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It’s All about Myself

Why Self-Introduction?

Self-introduction is a way that we do to convey personal information including

name, address, hobby, date of birth, nationality, and other personal details so that

others can know who we are. Introducing ourselves to others can be tricky because

what we say depends entirely on the circumstances in which we introduce ourselves. Is

it in an official or unofficial situation so that the language we use to introduce ourselves

will be very different from one another. The ability to do self-introduction is needed

when we want to introduce ourselves in any social situation such as; to meet some new

people, to have a presentation in front of a group, to introduce ourselves in a party or

in a celebration, an interview, or to deliver speech.

What to do in Self-Introduction?

There 3 simple steps to introduce yourself:

1. Greetings

Hello,… / Hi, …

Good morning / afternoon / evening

I’m glad/ happy/ pleased to see you

2. Introduction

Let me introduce myself. My name is …

I’d like to introduce myself. My name is…

May I introduce myself? My name is…

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3. Good-bye/ Thanks

Good bye / Bye / See you later / See you soon

Thank you/ Thanks

In order to place your self-introduction, you can answer some basic question:

What is your name?

Where are you come from?

What are your hobbies?

What are you doing now?

What are your favorite things?

General form of answer:

My name is …

I am from…

My hobby is …

I like…

I don’t like…

Practice the Phrases

Getting the name right:

Sorry, what’s your first name again?

I didn’t catch/ get your first/ last name.

Asking someone’s occupation:

What do you do?

Oh, are you a student?

How about you?

Do you work for a trading company?

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Asking for more information

 What do you do?

o I am a student
 Really? What school do you go to?
o I go to Boston College
 What are you studying?
o I study engineering

Example of Self-Introduction

Example 1:

Hello everyone. I am Hasan. I am from Jakarta. Now let me talk about my interest. First

of all, I like listening to classical music. I have about 100 music CD’s at home, and I

listen to music almost every evening. I grew up in the capital city of Indonesia, that is

Jakarta. My city is full of busy people. I like to make friends, because I am a very

friendly person, so I am very easy to talk to people. I hope to make many friends at

this campus. Thank you.

Example 2:

In this example, Peter and Jane are meeting for the first time at a social event. After

greeting each other, they begin by asking simple personal questions. Working with a

friend or classmate, take turns practicing this role-play.

Peter : Hello.

Jane : Hi!

Peter : My name is Peter. What's your name?

Jane : My name is Jane. Nice to meet you.

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Peter : It's a pleasure. This is a great party!

Jane : Yes, it is. Where are you from?

Peter : I'm from Amsterdam.

Jane : Amsterdam? Are you German?

Peter : No, I'm not German. I'm Dutch.

Jane : Oh, you're Dutch. Sorry about that.

Peter : That's OK. Where are you from?

Jane : I'm from London, but I'm not British.

Peter : No, what are you?

Jane : Well, my parents were Spanish, so I'm Spanish, too.

Peter : That's very interesting. Spain is a beautiful country.

Jane : Thank you. It is a wonderful place.

Reference

Richards, Jack.C. 1995. New Person to Person. England: Oxford University Press.

Malíková, Dagmar. 2000. A Practical English Handbook for Bachelor Students. Ceko:

Brno University of Technology

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