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Let's talk about ourselves!

Essential tools for greeting and self-introducing in English

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Let's talk about ourselves!

Essential tools for greeting and self-introducing in English

In this course, you will learn how to:

• Greet people appropriately

• Use personal pronouns

• Conjugate the verb "to be"

• Use them to introduce yourself and tell others where you are from

Subject Personal Pronouns

Subject pronouns indicate who is the main character of an action and determine the correct form of the verb

Subject pronouns indicate who is the main character of an action and determine the correct form of the verb

They tell us who does the action

Subject pronouns generally play two important functions:

• indicate who is the main character of an action

• determine the corresponding form of the verb

You

He/She/It

We

You

They

Types of sentences

Sentences can have different forms and meanings

In English, sentences can be of three types:

1. Affirmative
2. Negative
3. Interrogative

Each type has a different structure and is used for a specific purpose.

Present simple of the verb "To Be"

Identifying, describing and talking about age and/or nationality

Affirmative form

The verb "to be":

• changes according to the subject more than any other verb

• links it to identity, age, description, location, and nationality

am

are

is

are

are

are

Present simple of the verb "To Be"

Identifying, describing and talking about age and/or nationality

Negative form

The verb "to be" in the negative form:

• adds "not" after the conjugated verb

• keeps the same position in the sentence

am not

are not

is not

are not

are not

are not

Present simple of the verb "To Be"

Identifying, describing and talking about age and/or nationality

Interrogative form

The verb "to be" in the interrogative form:

• comes before the subject, because it is irregular and causes an inversion in the word order

Am

Are

Is

Are

Are

Are

Contracted forms of the verb "To Be"

Short forms used in everyday English

Contracted forms:

• combine the pronoun and the verb through an apostrophe (')

• are common in speaking and informal writing

I'm

You're

He's/She's/It's

We're

You're

They're

Contracted forms of the verb "To Be"

Why contracted forms are important in everyday English

Contracted forms of the verb “to be”:

• make negative statements and questions shorter and more natural

• are very common in spoken English and informal conversations

I'm not

You aren't

Aren't you...?

He/She/It isn't

Isn't he/she/it...?

We aren't

Aren't we...?

You aren't

Aren't you...?

They aren't

Aren't they...?

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Greetings and introductions

Useful expressions for meeting new people

Hello! I’m Luca. I'm fine, thank you!

Good Morning, Mr. Norris! Nice to meet you!

Good Morning, Mrs. Perth! It is my pleasure!

Hi! I’m Anna. How are you?

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Greetings and introductions

Common expressions in everyday conversations

Informal or neutral

Formal

Social expressions

Hi! Hello! How are you doing? Bye! See you later!

Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. Pleased to meet you. Goodbye. Have a nice day.

I’m + [NAME]. My name is [NAME]. Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you too! Where are you from? How are you today? I'm fine, thank you!

Formal greetings during the day

Polite greetings when meeting people in different times of the day

Some formal greetings may change according to the time of the day.

☀️"Good morning": from about 6.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.🌇"Good afternoon": from about 12.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.🌙" Good evening": from about 6.00 until bedtime

They are used when:

• talking in formal situations
• meeting someone for the first time
• speaking politely

Countries and Nationalities

Talking about where people are from

Good afternoon! My name is Olha! I'm Ukranian, from Ukraine.

Good afternoon! I am Chen! I'm Chinese, from China.

Italy Italian

France French

England English

Spain Spanish

Brazil Brazilian

Hi! I'm from Chile.

Hi! Where are you from?

Morocco Moroccan

Pakistan Pakistani

Ivory Coast Ivorian

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Meeting new people

Greetings, introductions, and nationalities - Part 1

Audrey: Hello! I'm Audrey. I'm 27 years old and I'm from the United States. Nice to meet you! Marcus: Hi there! I'm Marcus. I'm 24 and I'm from Austria. It's a pleasure! Audrey: Oh... so you are Australian... Marcus: Oh, no, I'm not! I'm Austrian.

Audrey

Marcus

Obinna: Good evening! My name's Obinna. I'm 25 and I'm Nigerian. What about you? Josefina: Hi! I'm Josefina. I'm 24 and I'm Venezuelan. It's a pleasure! Obinna: Mmhh... Aren't you from Mexico? Josefina: No, I'm not Mexican. I am from Venezuela.

Obinna

Josefina

Meeting new people

Greetings, introductions, and nationalities - Part 2

Emma: Olivia, the Australian woman below you, is my friend. Khalid: You said "Australian"? I thought she was American. Emma: Oh, no. She is from Perth, a famous Australian city. Marcus: What about Kaito? Is he Chinese? Emma: No, he is from Japan, Japanese.

Emma

Khalid

Kaito: Good morning, Olivia! Where are you going? Olivia: Good morning, Kaito! I'm meeting our new neighbours, Emma and Khalid. Kaito: Oh yeah, the two people above us. Are they German? Olivia: Only Emma is. Khalid isn't. He's from Iran.

Kaito

Olivia

Test Yourself!

Choose the correct answer for the following sentences

Test Yourself!

Choose the correct answer for the following sentences

Test Yourself!

Put each word on the right in the corresponding box

Anna: ! My name Anna. Luca: Hello Anna! I Luca. Anna: Nice to meet you! Luca: is nice to meet you too! Anna: Where you from? Luca: I’m from Japan. I’m . Anna: Oh, that’s nice!

Missing words

It

are

is

Japanese

'm

Good morning

More online sources

Practice what you've learned with interactive activities

British Council - Learn how to introduce yourself

Test-English - Subject pronouns and verb "be"

Agenda Web - Countries and nationalities