Today, we're going to talk about how you can introduce yourself.
When you meet new people, you need to introduce yourself.
Imagine you study abroad.
You're meeting new friends.
Imagine you work in a new place.
You're meeting new colleagues.
What do you say?
Actually, introducing yourself in English is not that hard.
In this video, you're going to learn some basic sentences that you can use when you
meet new people.
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Hi. How do you do? I'm (your name).
For example, “Hi. How do you do? I'm Anna.”
Now you try!
Press the Speak button in the app and start speaking.
Hi. How do you do? I'm Anna.
Very good.
When you introduce yourself, you started with "Hi".
You can also say "Hello", "Good morning", "Good afternoon", etc.
"How do you do?" is a polite expression people often use with an introduction.
It sounds like a question, but it has no particular meaning, and there's no expectation the other
person will try to answer it.
When you need to be more formal, for example, in the workplace, you may want to say "Good
morning" instead of just saying "Hi".
Or you may want to say your full name.
Like this.
Good morning. Nice to meet you. I'm Anna Parker.
Please call me (your nickname).
For example, Please call me Hank.
Your turn!
Please call me Hank.
Excellent.
You've learned how to tell people to call you by a nickname.
I'm from (place).
For example, “I’m from France.”
Now you try!
I'm from France.
Well done!
You've just learned how to tell people where you come from.
If you come from China, you can say...
I'm from China.
If you come from Korea, you can say...
I'm from Korea.
What do you do?
Why don't you say it in the app?
What do you do?
Great!
Although "What do you do?" and "How do you do?"
look very similar, they have different meanings.
"What do you do" is a way to ask someone what their job is or what they do for a living.
For example, if you're a student, you can answer "I'm a student."
If you're an employee of Apple, you can answer "I work as a salesperson at Apple."
Can you say that again, please?
Your turn!
Can you say that again, please?
When speaking to native English speakers, you may find it difficult to understand.
Their speech maybe too fast to you.
Don't be shy.
You can always ask them to say it a bit slowly.
In response English speakers will slow their speech down.
Great job!
You've just learned how to introduce yourself.
You'll follow this same pattern many times, so be sure to practice it.
We have prepared a complete conversation for you, so you can practice it in our app.
Or you can practice with us in the comments!
Use this pattern.
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