Meeting New People

What do we say when we introduce ourselves?

Greetings

Hi, Im John.
Hello. Im Simon. Simon Davis.
Hi there. My name is Samantha Tart.

Responses

Nice to meet you. Im Gary.

Pleased to meet you. My name is Terry.
Its a pleasure to meet you. Im Jennifer Holmes. Please call me
Jen.

Questions

Nice to meet you, too. What do you do?

Pleased to meet you, too. Where are you from?
Its a pleasure to meet you, too. What line of work are you in, Jen?

Responses

Im a nurse. I work in a hospital downtown. How about you?

Im English. Im from Bristol. Its in the West of England. Do you
know it?
Im a Sales Representative. I work for a pharmaceutical company.
How about you?

Sounds Like
1) Im a teacher. //aima//
2) Nice to meet you, too. //miichutu//
3) Pleased to meet you. //pliizd//

Practice i Read the models below, then practice introducing yourself.

a) Hello. My name is Charles Johnson. Im from the UK. I live in
London. Im a Businessman. I work for Active Sports
Incorporated. My company designs, produces and sells
sportswear for the outdoors.
b) Hi there. Im Sarah. Im Canadian. Im from Canada. Im married
and have two sons. My parents live in Toronto. I have one
brother and two sisters. My husband is a dentist.
c) Nice to meet you. Im James. James Sherman. I come from New
Zealand but I live in Tokyo. Im a student. I study Japanese
Language at Tokyo University. In my free time I like to play
football and watch films.

Practice ii Match the words on the right with the correct question, then ask and answer
each question with your partner.
a) Whats your ______?
b) Where are you ______?
c) What do you ______?
d) Whats your ______?

e) Where do you ______?

f) Do you have any ______?
g) Where do you ______?

live
work
brothers and sisters
from

name
do
job

Exercise i Choose the best response.

1) Im from Oxford. Do you know it?
a. Im from Osaka.
2) Im Danish. How about you?
a. My name is Daniel.
3) Which part of Japan are you from?
a. Tokyo.
4) Where do you work?
a. In a bank.
5) Have you been to Australia?
a. No, I havent.
6) What do you do in your free time?
a. I work at city hall.

b. Yes, I do.
b. Im from England.
b. Im Japanese.
b. Im a doctor.
b. No, I dont.
b. I like reading and cooking.

Exercise ii Match the countries with the nationalities.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

America
Australia
Philippines
Italy
France
Germany
Holland
Vietnam

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

German
Dutch
Vietnamese
French
American
Australian
Filipino
Italian

Exercise iii Choose the correct word.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

(Is she/Does she) from England?

(Do you/Are you) come from the USA?
Where (does/is) she from?
(Do you/Are you) Australian?
(I am/I) work for a Bank.
Where (do/are) you work?

Listening Katy and Kenji are meeting each other for the first time.

Katy: Hi, Im Katy. Whats your name?

Kenji: Hello. My names Kenji. Its nice to meet you.
Katy: Nice to meet you too. Where are you from?
Kenji: Im from Japan.
Katy: So, what do you do Kenji?
Kenji: Im a teacher I teach engineering at a University in Tokyo. How about you?
What do you do?
Katy: Well, Im a Childcare Worker I look after pre-school age children. I work for
a small Nursery School in Oxford.
Kenji: Wow! Do you like it?
Katy: Yes, I do. I love working with children theyre a lot of fun.
Kenji: What do you like to do in your free time?
Katy: Hmm. I guess I like swimming and playing tennis. I also like to cook. How
about you? Do you have any hobbies?
Kenji: Not really, but I enjoy watching baseball and I sometimes go to karaoke.
1) What does Katy do?
2) Does Kenji like his job?
3) What do they do in their free time?

Application Introduce and talk about someone you know. i.e.

Linda is my friend. Shes Irish. She is from Ireland. Her full name is
Linda Maggie Brogan. She lives in Kamakura. She is an English
teacher. She works in Shinagawa. Linda has three brothers and three
sisters. In her free time, she likes to play golf, listen to classical
music and do crossword puzzles.