intensive class first meeting

1. SELF INTRODUCTION
By: Amira Deani

2. “TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF.”

3. NOTES:
• Important.
• You MUST have your self introduction pre-written and learnt (be
prepared).

4. Self
Introduction
Greeting
Name
Location
Position and Company
Qualification
Experience
Family
Hobbies
Age
Fun fact

5. 1. GREETING
Greeting
Formal
Hello
Good morning
Good evening (Don’t use good night as it
means sends off)
Good day (old fashioned in British but
common in Australian English)
Informal
Hey/Hi
Yo
What's up?
What's good?

6. 2. YOUR NAME
Name
I'm...
My name is...
This is...

7. 3. LOCATION
• “I’m from..” (place name)
• “I’m..” (nationality adjective)
• “I come from..” (If you are from somewhere that is quite far)
• “I was born and raised in..” Or “I was born in… but raised in..” (If you want to
say where you grew up)
• “I grew up in.. but now live in..” or “I’m originally from.. but I’m now based
in…” (if you want to say that you are from one place but are now living in
another place)
• “I’ve been living in.. For three years” or “I’ve spent the past few years in..”(If
you want to say how long you have lived in a certain place)

8. 4. POSITION AND COMPANY
• I work at *company* in the *position*
• I’m a *position* at *company*

9. 5. QUALIFICATION
• I’m about to graduate.
• I’m a *subject* graduate.
• I’m currently taking a course in *subject*
• Note:
• In  for something theoretical, ex: math or biology
• On for something practical, ex: on jewelry making
Etc.

10. 6. EXPERIENCE
• I have *number* years of experience in the *occupation* field.
• I have worked in *occupation* field for *unit of time*
• Etc.

11. 7. FAMILY
• I’m from a family of four
• I’m one of *number* siblings

12. 8. HOBBIES
• I’m a big fan of *hobby*
• I’m a keen *noun*

13. 9. AGE
• I’m *number* years old
• I’m *number*
• I’m in my *early/mid/late* + *decade*
• She’s/he’s a *age-something*….

14. 10. FUN FACT OR TMI
• Interesting fear
• A weird like or dislike
• Facts about your pet
• Strange achievement
• Extraordinary experience

15. EXAMPLE:
• Good morning everyone. My name is Amira. I’m 25 years old. I’m from
Pekanbaru. I work as a lecturer. I’m an Applied Linguistics graduate. I’m a
big fan of basketball.
 Good morning everyone! My name is Amira and I’m a 25-year-old
Applied Linguistics post-graduate from Pekanbaru. I now work as an
English lecturer, and I’m a big fan of basketball.

16. EXERCISE TIME:
• Prepare your self-introduction (10 minutes)
• And present it in front of your teacher and friend! 