

I’m learning English at home.

I’m learning English in class.

I’m learning English online.

I’m learning English with a friend.

I’m learning English with a teacher.

7) I am ____ years old.

Here’s how to say how old you are in English. Just place your age number inside that’s it.

I am 15 years old.

I am 20 years old.

I am 25 years old.

8) I am ______.

What about your position? Are you a student? Yoga teacher? Lawyer for the potato industry? Potato salesman? Super important question that people like to ask.

Just say “I + am + a + (job). 

I am a student.

I am a doctor.

I am a programmer.

I am a dentist.

I am a college student.

I am an office worker.

I am an English teacher.

9) One of my hobbies is _____.

Now, let’s move onto personal interests – hobbies! My hobbies are languages and using the internet. How about you? Here are some examples:

One of my hobbies is sleeping.

One of my hobbies is learning English.

One of my hobbies is going out with friends.

One of my hobbies is watching movies.

One of my hobbies is going to restaurants.

One of my hobbies is cooking.

Please use these for yourself.

10) I enjoy listening to music.

This is just another example line about your hobbies. You can use something else where. What do you enjoy or like? Here are some examples:

I enjoy listening to music. 

I enjoy eating.

I enjoy watching television.

I enjoy learning languages.

I enjoy exercising.

I enjoy reading.