Listening II: Introduce Yourself and People

What do you do when you meet with new person? Have you ever confused when you are asked to introduce yourself? Don't worry, this material will guide you to introduce yourself well.

There is a range of ways to introduce yourself and people:

Introducing yourself                                  

Here are expressions to introduce yourself:

•   My name is ...
•   I'm ...
•   Let me introduce myself. I'm ...
•   I'd like to introduce myself. I'm ...

Introducing others

Here are expressions to introduce others:

•   Jack, please meet Nicholas
•   I'd like you to meet Liza.
•   I'd like to introduce you to Betty.
•   Leila, this is Barbara. Barbara this is Leila

Useful responses when introducing yourself or other people

•  Nice to meet you.
•  Pleased to meet you.
•  Happy to meet you.

Things to remember:

• When introduing yourself or other people in a formal situation use full names, ("I'm Alex Litterman.")
• "How do you do?" isn't really a question, it just means "Hello"               

EXERCISE!


Complete the dialogue below by listening to the record!

Dialogue 1: Two students in a language school cafe.

A:  Hi! I'm Hong lei. What's your name?

B:  Hello, Hong Lei. My name's Ricky.

A:  Hi Ricky. Are you a (1)______ student here?

B:  Yes, I had my (2)______ lesson this morning. Are you a new student too?

A:  No, I've been here for six months.

B:  Six months. That's a long time.

A:  It's not so (3)______ really. What class are you in? Intermediate or …?

B:  Intermediate (4)______. And what about you?

A:  I'm in (5)______ One. Who's your teacher?

B:  I can't remember her name, but she's got curly red hair.

A:  Ah! Does she wear glasses?

B:  Yes, I think so.

A:  That's (6)______ Anne Wallis.

B:  Yes that's right. Do you know her? Is she your teacher too?

A:  No. But she (7)______ me last term. How long have you been here?

B:  Only a week.

A:  Wow, not long. Where do you live? With a (8)______?

B:  Well, I'm staying at the YMCA at the moment. I'm looking for somewhere

      more (9)______. Do you know of any good places?

A:  Yes. Actually my friend has a spare room in here apartment and she's

      looking for a (10)______. Would you like her phone number?

B:  That would be great! Thanks for your help. Can I buy you coffee?

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