A1 Beginner
Talk about yourself
My name’s Laura. I’m from the United States. I’m an accountant.Introduction
Read the profile and answer the questions.
Her name’s Laura.
She is from the United States.
She’s an accountant.
She works in an office.
Choose the correct answer.
1. Where is she from?
2. Is she an American?
3. Is she a student?
Presentation
Eric: Hi, Laura. How’s it going?
Laura: Pretty good, thanks. What’s up?
Eric: Not much really. So, where are you from?
Laura: I’m from the United States. How about you?
Eric: I’m from England. Tell me, what do you do?
Laura: I’m an accountant. How about you?
Eric: I am a programmer. I work from home.
Laura: Easy life, huh?
Language Focus
When we talk about ourselves, we usually give personal information in a simple order: name, country, job or studies.
Quando falamos sobre nós mesmos, normalmente damos informações pessoais em uma ordem simples: nome, país, trabalho ou estudos.
Use a before consonant sounds.
- I’m a teacher.
- I’m a doctor.
- I’m a software developer.
Use an before vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).
- I’m an accountant. I’m a accountant.
- I’m an architect. I’m a architect.
- Where you are from? Where are you from?
Practice
Choose the best response.
1. What’s your name?
2. Where are you from?
3. Are you a student?
4. What do you do?
Complete the answers with the correct information words.
Build the sentence in the correct order.
Production
Write or say a short self-introduction. Then share it with a partner.
- 1. Say your name.
- 2. Say where you are from.
- 3. Say if you are a student or what your job is.
Model: Hello. My name’s ... I’m from ... I’m a ....