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All About Me: How to Introduce Yourself in English

Name: All About Me: How to Introduce Yourself in English
Uploaded: 2025-03-04T21:44:03+02:00
Duration: 2 min 54 s
Channel: English Task
Description: How to introduce yourself in English: your name, age, where you are from and what you like – and how to hand the question back. For beginners.

How to introduce yourself in English: name, age, where you are from, what you like, and the question that hands the turn back. The first thing a learner needs and the first thing an examiner hears.

An introduction has a fixed skeleton – my name is, I am ten years old, I am from, I live in – and then one or two things that are true only of you: a brother, a hobby, a favourite subject. Finish by handing the turn over, and the introduction becomes a conversation.

Practising alone works well here. Record thirty seconds, listen back, add the detail you left out, and repeat three times over a week. It is the opening line of every first lesson, every exam and every meeting, so making it automatic is time well spent.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I introduce myself in English?

Start with the fixed pieces: my name is, I am ten years old, I am from, I live in. Then add something personal – I have got a brother, I like drawing, my favourite subject is English – and finish by turning it back: and you?

What is the difference between "How do you do?" and "How are you?"

How are you is an everyday question expecting a real answer. How do you do is a formal greeting used when meeting someone for the first time, and the traditional answer is to repeat it back rather than to describe how you feel. It sounds old-fashioned today; nice to meet you is the usual choice.

How can I practise introductions without a partner?

Record yourself giving a thirty-second introduction, then listen back and add one detail you left out. Doing it three times over a week is enough to make the opening automatic, which is exactly what you need in an exam or a first lesson.