How to introduce yourself in English

Question: What’s your name?

Answers:

• My name is …
• My full name is........( first/ last name) 
• You can call me …/ They call me …/ Please call me …/ Everyone calls me …
• My nickname 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 … 
• I’m …(Nationality/English)
• I was born in …(Country/England)

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 siblings?

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 a 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.

www.galleryofideas.net