Talking About

self
 Why do we have to introduce
ourselves?

• To know each other better

• To build a good social
relationship
• To get along with people
and understand each other
through communication and
interaction
kalimat pembuka yang umumnya digunakan sebelum memaparkan jati diri: 

Dimulai dengan greetings (salam),

dilanjutkan dgn ungkapan sbb:
• Let me introduce myself
(Izinkan saya memperkenalkan diri)
• I want to introduce myself
(Saya ingin mengenalkan diri saya)
• May I introduce myself?
(Bolehkah saya memperkenalkan diri?)
 Greetings Leave taking
Formal • It was nice meeting you.  See
• Hello you later!
• It is been nice talking to you
• Good morning. /good day/ Good afternoon. /
Good evening.. • I’ll talk to you later, goodbye
• There is someone I want to
• It's nice to meet you. ...
say “hi” to over there.  Nice
• It's a pleasure to meet you. ... talking with you!
Informal • I have to get going now. It is a
• Hey, Hey man, or Hi. ... pleasure meeting you David
• Morning… • I’m going to get a drink/some
• How's it going? or How are you doing? water.  Nice to meet you!
• What's up?, What's new?, or What's going on? ...
• How's everything ?, How are things?, or How's How to respond
life? • Alright, see you
• How's your day? or How's your day going? ... • Take care
• Of course, see you later
• Good to see you or Nice to see you. ...
• Keep in touch
• It's good to see you again. ...
• Long time no see or It's been a while.
The points (informasi yg perlu disampaikan dlm
memaparkan jati diri) :
• Full Name (nama)
• Age (umur)
• Place of birth (tempat lahir)
• Date of birth (tanggal lahir)
• Address (alamat)
• Origin (asal)
• Occupation (pekerjaan)
• Hobby/interest (hobi)
• Ideal/cita2
• Family (keluarga)
• Favorite subject,food,movie,etc
 Here are some expressions we use to
introduce our selves
• Hi, My name is Ayu Lestari Indah, but you can
call me Ayu
• I was born in Kupang, on 27th september 2005,
so now I am 15 years old
• I live in Salak Street, sikumana
• I am a student at Mercusuar Christian Senior
High School
• I am interested in filming and editing video so
much
• My favorite subjects in school are math &
English
 Next,,,,,
• I have one brother and two sisters
• I’m from a family of 4…
• My mom is a house wife & my father is
a policeman
• I love cooking & making cake at home, I
am excited to try new recipe
• I also have interest in learning about
human anatomy
• Actually i want to be a nurse.
 Here are some simple questions you always hear
when two persons are asking each other selves

• What is your name?

• Where do you live?
• How old are you?
• When is your birthday?
• When were you born?
• What school do you go to?
• What do you do for work?
• What do you love to do in the spare time?
Next,,,,,,

• What are you interested in?

• What is your hobby?
• Would you like to tell me about your family?
• Do you have any brother or sister?
• Who is your father/mother?
• Have you ever travelled to any places?
• Do you have any pet?
• What is your favorite subject?
• What do you want to be in the future?
 Here are some natural expressions that can make you sound
friendly when you start introducing your self

• Hi there!  My name’s Desy.  What’s yours?

• I don’t think we’ve met.  I’m dian
• I don’t believe we’ve met before.  My name
is Desy widyaningsih but you can call me
desy
• Have we met?  I’m Desy
• I think I’ve seen you around, but we haven’t
officially met.  I am Diana safitri, but they
always call me dian
 Introducing People to Each Other

Here are some good ways to introduce two people who haven’t
met:

• I’d like you to meet Jhon

• Jhon, This is Bryan, my friends
From england
• Bryan, I’d like to introduce
you to Jhon
• Well Jhon, Have you met Bryan
before?
Pronouns/ Kata Ganti Orang
• Pronouns is a word used to replace a noun in a
sentence to prevent unimportant repetition.
• Example: I, you, we ,it, her, his etc.

• Siska loves animal very much. She has a very

cute puppy at home, her name is pinky.
Pronouns
 The use of pronoun in sentence
• Subjective pronoun: • Possessive
I want to buy a new adjective:
bag
It is my book

• Objective
pronoun: • Possessive
Please don't sit beside pronoun:
me. The book is mine
 Introducing others
Hello I want to introduce my best friend,
her name is Dessy Puspita, but you can
call her Dessy. She is 15 years old and
she is originally from bali. Dessy is a
student in Mercusuar christian senior
high school & she lives in nangka street.
Dessy loves gardening, beside that her
hobbies are also listening to music and
making video. She is the only child in
her family.
 Example
hello, I don’t think we have met. My name is Bryan.
What’s yours?

Hello Bryan, I am Daniel Loius, people call me daniel

It is nice to meet you Daniel. By the way, this is

Hannah. She just moved here a week ago.
Hi Hannah nice to see you. How do you like it? The
place and the people?
Oh Hi Daniel, nice to see you too. I really like this place, the
people are friendly and nice
So enjoy your time here, I am going to get a drink, see you guys
later

Of course, It is a pleasure meeting you Daniel, take care

Yes There is someone I want to say “hi” to over there.  See you
later
Nadia: Hello, I think I’ve seen you around, but we
haven’t officially met. My name is Nadia. What is
yours?
Alicia: Hi nadia, I am Alicia.
Nadia: Nice to meet you.
Alicia: Nice to meet you too.
Nadia: Where are you from Alicia?
Alicia: I am from Medan, how about you?
Nadia: I'm from Bali. By the way, where do you live?
Alicia: I live next to the mall over there. Where is
yours?
Nadia: my house is just behind this school, so it only
takes 2 minutes to get to school.
Alicia :I see, well, it was nice talking with you., I have
to go to class now,
Nadia : Thank you! You too, and have a good class.
Alicia : Good-bye!
 Let me introduce
my self first
My name is Erni Ferawati Meriyana Tefa,
you can call me Miss Erny. I was born in
Kupang, on February 14th 1993, so I am 27
years old now. I am originally from Soe,
actually I am a mix of Timor & Rote (
my mom’s origin). I live in Oebufu,
at Samuel Nggeolima Street, right behind
Asrama Haji and Narisha Beauty clinic.
I am a teacher at Mercusuar Christian senior High school
and have been teaching there for almost 5 years since I finished my
study (S1) in Nusa Cendana Univerisity in year 2016. I really enjoy
my job as a teacher because I love teaching English so much. To
improve my English, I always practice with my twin sister every single
day, especially when we want to talk a secret. She is also a teacher
in SMA 3 Kupang, she teaches English like I do.
Next….
I have one brother and one
sister. My brother’s name is Enos,
while my sister’s name is Erna.
My father is Mr. Fredik, he was
a civil servant but has retired and
now he does gardening. My
mother is a house wife and she is
57 years old right now.
I love doing several things in my
spare time like gardening, sports,
decorating and cleaning the house.
Actually my hobby is cooking,
especially making cakes but In the
weekend I love doing some
exercise with my family or
friends. I am into animals very
much, I want to pet a dog.
 English test
1. What are the questions that we use to
tell about our self?
2. Please introduce one of your friends or
relative by telling his/her full name,
short name, age, address, hobby,
occupation
3. What is subjective pronoun, objective
pronoun, possessive adjective and
possessive pronoun
 Self introduction
• Introducing self in front of
other people
• Introducing someone to other
people
• Introducing self (dialog)
• Introduce someone to another
person