Lesson Summary
This is the ultimate lesson to perfect your self introduction! Answer “tell me about yourself” confidently and with ease and introduce yourself in the correct way. Do you hesitate or feel a little awkward when you get asked to introduce yourself? Do you wonder if your self-introduction sounds natural and accurate? This is the best way to introduce yourself in English.
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Well hey there I'm Emma from mmmEnglish! Today I'm going to teach you to introduce yourself effectively. And there are three reasons why this is such an important skill to learn. Of course, we've got to introduce ourselves all the time, right? In lots of different contexts.
So spending the time getting your introduction right is gonna help you and it's gonna benefit you over and over and over again. And when you meet someone new, you will likely feel a little nervous. It's totally normal, right?
But if you can get off to a good start, then it's gonna help you to feel more confident going into the rest of the conversation. So nailing that first introduction is so important.
And of course, if you can introduce yourself clearly and confidently, you'll make a great first impression with people that you meet. This is going to help you build great relationships, to make friends and be liked which really, deep down is what we all really want.
Ideally, you're watching this video with your notebook handy so that you can take some notes as we go. You can listen to me talk about introducing yourself as much as you like but if you don't start playing with the language and the ideas that I'm sharing today to make it useful and relevant for yourself, what's the point?
So if you've shown up today and you're ready to participate in this lesson, let me know in the comments, I'm really excited to get started.
And of course, if you can think of a friend or a colleague who needs to work on this skill too, share this lesson with them, make sure you subscribe and let's get into it!
So imagine hearing this question: Tell us about yourself.
And feeling cool, calm and collected as you reply. That is exactly what we're working towards today. We want to, not only just answer this question with ease, but we want to do it accurately as well.
There are lots of different places and contexts where you might need to introduce yourself. Some of them are formal, some of them are really informal.
So knowing your context and your audience is extremely important, I can't stress that enough. It's so important. And adjusting your introduction just slightly to those different situations is a really powerful skill to learn. Because it might be useful to talk about your education and your profession in some contexts, but really weird to bring that up at a party, right? Like that's a good way to bore someone to tears.
So let's get started with your introduction today. And how do we start? We start really simply and casually with your name.
I am + [name]
I'm + [name]
- I am Emma.
- I'm Emma.
Now in most situations, it's much more natural to use the contraction I'm Emma, it sounds much more relaxed that way.
My name is + [name]
My name's + [name]
You can also say:
- My name is Emma.
- My name's Emma.
Simple, right? You've got this.
Now what if you have a preferred name or a nickname? It is always really good to let the person who you're addressing know right up front right? And an informal way to do that is to say:
My friends all call me + [name]
- My name is Beatrice, but my friends all call me Bee.
A slightly more formal way to do that is to say:
- My name is Ybiskay, but it's hard for some people to say it, so you can call me Ybis.
This is a really great expression to note down if people find it really hard to say your name.
Maybe it's a long name, maybe it's not a very common name in the place where you live. You kind of get sick of having to explain it again and again. So as long as you don't mind, then this is a really great way to introduce your name or a version of your name that you'd like to be called.
The next piece of basic information to include is something about location. It could be to do with where you're living now or where you're from originally. And there's lots of different ways to elaborate on this type of information.
So I'm going to give you a few different ways of doing it here but it's up to you to pick and choose which version works best for your story. Okay so experiment, get a little playful with some of these combinations.
I am from + [country/city]
I'm from + [country/city]
- I'm from Australia.
And again, I'm using that contracted form here because I am from Australia sounds just a little bit stiff, you know so to sound more relaxed, and more natural, say:
I'm from – with your country or your city name, could be either.
I am [nationality]
You could say: I am and your nationality adjective, so I'm Australian / Turkish / Vietnamese / Brazilian.
These are all examples of nationality adjectives. And these nationality adjectives are usually different to the country name, right?
So you've got to be careful that you're using the right form of the word with each of these expressions.
We don't say:
I'm from Australian.
Or I am Australia.
Now if you said: I'm from Melbourne. It's actually not super clear whether that's the place where you live now or where you're from originally.
I come from + [place]
So if you're not from the place that you're in while you're making the introduction, then you could say: I come from a place, you know and we use this when there's a bit of distance between where you are now and wherever that place is so it could be another city or another country.
But if you want to be clearer, all you need to do is just choose some more specific verbs.
You could say:
I was born in + [place]
I was born in Melbourne.
I grew up in + [place]
I was raised in + [place]
I spent my childhood in + [place]
I grew up in or I was raised in. Or even, I spent my childhood in and a place name. So this is talking about you know when you were a child, where were you what were you doing, it's an interesting way to bring up that part of your life. And they all express a really similar idea so you can pick and choose how you use them.
I was born in Australia and spent my childhood growing up in various cities along the east coast. I’m originally from Melbourne, but now I'm based in Perth.
So if you wanna say how long you've been living in your current location, it is the perfect chance to use the present perfect.
- I’ve been living in Perth since 2016.
- I’ve lived in Perth for the past four years.
Or I could also say:
- I moved to Perth a few years ago.
There are just so many different ways to express this information, honestly. I could keep going!
And I'm sure that many of these structures are actually really familiar to you but as you're preparing your introduction, really pay attention to the story that you're telling.
And take the time to make sure that you're expressing your ideas accurately. And once you write your introduction, you are most welcome to add it down into the comments below. I'll take a look at as many as I can and make sure that they sound awesome.
So talking about your name, your location, these are the basics.
And like I said earlier, if you can get this part right, and you can just say it really naturally as soon as you get asked, then this is going to set you up really well for what comes next.
And what comes next really does depend on the context so I've got a few different options for you to consider here.
If you are introducing yourself to a new neighbour for example, you might choose to focus more on your family. But then if you're introducing yourself at a job interview you might talk about job-related experience, obviously.
And if you're introducing yourself to an English class, you might focus on your hobbies and your interests, things that will help the other people in your class connect with you and you know, reveal their shared interests.
Option: Family
Now you might want to talk about your family a little bit when you introduce yourself. And the amount of information that you share here is up to you whatever you feel comfortable sharing.
We want to be careful not to overshare you know, to bore someone with your entire family history unless they asked for it because they're particularly interested.
But if you're married you would say:
We've been married since + [time period]
I’ve been married to my husband since August last year. For example.
Now if you're not married but you still want to mention the length of your relationship, you can say:
We've been together for + [time period]
Okay, we've been together – in a relationship context, that tells the length of your relationship.
I always find it kind of tricky to talk about my relationship with my partner in English because we don't actually have many words to describe it. My partner, Shah and I have been together for eleven years now. We're engaged but we've been engaged for about six or seven years now. So we have no plans to get married so he's not ever going to be my husband.
I can introduce him as my fiance, but then I always get asked “When's the wedding?” You know, “What are your plans?”
And of course, we have none so that conversation gets really boring. And after eleven years of being together, the word ‘boyfriend' is really flippant and not particularly useful so I usually just call him ‘my partner'.
But in our situation, we are business partners too and so in that context, things can also get really confusing.
So if you want to talk about the family that you live with, then you could say something like:
We are a family of + [number]
- We're a family of five.
- I live here with my family. We're a family of five.
I grew up in a family of + [number]
But if you're talking about the family that you grew up in, then you need to clarify, you need to say:
- I grew up in a family of five.
Now that information is pretty general, it could be a single parent and four kids, or it could be two parents and three kids it's pretty loose.
If you have children that you wanna talk about, say:
- I have a seven year old son.
- I'm a single parent.
- I'm a mother of twins.
And it's really nice to add a little bit commentary around family members, just to make it a bit more interesting.
You could say:
- I’m a single mum. I’ve got twin girls, they’re five years old. And they just started school this year, so it's been pretty exciting for us!
And the reason why adding just a little bit of this type of information is so great, is because it gives hints and clues to the person that you're talking to to help them continue the conversation in a really positive way.
You know they could ask:
- What school are they going to?
Or maybe comment and say:
- You know, now that they're at school, you must feel like you've got so much time to yourself again!?
Something like that.
When you're talking about your brothers and sisters, of course you can say:
- I've got three sisters.
But it's a bit of a mouthful to say: I've got two brothers and three sisters.
Right? So instead, we use the word ‘siblings' to talk about brothers and sisters, it's quite general. Two brothers and a sister would equal three siblings.
- I have three siblings.
Now when you say that, it doesn't include you.
Okay you're talking about the other children in your family. If you want to include you, say:
- I am one of four siblings.
And if you've got no siblings, then you're an only child.
- I'm an only child.
You might also want to talk about your extended family. Now this is a really, really great expression to use when you're talking about aunties, uncles, grandparents, cousins.
By saying extended family, you're including all of them, you don't have to go into detail about who and how many, and all of that kind of thing.
- I live in Perth, but most of my extended family lives in Melbourne.
But saying extended family means you don't need to list out everyone, right?
Option: Interests
So you might want to talk about interests or hobbies things that you do outside of work. We'll talk about work in a second so don't jump ahead. But to talk about hobbies, you might say:
I enjoy + [noun]
- I enjoy baking.
Don't say: I enjoy to bake.
Right? Enjoy as a verb is always followed by a noun and this is a gerund, okay?
You can always say:
I like / love + [noun]
So I love playing football, for example.
But the verbs like and love, they can be followed by a gerund or the verb infinitive and the meaning stays the same.
So you can also say:
- I love to play football.
The meaning is exactly the same.
You could say:
I'm really into + [something]
And this is a really great, a really natural way of talking about the things that you like.
- I'm really into jazz music.
Now having a couple of interesting things to include about yourself in your introduction is so useful in lots of different contexts.
If you've ever been part of an English class or some other meeting, where you've got to meet people for the first time, then the teacher will often suggest let's go around the room and you'll need to introduce yourself. Tell us your name, where you're from and something interesting about yourself.
It's always good to have something ready to answer this question maybe you've got a special talent or an interesting hobby or a unique achievement that you can share in the situation.
And a fun way of introducing this it to say:
One thing you may not know about me is…
One thing you may not know about me is I love to have dinner parties and I'll spend whole days preparing and organising themed events for my friends.
So I'm curious to hear your ideas about this. See if you can finish the rest of this sentence down in the comments below.
One thing you may not know about me is…
Option: Job
Of course, you might want to talk about your job, right? So when you're talking about your job, when you're talking about your job in your introduction, usually you're just sharing what you do and maybe who you work for. And again, there are lots of different ways to talk about your work, the company, etcetera.
But what we really want to do today is make sure you're doing it accurately.
Prepositions and articles are really challenging to get right in this section, might be a little tricky so I hope that you are definitely taking notes as we go and that you're applying the information that I'm sharing now to your situation.
Of course, you could say:
I am the + [job position]
Your job position is a countable noun so this means you need to include an article.
- I’m a graphic designer
- I’m an engineer.
Just make sure you're not saying: I’m engineer. That's wrong, okay?
And if there's only one of your role within your company, then you definitely can use the definite article, the. Okay I talk more about definite and indefinite articles up here in this video.
But you could say:
- I am the CEO of a tech company.
- I am the owner of a florist.
I work in + [industry]
You could also talk really generally about the field or the industry that you work in by using in.
- I work in marketing.
- I work in construction.
- I work in design.
I work at / for + [company name]
Now if you wanna say which company employs you, then you can use either, at or for with the company name.
So you might say:
- I work at Vogue.
- I work at an architecture firm.
- I work for the government.
Do you work for yourself? Are you your own boss? Well in this case you could say:
- I work for myself.
- I'm self-employed.
- I run my own business.
And here's a little hint. If you're unsure about how to talk about your job in your industry, as it relates to your industry, then listen to others who are from your industry introduce themselves. Lots of TedTalks or lots of industry-relevant videos around where you can listen to people introduce themselves in that context and learn from them.
Option: Education
You may want to talk about education or your qualifications in your introduction and this is most common in a professional context maybe in an interview or you know, a work context. And again, there's lots of different ways that you can do this. You could say:
I have a degree in + [industry]
Like architecture or design.
- I have a degree in engineering.
You can also say:
I'm a qualified + [job title]
- I'm a qualified engineer.
- I'm a qualified architect.
Now notice that I'm using the job title and not the industry there, okay? Sounds similar to saying I'm an architect but the difference is that the adjective qualified clarifies your status. Add it if it feels important to clarify given the context.
Maybe in an interview, it's relevant. But there's no need to tell someone at a party that you're a qualified engineer, alright? In that context, you would just say:
- I'm an engineer.
If you're studying at university now then some of these expressions are gonna be really useful.
I'm studying + [industry]
- I’m studying environmental science.
Or it could also be the name of your degree as well.
- I’m studying applied science.
I'm completing a PhD in + [area of research]
And whatever the research area is, maybe it's public health.
- I’m completing a PhD in Public Health.
I'm in my final year of my [area of study] degree
- I’m in my final year of an economics degree.
I’m nearing the end of my studies is another way of expressing that.
And maybe you're undertaking some less formal training.
And that's totally cool as well, you might wanna say:
- I’m currently taking an online course to upskill.
- I'm doing an extra course to improve my skills in that area – something like that.
So by now, you should have a whole list of dot point ideas that we can start to build your introduction around.
For me, we could say: I'm Australian. I live in Perth. I’m originally from Melbourne. Interests, hobbies. I love swimming in the ocean every morning. I’m a qualified English teacher. I teach on YouTube. I’m interested in businesses and startups.
Great! Okay, have you got your list ready too? If not, just hit pause now, pause the video, write out your list and then continue on.
Because now we need to find a way to pull all of those ideas together, okay? We want to make sure that your sentences flow together and that they sound really natural as you speak or you say your introduction. And to do that we need to combine these ideas into some longer sentences and add a few grammatical words to help.
Hi, I’m Emma. I was born in Melbourne and I grew up in various cities along the east coast of Australia. I’ve been living in Perth on the west coast of Australia with my partner for the past four years and we absolutely love it, especially early morning ocean swims! I’m a qualified English teacher and I teach students online and I also have an interest in business and startups, as well. One thing you may not know about me is that I teach millions of students each month on my YouTube channel.
Now obviously you know that about me, but most people I meet don’t so, it’s always an interesting conversation starter.
This is the type of script that I want you to write now. Alright, and once you've got it written down, make sure you share it down in the comments below so that I can give you some feedback and some corrections to help you improve it if you need it.
The sooner you get your introduction written and shared down below, the better, the more likely I'll be to see it and be able to respond. I definitely love to see you each commenting and giving support and constructive feedback to each other down in the comments below. It's so helpful and it helps everyone to keep improving together.
Now once you have your script prepared and reviewed, save it on your phone, make a recording of it, whatever it takes to just have it with you regularly okay? And you need to practise it out loud. Alright? On a daily basis. Don't just read it, practise how it sounds, how it comes out of your mouth.
This is going to help you to speak more naturally, feel more comfortable as you are saying the words and the sounds and connecting those things together. It's really, really important that you practise out loud daily until you nail this.
But even before then, you know, start practising it in real English situations. It's probably not going to be perfect at first, but you will get better every time you put it into that context.
And you put yourself into that situation or you hear that question: Tell me about yourself.
And you might freeze at first but it's going to change over time, you know, you've prepared for this. You've got your answers ready. You don't need to panic and that is the kind of headspace and feeling that you need to step into a conversation with.
I hope this lesson was really practical, really useful for you. And if you’re ready to keep building your conversation skills and learn how to keep your conversation going after you’ve introduced yourself, well move along to this lesson right here where we'll practise some small talk conversation starters together.
I'll see you in there!
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Hello
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Love from Csilla
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Great self-introduction though, Cynthia!
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Hi!.Emma
Before introducing myself, I would like to thank you
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My name is afreen but my friends all call me aanii..
I am from kashmir ..
We are a family five .
I am one of three siblings..
I love to learn english
I'm studing arts
One thing you may not know about me that i love my emma maam stay blsd
Great work Afreen, now to just combine these ideas into longer sentences using grammatical words!
You are a stunning teacher. Thanks a million.
My name's Norbert and I live in Berlin, the capital of Germany.I've been happily married for 36 years and have a grown-up son. I grew up in the GDR and English was not so interesting for me at school. About two years ago I started to learn English in self-study. The reason was that our city has become very multicultural in recent years and English is now spoken everywhere. It doesn't matter if you are sitting in a cafe or walking in the park or shopping in the downtown, the English language is omnipresent. Even at farmers' markets, where I enjoy shopping fresh vegetables with my wife, you can meet people who speak English. Also in my work I have more and more contact with English speaking customers. By the way, I work as a risk engineer for a large company and I'm responsible for safety. One thing you may not know about me is that I also teach. Not really, but I do pass on my knowledge and experience about the topic of safety to our marketing staff. Actually I do this in face-to-face trainings but because of Corona I do it online now, just like you. I even posted a short learning video online with great success in our company. In German, of course, as you can imagine.
I like watching your lessons. It's helpful for me and you make it interesting and really entertaining. Thanks for that.
Thank you so much for a wonderful and need base learning. I feel proud to learn from you.
Stay tuned blessed.
Kamran Zia
Pakistan
Hi everyone! My name is Stephen and I was born in Montreal, Canada, but I’ve lived most of my life in various parts of the United States. For the past 12 years, my home has been South Carolina, which is on the southeastern coast of the United States. I’m the youngest of 5 children and my wonderful parents have been married for 71 years, which most people (including myself) find amazing.
One very special aspect of my life that many people find interesting is that I have 5 US patents for various inventions. As an entrepreneur, I took my first invention all the way from recognizing a need for a product to solve a problem, through product development and testing, marketing, and then US sales of the product. I have since sold that patent to a larger company and the product is now sold all around the world! What are my patented inventions? Well, you may get to find out if you take classes with me.
Something else many of you may find interesting about me is that I was a competitive swimmer, winning 3 National titles when I was in high school…I also earned an athletic scholarship for university and won a Division I swimming title. Nowadays, my favorite sport is golf, but I also really enjoy watching college football. Art intrigues me with oil paintings being my favorite form….I enjoy listening to many genres of music including, rock, jazz, bluegrass, and classical and when given the chance, I will try just about any type of cuisine…Some of my favorite food dishes are Korean, Thai, and Middle Eastern.
I’m a certified Level 5 TEFL teacher, but I’m also a certified IELTS teacher and I have 10.5 years of teaching experience that spans the first grade to the university level. I hold an MBA from the University of Miami and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from East Carolina University.
Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, advanced student, learning Business English, or studying for the IELTS exam, I hope to help you with your learning needs in an engaging, challenging, and rewarding manner.
See you soon – Bye for now!
I'm Cristina. I'm Spanish. I was born in a small village from Valencia, but I've lived in Valencia since I started work many many years ago. I've worked as an accountand in several companies but currently I'm unemployed, which doesn't matter to me since I have a lot of work at home. I'm into learning English, dancing and travelling.
I'm married with the funniest man in the world and I have two boys and an elderly father to look after.
I'm very grateful to you Emma, you make my learning path easier!
Perfect self-introduction, Cristina! I loved reading it! ✔✔
Hi Emma, I'm Maryann Umeh, from Nigeria, the giant of Africa. I'm a religious. I've been into the profession for 15years and is a noble one. I'm a teacher though still into my final year of an English studies in University of Nigeria Nsukka. I was born into a Christian family with 4 siblings. My father is late.
Hi Emma! My name Peter (in russian Petr). I am originally from small village placed on river Don in the midle European part of Russia. There are a great places. You know what was in childhood also was great! After graduation from technical university I qualified as an electronics enginier and then I worked for a big electronics company. I have PhD degry in electronics and now i retired becouse I am 73 years old. My bigest interest or maybe I mean my hobby is to studying english now.I like it. And i Like your lessons Emma. Your lessons beautiful and very funy. I am listening them with big pleasure. Thanks a lot.
My name is Peter. I am originally from a small village by the Don River in central Russia. After graduating from a technical university, I qualified as an electronics engineer and then I worked for a large electronics company. I have a PhD degree in electronics and now I am retired because I am 73 years old. My biggest interest and hobby now is to study English. I like it. ✔
(Thank you for your kind words too, Peter!)
I appreciated this lesson, we believe to know how to introduce herself but what we know is too much basic. Thank you for bringing your knowledge in this field.
this video is really helpful
Hi Emma, thank you for the opportunity to introduce me. My name is Anton Arnold. My family and my friends call me Toni. 1943 I was born in Inwil, a village in Central Switzerland. Since then I live on a farm my oldest son now owns in the 6. generation. I grew up with four sisters. After I got married I worked together with my wife on our farm. We have four adult children and five grandchildren. Since my retirement, I like doing some special tasks on the farm and started learning English at a school for older people. Luckily, some years ago I discovered your website and I can improve my English skills. I love riding my bicycle in a beautiful landscape and to take photos.
My name is George. My friends call me Gyuri. This is a common Hungarian name.
I'm from Hungary. My nationality is Hungarian. I live in a not too big village about 50 km from the capital city of Hungary, Budapest.
I was born in a small historical village in west Hungary, but I grow up in this village, where I am living now. After the primary schools and secondary schools I studied in Budapest. As I gained a profession I moved to a small town, where I begun to work and I lived in this place for 10 years. Subsequent I moved back to my childhood place and since that time I live here.
I've been married to my wife and we have a child and three grandchildren, because I'm not longer young. I've been retired since almost 10 years. We have a family of five, but we don't live with my son's family, They live 40 km from here in a small town. The parents are working in Budapest (they commute) and the two (girls) bigger grandchildren are going to school and the little boy to kindergarten.
I have a hobby, I enjoy painting. I peculiar love the watercolors, but other painting techniques (oil, acrylic) too. I'm interested for the new technologies and the science. This motivate me to learn English. I am learning almost every day, mostly alone. I am a self-learning, although sometimes there is a small group of English learners I go to, but it doesn’t always work. There live here in the village a few american, I know 2-3 person among them and as I meet somebody on the street, I can a little bit speak with a native speaker too. But this is not too common. But mostly I learn English alone on the internet.
Thanks a lot.
Hi,I'm Constance from Nigeria, I grew up in the east. I have been living in Lagos for the past six years now .Not too wonderful, just that, I love what am doing here.i am passionate about it. Educating young minds.
I'm an educationists and I train kids and like seeing them grow, learn and improve from one stage to another
I love to improve on my spoken English. That's how I stumbled into your site
Thanks , you are doing great!
I'm Constance from Nigeria, I grew up on the east. I have been living in Lagos for the past six years now. It's not wonderful but I love what am doing here. I'm an educationist and I train kids. I am passionate about educating young minds and love seeing them grow, learn and improve from one stage to another ✔
Hello Emma, how are you?
this is may introduction:
I am José Miguel Aldama but all my friends call me Josemi. I am 57 years old. I am Spanish and I live in the North of Spain, near Bilbao city.
I'm married and we have two sons. They are 24 and 22 years old.
I love travelling, gardening and family life too. I like reading, walking, ridding a bike, learning English and Italian and I also like football.
I'm a graphic simulator. I work on a computer with simulation programs in a company in the automobile sector.
That is all. Thank you very much for your videos. It heplp me a lot.
Hi! I'm Rabeya Akter but it's hard for some people to say it,so you can call me Shila.I'm Bangladeshi and spent my childhood growing up in various cities.I'm orginally from Soriyotpur but now i'm based in Dhaka which is the capital of Bangladesh.I've been living in Dhaka since 2017 with my family.I grew up in a family of five and i've three sibilings.I'm into Chinese historical drama.One thing you may not know about me is i love to hangout with my friends.I'm a Graphic Designer and i work for my self.I'm studying Botany at Government Bangla College.I'm in my 3rd year of study.I'm currently taking an online course of Communicative english.
Hi, I'm constantin from DRC in africa, but my friends call me Costa. I was born in kalemia and spent my childhood growing up in Lubumbashi in the same country with my family. I'm one of six siblings and I moved to other country in search of happiness. I'm qualified engineer in electromechanic and live alone, so I'm bachelor also have an interest in new technology. One thing you may not know about me is that I love helping and sharing my happiness with people and also making others smile. I think that's all. Thanks to you for this lesson and may God escort you.
Hi, I'm constantin from DRC in Africa, but my friends all call me Costa. I was born in kalemia and spent my childhood growing up in Lubumbashi in the same country with my family. I'm one of six siblings and I moved to other country in search of happiness. I'm qualified engineer in electromechanic and I live alone, so I'm bachelor. And also have an interest in new technology. One thing you may not know about me is that I love helping and sharing my happiness with people and also making others smile. I think that's all. Thanks to you for this lesson and may God escort you.
Hi Emma
I'm Maher from Iraq, Iwas born in Iraq and spent my childhood in wasit city .Now I based in Baghdad which is a capital of Iraq ,I'm married since 10 years ago, we are family of five
I enjoy running every morning in a park close to my home ,also Ilike listening music every night
I'm a qualified pharmacist and work for myself in a private pharmacy located in my town since 2004
I'm preparing for a master degree in clinical pharmacy
That's all of me
Hi, I'm Constantin from DRC, Africa, but my friends all call me Costa. I was born in Kalemia and spent my childhood growing up in Lubumbashi with my family. I'm one of six siblings and I moved to another country in search of happiness. I'm a qualified engineer in electromechanical. I live alone and am single. I also have an interest in new technology. ✔
My name is Vera, I was born in a town named Quiet Rivermouth in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. I’m the eldest among five siblings and we grew up together with our parents until I left home when I was 19 and went to work in the state capital city.
I used to teach children but after one year I quit this job and became a secretary for a telecomunication company. Later I got married and came to Curitiba, where I have been living for the last 50 years.
I got a degree in Medicine and now I’m retired after working many years for the Federal University.
My main interest is travelling and I had planned to visit 70 countries before becoming 70 year old and I was almost there before pandemics. Now I’m locked down and waiting for the vaccine. As soon as it comes I intend to resume my trips.
While travelling, I used to practice trekking (I’v been to the Everest Base Camp a few years ago) and scuba diving (I was happy enough to dive in many wonderful sites all over the world, including de Great Barrier Reef, before the coral bleaching). I also had the experience of sailing Brazilian coast with my husband and that was an amazing experience.
Our two daughters have already left home – the elder lives in Canada and the younger nearby, both with their partners. We don’t have grand children.
Besides travelling I love reading and I’m into Cinema – I watch a movie almost every day.
Hi Emma
I'm Maher from Iraq, Iwas born in Iraq and spent my childhood in wasit city .Now I based in Baghdad which is a capital of Iraq ,I'm married since 10 years ago, we are family of five
I enjoy running every morning in a park close to my home ,also Ilike listening music every night
I'm a qualified pharmacist and work for myself in a private pharmacy located in my town since 2004
I'm preparing for a master degree in clinical pharmacy
That's all of me
I'm Maher from Iraq, I was born in Iraq and spent my childhood in Wasit. Now I am based in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. I've been married for 10 years, we are a family of five. I enjoy running every morning at a park close to my home, and I also listen to music every night. I'm a qualified pharmacist and have been working for myself in a private pharmacy since 2004. I'm preparing for a master's degree in clinical pharmacy. ✔
Hi Emma,
I’m Sonia. I'm based in a little town near Milan but I’m from Argentina. I spent my childhood in Buenos Aires and I have my extending family there. I miss them a lot.
I’ve been married since 1988 and I have two sons. One of them live alone in Milan city.
I’m a teacher but I’m working at AI company during the evening.
I enjoy a lot waking on the beach but here I make longs walks in the fields.
I’m really into yoga, gardening and I like to make photobooks of our travels and memorable moments.
I’m Sonia. I'm based in a little town near Milan but I’m from Argentina. I spent my childhood in Buenos Aires. My extending family still lives there, I miss them a lot. I’ve been married since 1988 and have two sons. One of them lives alone in Milan city. I’m a teacher but am working at an AI company during the evenings. I enjoy walking on the beach a lot but here I do a lot of longs walks in the fields. I’m really into yoga and gardening and I like to make photobooks of our travels and memorable moments. ✔
Hi Teacher,
I’ m Ioan
My name is Ioan
My friends (few friends) all call me Ioane.
I’m from Romania /Timişoara (EU)
I am Romanian
I was born in Pişchia, a village near Timisoara
I spent my childhood in Pişchia
I’ve been living in Timişoara since 1962.
I got married in 1978.
In 2014 I was abandoned by my ex-wife
I’m an only child,I’ve got no siblings
I like football (watching); When I was young I also played football
I like music. All genres: jazz, rock. folk music etc
I am currently retired.
I’m an engineer (electro) and I run my own business.
(SC DATCU SRL : http://www.datcu-tm.ro)
I'm glad I met you online and I can learn English with you.
Best Regards,
Ioan Datcu
Hi Emma,I'm Tun Aung from Nay Pyi Taw,Myanmar.
My friends call me Tun Aung and you can meet me as ‘Tun'.
I was born and in Pakokku,a large town of upper Myanmar situated on the bank of the great river Ayeyarwaddy and grew up in there.
I studied from basic to high education in my native town.
I sudied at Rangoon now calked Yangon Institute of Technology in 1984.
I gratuated in 1995 and worked for the government.
I started my employee's life in Magway,middle Myanmar.
I've been living in there from 1996 to 2018.
I moved to Nay Pyi Taw a few year ago.
I've been married with my spouse since 2001.
We are a family of five,two sons and one daughters.
Now,I live here only one and my famiy is in Magway.
I engoy going for a walk in the early morning.
I'really into singibg Myanmat songs especially Khin Maung Toe' ones.
I work for the government of Myanmar as an assistant mechanical engineer inIrrigation, Water Utilization and Management Department,under the Ministry of Agriculture,Livesticks and Irrigation.
I've been joining the MBA program in NPT branch,under the Yangon University of Economics and I'm in final year of MBA.
A million of thanks for your spreading seeds of English heartedly and see you.
Hi Emma, I'm Georges
I was born in Lorient in Brittany, at the end of WW2.
I'm 75 years old and has been retired since 2015.
I'm divorced with a son (52 years old is a Lawyer in Paris) and I have two grandchildren : 23 and 5 years old.
I have worked for 25 years as a commercial in Financing business in Brittany.
After that I decided to run my own business with my partner Marie Line as “Loan Brokers” for heavy and light industry in France. At that time we were based in Paris.
When we retired we moved to “Les Sables d'olonne” a nice seaside resort on the Atlantic coast.
Here was the start of the “Vendée Globe 2020” a sailing race
“alone around the Globe without assistance”
33 skippers of several countries, maybe you know two of them since they are British : Alex Thomson. boat Hugo Boss (he's my favourite) and Samantha Davies. boat Initiatives Coeur. these two are British…..
Now the most important:
I've been learning English with Babbel for two years, and I'm satisfied with this course.
I study each day and watch BBC too..
I can read papers and some books, but I have nobody to speak with, this is my problem…
By chance I've found your videos on youtube two months ago.
I was impressed by your personality and your lessons.
I'll thank you so much for your five free lessons you've adressed to me.
Nevertheless I must say I don't speak as fast as you and the step 3 “Shadowing” is very tricky and disturbing…
I'll try to improve my English with you and also I want to keep my grey cells busy.
It's the reason why I've decided to subscribe to your course Series imitation technique “storytelling”
Have a nice weekend..
yours sincerely.
Georges
I Really, like your pronunciation and facial expression while you speak English, Moreover, So I want to speak English simple and sweet.
I am Mina
I come from Serbia
I was born and still live in Belgrade, capital city of Serbia
I have been married to my husnabd since August 2012
I have 7-year-old daughter
I am an economist
I work as an Administrative Officer for an accounting firm
I love strolling
One thing you may not know about me is that I am interseted investment banking
My name is Marychu but my friends all call me chu. I'm from Philippines, I am a Filipino. I was born at Wao, Lanao del Sur and raised my childhood at Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental. I am a widow, having a 10 year old daughter. I love watching your videos in free because I wanted to learn English more and can speak confidently in conversation. Im really into mellow music because it gives me peace of mind. I work at construction firm as an admin staff. One thing you dont know about me is I'm interested in MLM business to continue run the small business of my late husband.
Good evening from the Silver State Ms.Emma. My name is William Norva, I'm a retired, disabled U.S.Navy veteran. My family of three is currently residing in North Las Vegas, NV., and call this beautiful state our adopted home, we are very fortunate that this state embraced us as one of the locals. Upon retirement from the service in 1995 in Pearl Harbor, HI., We stayed in Hawaii for a brief period of time while working for the US Army (USALEC) DoD Police force at Fort Shafter, HI. I worked with them for three years. After social initiatives change, I decided a change and moved to the Philippines in 1999. Being away for 25 plus years we reacclimate ourselves to the new norm environment. I believe in the phrase ” You can take the man out of the place but not the place out of a man” I have a B.S. and Masters degree in Criminology, but I wasn't given the chance to use what I learned in the Navy. I am the eldest of 12 siblings. When I became a naturalized American citizen in 1979, I petition my parents to the US where they petition some of the children to the US. And to our bright, beautiful inquisitive English professor, I can't thank you enough for your kind and accomodating gesture in helping all of us to speak our mind clearly. May you and your significant other bless both of you stay safe and God be with you! Thanks for listening.
hello, my name is Jacques, I live in Kenya, I'm originated from Democratic Republic of the Congo, I love watching cartoon and documentary on TV, am Emma English student, I learn English online, i am interested in management and leadership.
What i don't like you to know is about my relationship with my love BEATRICE' she is pretty and cute, I love her so much!