In this lesson I offer advice and British English accent training on talking about yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23AXXnaIbCU
Notes
My name is…
My name’s…
I am … years old
I am …
Describing nationality
I’m…
English
Scottish
Welsh
Irish
French
Spanish
Indian
Russian
American
Brazilian
I’m from…
Describing physique
I am…
Tall
Short / small
Medium-height / average-height
Five feet / foot eleven (inches) tall
Six feet / foot two
Thin / slim
Fat / overweight
I have…
Pale skin
Fair skin
Dark skin
Straight hair
Curly hair
Wavy hair
Long hair
Short hair
Brown hair
Black hair
Dark hair
Blond / blonde hair
Light hair
Fair hair
Grey hair
I am bald
I have…
A moustache
A beard
Brown eyes
Blue eyes
Green eyes
Describing personality
I’m…
Funny
Quiet
An introvert
An extrovert
Sociable
Outgoing
Positive
Hard-working
Intelligent / clever / smart
Open-minded
I have a (good) sense of humour
Describing your job
I’m a / an…
Student
Shop assistant
Waiter / Waitress
Engineer
Accounts assistant
Graduate trainee
I have a part-time / full-time job (as a…)
I have a job as an intern in a law firm / accounting company
I work in…
Marketing
Teaching
Human resources
Describing interests / hobbies
In my free time…
In my spare time…
I like to…
I like (+ continuous)
To dance
Dancing
Shopping
To play sports
Playing sports
To hang out with friends
Hanging out with friends
Travelling
My example
Hello, I’m Chris, I’m 24 and I’m from England.
I’m about six foot, have brown eyes, untidy brown hair, and sometimes I have a beard. That depends on the weather, though.
I’m an introvert with a good sense of humour.
I work as a Recruitment Advisor in a hospital.
In my free time, I like to watch sports, play guitar and teach English online.
3 comments
YumikoUetani
April 4, 2013 at 9:48 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hello, I’m Yumiko,I’m a lady between 1 and 100 years of age,and I’m from the Land of the Rising sun.
I’m about 5 foot,have dark brown almond eyes,and straight long dark brown hair.
I’m a shy but a little bit eccentric.I think.
I work as an accountant.
In my free time, I like to watch and listen your videos (songs also) and practice British accent.
And I like to leave comments like this.
A big thank you for your fantastic lessons.
Cheers.
ChrisWorkman
April 4, 2013 at 9:59 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Great exercise, Yumiko! I didn’t see any problems. Well done!
Thank you so much for participating and for your lovely comments, it’s always a pleasure.
Have a nice day.
YumikoUetani
April 4, 2013 at 10:46 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I really really appreciate your answers for me,.
I have worried about my comments might give you trouble.
I have to go to the office.
Have a nice night Chris, same to you.
From your loyal student.