Speaking - Introduction

Introduction 

Answer the questions:
  1. What is your name?
  2. How do you spell your name?
  3. Where you from?
  4. Where do you live?
  5. How old are you?
  6. When is your birthday?
  7. How many people are there in your family?
  8. Who are they?
  9. Are you single or married?
  10. Do you have kids?
  11. How much do you weigh?
  12. How tall are you?
  13. What do you do?
  14. What color do you like?
  15. Do you have any pets?
  16. How do you go to school/ work?
  17. How long does it take you to school/ work?
  18. What do you do in your free time?
  19. What's your phone number?
  20. How do you feel today?



1. What is your name?
  • ... (your name).
  • I’m ... (your name).
  • My name is ... (your name).
  • My name's ...(your name).
Example: 
My name's Anna.
My name is Victoria, but you can call me Vicky.

2. How do you spell your name? 

  • A-N-N-A
  • V-I-C-T-O-R-I-A 

3. Where are you from?

  • I'm from... (country).
Example: 
I'm from France.

Countries:

  • Vietnam /ˈviːɛtˌnæm/
  • Laos /laʊs/
  • Cambodia /kæmˈboʊdiə/
  • China /ˈʧaɪnə/
  • Thailand /ˈtaɪlænd/
  • United States /juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts/
  • United Kingdom /juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm/
  • Canada /ˈkænədə/
  • Australia /ɒˈstreɪliə/
  • France /fræns/
  • Germany /ˈʤɜrməni/
  • Japan /ʤəˈpæn/
  • South Korea /saʊθ kəˈriə/
  • India /ˈɪndiə/
  • Brazil /brəˈzɪl/

4. Where do you live?

  • I live in... (your city/town).
Example: 
I live in Minsk.

Cities:

  • Hanoi /hæˈnɔɪ/ (Vietnam)
  • Ho Chi Minh City /ˌhoʊ ˌʧiː ˈmɪn ˈsɪti/ (Vietnam)
  • Bangkok /ˈbæŋkɒk/ (Thailand)
  • Phnom Penh /ˌnɒm ˈpɛn/ (Cambodia)
  • Vientiane /vjɛnˈtjɑːn/ (Laos)
  • Beijing /ˌbeɪˈʤɪŋ/ (China)
  • New York /nuː jɔrk/ (United States)
  • London /ˈlʌndən/ (United Kingdom)
  • Paris /ˈpærɪs/ (France)
  • Tokyo /ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ/ (Japan)
  • Sydney /ˈsɪdni/ (Australia)
  • Berlin /bɜrˈlɪn/ (Germany)
  • Los Angeles /lɔːs ˈændʒəlɪs/ (United States)
  • Toronto /təˈrɒntoʊ/ (Canada)
  • Seoul /soʊl/ (South Korea)

5. How old are you?

  • ... (age).
  • I'm... (age).
  • I'm... (age) years old.
Example: 
I'm 17.
I'm 25 years old.

Numbers:


6. When is your birthday?

  • It's on... (month, day).
  • My birthday is on... (month, day).
  • I was born on... (month, day).
Example:
It’s on April 10th.
My birthday is on January 5th.
I was born on November 15th.

Months of the year: 

  1. January /ˈdʒænjuˌɛri/
  2. February /ˈfɛbruˌɛri/
  3. March /mɑːrʧ/
  4. April /ˈeɪprəl/
  5. May /meɪ/
  6. June /dʒuːn/
  7. July /dʒuːˈlaɪ/
  8. August /ˈɔːgəst/
  9. September /sɛpˈtɛmbər/
  10. October /ɒkˈtoʊbər/
  11. November /noʊˈvɛmbər/
  12. December /dɪˈsɛmbər/

Ordinal numbers:  

1st – first /fɜːrst/
2nd – second /ˈsɛkənd/
3rd – third /θɜːrd/
4th – fourth /fɔːrθ/
5th – fifth /fɪfθ/

*Number + th

7. How many people are there in your family?

  • ... (number).
  • ... (number) people.
  • There are... (number) people in my family.
Example:
5 people.
There are 4 people in my family.

8. Who are they?

Example:
My father, my mother and me.
My dad, my mom, my younger sister and me.

Family members: 

  • My mother / my mom
  • My father / my dad
  • My parents
  • My older brother / my younger brother
  • My older sister / my younger sister
  • My grandmother / my grandma
  • My grandfather / my grandpa
  • My grandparents
  • My aunt
  • My uncle
  • My niece 
  • My nephew 
  • My cousin
  • My husband
  • My wife
  • My child
  • My son
  • My daughter

9. Are you single or married?

  • I'm ... .
Example: 
I'm single.
I'm married.

10. Do you have kids?

Example: 
Yes, I do. I have 2 kids.
No, I don't.

11. How much do you weigh?

  • ... kg.
  • I'm ... kg.
  • I weigh ... kg.
Example:
I'm 50 kg.
I weigh 55 kg.

*kg = kilogram /ˈkɪləˌgræm/

12. How tall are you?

  • ... cm.
  • I'm ... cm.
Example:
I'm 160 cm.

*cm = centimeter /ˈsɛn·tɪˌmiː·tər/

13. What do you do?


  • I'm a... 
Example:
I'm a dentist.
I'm a teacher of English.

14. What color do you like?


  • I like... .
  • My favorite color is...
Example:
I like blue and yellow.
My favorite color is purple.

15. Do you have any pets?


  • Yes, I do. I have a ... .
  • No, I don't.
Example: 
Yes, I do. I have a cat.
Yes, I have a dog and a hamster at home.

16. How do you go to school/ work?


  • By ... .
  • I go to school/ work by... .
Example:
I go to school by bicycle.
I go there by car.
I walk to school.  
I go to school on foot. (!)

17. How long does it take you to ...?

  • About ... .
  • It takes ... .
Example:
About 5 minutes.
It takes about 2 hours by plane.

18. What do you do in your free time?


  • I like...
Example: 
I like swimming and dancing.
I like walking in the park with my dog.

19. What's your phone number?

  • 0-8-6-...
  • My phone number is ... .
*44 = double 4
  555 = triple 5

20. How do you feel today?

  • I feel ... .
  • I'm ... .
Example: 
I feel happy today .
I'm tired and sleepy.


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