Introducing Yourself
BasicName, age, school and hobbies.
- Four parts: name, age, class, hobby.
- Open with: Hello, everyone. My name is...
- Age pattern: I am eleven years old.
文體小知識：Name, age, school, hobby.
§Text Passage
1Miss Chan: Class, we have a new student today. Kevin, please introduce yourself and tell us your age. Kevin: Hello, everyone. My name is Kevin Lee. Nice to meet you all. Kevin: I am eleven years old, and I come from Guangzhou. Kevin: I am in Primary 6, Class 2B, at Sunshine Primary School. Kevin: There are four people in my family — my parents, my little sister and me.
2Kevin: My hobby is playing badminton, and I also like reading science books. Kevin: I like science because experiments are like magic. Kevin: I hope we can be good friends and learn from each other. Miss Chan: Thank you, Kevin. Class, let's welcome Kevin with a big clap! Amy: Nice to meet you too, Kevin! I am the class monitor.
3Amy: If you have any questions, please ask me or our classmates. Kevin: Thank you, Amy. May I sit next to you? Amy: Sure! I will show you where the classroom things are kept. Kevin: Wonderful. I am so happy to join this class. Miss Chan: We are happy to have you too. Let's begin our lesson now.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Miss Chan: Class, we have a new student today. Kevin, please introduce yourself and tell us your age.
Miss Chan：各位同學，今日我們有位新同學。Kevin，請介紹一下自己，順便說一說你多少歲。
Kevin: Hello, everyone. My name is Kevin Lee. Nice to meet you all.
Kevin：大家好。我是 Kevin Lee，好高興認識大家。
Kevin: I am eleven years old, and I come from Guangzhou.
Kevin：我十一歲，來自廣州。
Kevin: I am in Primary 6, Class 2B, at Sunshine Primary School.
Kevin：我就讀陽光小學六年級 2B 班。
Kevin: There are four people in my family — my parents, my little sister and me.
Kevin：我家有四個人——爸爸、媽媽、妹妹同我。
Kevin: My hobby is playing badminton, and I also like reading science books.
Kevin：我的嗜好是打羽毛球，我還喜歡看科學書。
Kevin: I like science because experiments are like magic.
Kevin：我喜歡科學，因為做實驗就好像變魔法一樣。
Kevin: I hope we can be good friends and learn from each other.
Kevin：希望我們可以做好朋友，互相學習。
Miss Chan: Thank you, Kevin. Class, let's welcome Kevin with a big clap!
Miss Chan：多謝 Kevin。各位同學，讓我們用熱烈的掌聲歡迎 Kevin！
Amy: Nice to meet you too, Kevin! I am the class monitor.
Amy：Kevin，我也很高興認識你！我是班長。
Amy: If you have any questions, please ask me or our classmates.
Amy：有什麼問題可以問我或者其他同學。
Kevin: Thank you, Amy. May I sit next to you?
Kevin：多謝你，Amy。我可不可以坐在你旁邊？
Amy: Sure! I will show you where the classroom things are kept.
Amy：當然可以！我帶你看看課室的東西放在哪裡。
Kevin: Wonderful. I am so happy to join this class.
Kevin：太好了。我很開心可以加入這一班。
Miss Chan: We are happy to have you too. Let's begin our lesson now.
Miss Chan：我們都很歡迎你。現在開始上課。
1Summary 重點摘要
Name, age, school and hobbies.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Your name.
How old.
Place of study.
What you like.
Self-intro start.
Enjoy.
Pleased.
Form.
3Step by step Steps
- GreetOpen an introduction with a greeting. Example: Hello, everyone. My name is Kevin Lee. Smile and speak clearly; for the whole class use Hello, everyone, and for one new friend use Hi, I'm Kevin — different occasions take different words.
- DetailsNext give your age and class. Example: I am eleven years old, and I am in P6A. Use am plus the number for age, never I have eleven years; write the level and class as P6A, and keep the details short and clear.
- HobbyName your hobbies with like plus an -ing form. Example: I like playing football and reading comics. The -ing form follows like; join two hobbies with and, and two or three are enough — too many are hard to remember.
- EndFinish with a friendly closing. Example: Nice to meet you. or Nice to meet you all. Say you all to the whole class and you to one person; adding Thank you sounds polite, and a smile with a nod closes the introduction well.
- A bonus detailAdd one line that makes you different, so listeners remember you. Example: I love football, and I am in the school team. The detail should be concrete, such as a school team or a piano grade; one line is enough, and a long one hides the main points.
- Keep it thirty secondsKeep the introduction to about thirty seconds: name, age and class, hobbies, then Nice to meet you. Practise a few times beforehand and keep the pace steady; standing tall and looking at the listeners impresses more than length.
5Worked example Example
Question: On the first day of the new term, how do we give a complete and natural introduction to the whole class?
- Step 1: Greet and give your name — Hello, everyone. My name is Kevin Lee. Clear and bright, with a smile.
- Step 2: Give your age and class — I am eleven years old, and I am in P6A. Short, exact facts.
- Step 3: Name your hobbies — I like playing football and reading comics. The -ing form follows like.
- Step 4: Add one special detail — I am in the school football team. A concrete detail helps classmates remember you.
- Step 5: Close in a friendly way — Nice to meet you all. Thank you! A smile and a nod end the introduction well.
- Answer: Sample answer: Hello, everyone. My name is Kevin Lee. I am eleven years old, and I am in P6A. I like playing football, and I am in the school team. Nice to meet you all! Greeting, details, hobbies, a special point and a closing: five parts in thirty seconds, confident and complete.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1What to say?
Q2Start?
Q3End?
Q4Hobby?
Q5Tone?
Q6How long?
8Recap Recap
- Four parts: name, age, class, hobby.
- Open with: Hello, everyone. My name is...
- Age pattern: I am eleven years old.
- One extra detail makes you memorable: I am in the school team.
- Close with: Nice to meet you all!