Tell me about yourself!

1. Put the questions in order:

a. phone- your - What’s- number? : What’s your phone number?
b. are -How- you? : How are you?
c. old- you? -How -are : How old are you?
d. live? -Where - you - do : Where do you live?
e. you- What- do -do? : What do you do? (a qué te dedicas?)
f. Are -student?- you- a : Are you a student?

2. Match with the answers:

a. Yes, I am. E (Yes. No. Yes, of course!)
b. I’m fine, thanks. – B (I´m OK- Fine!- All good. - Good.)
c. I live in Buenos Aires. - D
d. I work in a shop.-E
e. I’m 21.- C
f. It’s 223 567893 - A

3. Complete the questions with a question word or phrase.

how many (cuánto/s-) what – what kind of (qué tipo de…) - when (cuándo)– where (donde) – which
(cual) – who (quien) – why (por que)
1. ……what kind of…………. phone do you have? what
I have a… Samsung.
2. ……how many………….. brothers and sisters do you have?
I have two brothers.
3. ……which…………… do you prefer, cats or dogs?
Cats, I think.
4. ………Where………… do you work?
In a restaurant in the city centre. / I don’t work.
5. ………when……….. do you have English classes?
On Mondays and Wednesdays.
6. ………what…………. music do you like? what kind of…
I like pop.
7. ………who……………. is your favourite singer?
It’s Shakira.
8. …………why…………. do you like her?
Because she is a fantastic song writer. / Because he is so cute!

When you don’t understand…

 Can you repeat, please?
 Repeat, please.
 Say that again.
 What is that?
 Pardon?
 Sorry?
 DON’T SAY ¨WHAT?¨
QUALITIES: adjectives of personality
Match the adjectives to the translation.

clever- friendly- funny- generous- kind- lazy- shy – talkative – extrovert – hard working- mean-
quiet- serious- stupid- unfriendly- unkind
1. generoso - generous
2. vago- lazy
3. charlatan - talkative
4. timido- shy
5. tonto- stupid
6. trabajador- hard working
7. extrovertido- extrovert
8. tacaño/amarrete - mean
9. serio - serious
10. gracioso- funny
11. amigable - friendly
12. ¨mala onda¨/antipático - unfriendly
13. inteligente- clever / intelligent
14. amable- kind (good person)
15. cruel- unkind (bad person)
16. tranquilo- quiet
17. egoista – selfish
18. responsible- responsible
19. paciente- patient
20. Puntual- punctual

I am talkative, I like to have conversations with everyone. (to talk)

I am friendly, I make friends very easy.
I am hard -working, I work a lot and I do my best.

I do my best: doy lo mejor de mí / hago lo mejor que puedo

I am generous and extrovert. I am serious, friendly and a good person.

I am hard-working and I learn fast!
I know little English but I learn fast.
Possible questions:
YES/NO questions:

- Are you nervous?

- Can you hear me?
- Can you turn on your camera?
- Do you have piercings?
- Are you a vegetarian?
- Have you ever been (estuviste) to the USA? / Have you come to the USA before? No, it’s my first
time

You answer:
Yes, a lot. / Yes, a little. / Yes, I am. / Yes, I do. / Yes. /yes, I have.

No / No, of course not! / No, I don’t. / No, I am not. / No, not at all. /no, I haven’t

WH- QUESTIONS

- Why do you want to do the Work and Travel experience?

- What do you expect from the programme?
- What are your strengths? (positive qualities)
- What are your weaknesses? (negative qualities)

Answers:
Why… ? REASONS!! = because… / to…

- (Because I want) to make new friends, to know a new place/country, another culture and to have a
work experience, to learn English
- I expect to … earn money to travel around the country, have lots of fun, make friends from all over
the world.
- My strengths are: I am responsible, patient, punctual and a good person.
- My weaknesses are: I don’t know how to speak English / I don’t speak English very well. / I speak a
little English. I miss my family and friends. Little work experience.

El objetivo de la entrevista es evaluar tu nivel de inglés y tu capacidad y motivación para realizar una
experiencia de trabajo e intercambio en USA