Describing Self and Others

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UNIT 1

Introducing Self and Others

Objective:

After completing this lesson you ill be able to :

- introduce him!herself to others- introduce others- as" for and giving personal information

#ialogue 1

Arini : You seem lost. Are you looking for some places?

Oka : Hmm.. Yeah, actually I’m looking for Chemical ngineering !uil"ing.#hat’s the $est %ay to get there?

Arini : Oh, sorry. I am a fresh stu"ent here. Are you a ne% stu"ent too?Oka : Yes I am. &y name is Anakagung Oka 'ignal"a. (ust call me Oka. #hat’s

your name?Arini : I am Arini )utri )erti%i. (ust call me Arini. It’s nice to meet you, Oka.Oka : )lease to meet you, Arini. #here are you from?Arini : I am from &e"an.Oka : &e"an? *eally? Are you !ataknese?Arini : +o, I’m not. I’m (aanese. Ho% a$out you?Oka : Oh, You are (aanese. 'orry a$out that. I am !alinese, $ut I gre% up in

!an"ung, #est (aa.Arini : Actually, %hat are you maoring in? I am a stu"ent of nglish epartment.Oka : I’m taking Chemical ngineering.Arini : Hey, look at that $uil"ing/ 0hat seems the $uil"ing you hae $een looking

for.Oka : Oh, yes, thank you/ I must $e going no%. I hope %e meet again. 1oo" $ye.Arini : It’s nice to kno% an" talk to you.

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$onversation %ractice2. )ractice intro"ucing yourself to your teacher an" classmates in nglish.3. 4se first names for informal situations an" full names 5first an" last6 for formal

situations.7. 8isten to others intro"uce themseles. 'ay 9+ice to meet you9 an" repeat their

names.. 'mile 5an" shake han"s if appropriate6.

Notes:

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2. It is not common to use titles 5&r., &rs., r., etc.6 %hen referring to yourself.Ho%eer, it is polite to use titles %ith others in formal situations, unless theygie you permission to "o other%ise.;amples:

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>amily o you hae $rother or sister?Ho% many $rothers or sisters "o you hae?o you hae si$lings?Are you the only one chil" in your family?

"ucation #here "o you go to school?#hat uniersity "o you stu"y?#hat senior high school "i" you go to?#hat "epartment are you maoring in?i" you maor in science or social?

1ra"e or year #hat gra"e=leel=year=semester are you in?#hen "i" you finish your high school?

*) '(pressions used in giving personal information

+ame I am 'ally )arker.&y name is (ennifer 8ope&y frien"s call me (-8oCall me (-8o.

+o, I am not. I am &rs. )arker.

A""ress I lie in CimahiI lie at (l. 1egerkalong Hilir no. 3@, !an"ung.&y a""ress is (l. 1egerkalong Hilir no. 3@, !an"ung.

Occupation I am a chemist at )harmaceuticals.I am a stu"ent of !an"ung 'tate )olytechnic.I %ork as system analyst at !ratachem.

Ho$$ies I loe playing computer games.&y ho$$ies are %riting $log, "esigning graphic, listening to music.I spen" my time $y "eeloping programs, creating ne% programs

)lace of origin I am from Cana"a.I come from Cameroon.

)lace of $irth I %as $orn in 8ierpool

0ime of $irth I %as $orn on 3@th of &ay.

Age I am 2 years ol".

)hone num$er You can call me on B232@222

>amily I hae no $rother an" 7 sisters.

"ucation I stu"y at In"onesian "ucation 4niersity

1ra"e or year I am in the first semester.

If you ant to introduce yourself+ here are some tips that you can use)



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2. 8ook people straight in the eyes - eye contact is important $ecause it sho%s thatyou care an" also sho%s self confi"ence. !egin %ith 9Ior$esmagaine, !ill 1ates is the richest man in the %orl" an" has hel" the num$er one

position for many years.



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1ates %as 536GGGG... on Octo$er 3, 2@@, an" 576GGG. up in 'eattle,#ashington 4'A. His father, #illiam H. 1ates II %as a 'eattle attorney an" his mother,&ary &a;%ell 1ates %as a school 56GGGG an" chairperson of the 4nite" #aycharity. 1ates an" his t%o 5@6GGGG. ha" a comforta$le up$ringing, %ith 1ates $eing

a$le to 5E6GGGG the e;clusie secon"ary 98akesi"e 'chool9.

!ill 1ates starte" 5F6GGG.. at Harar" 4niersity in 2F7 %here he 56GGG.. time%ith )aul Allen. 1ates an" Allen %orke" on a ersion of the programming language!A'IC, that %as the $asis for the &I0' Altair 5the first microcomputer aaila$le6. He"i" not go on to 56GGGGG. from Harar" 4niersity as he left in his unior year tostart %hat %as to $ecome the largest computer soft%are 52B6GGGG. in the %orl"&icrosoft CorporationTas"

/atch the names in American slang on the left column ith the meaning on the

right column

2. %e can pay you 7BB a %eek minus2BJ for Uncle Sam of course.

3. #hen Amanda %as younger, she %as a plain +o% she’s a $eautiful %oman

7. &y mother $ought me a la2y Susan forthe "ining room ta$le. +o% %e call allreach the salt an" pepper %ithout asking.

. #e hae a 3ohn #oe in the hospital. hehas no i"entification an" has lost hismemory.

@. I ate too many potato chips. I think I’mgoing to 4alph.

E. I nee" your 3ohn 5ancoc" on this formhere.

F. 'usan calle" the police $ecause she sa%

a peeping Tom in her gar"en.

. 'he thought her hus$an" ha" a loer, soshe calle" a private #ic" to follo% him.

a. an or"inary K looking %oman or girl

$. a man %ho spies through %in"o% at people

c. to omit

". a "etectie

e. a reoling tray use" for foo" orcon"iments

f. a man %ith no i"entity

g. a signature

h. 0he 4nite" 'tate 1oernment

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/r) 3adarian $arter ants to be a member of 7aceboo" social netor"ing) 5elp

him sign up by completing the personal information based on his description

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r. (a"arian Carter is CO=C0O of Onesoft 0echnology, a 8os Angeles #e$eelopment firm, an" is consi"ere" one of the top technologists in e-8earning. He hast%enty years’ e;perience as a C0O. r. Carter %as $orn in 0oronto, Cana"a, on &arch27th 2F3. He got marrie" %ith arnesha *o$inson on (une 2 th 2F %ith 7 chil"renname" 'ha%n Corey Carter, &ikeya 'ally Carter, an" Lyan #illiam Carter. He lies ina lu;urious $ig house in 8os Angeles, California. He is a secretary general of emocratic )arty. He is a religious Catholic man. He atten"e" &assachusetts Instituteof 0echnology an" receie" a &.' an" )h. in Computer 'cience. He is intereste" ingolf, $each olley$all, horse ri"ing, an" rea"ing. He also likes listening to music: a,classic such as &oart, !eethoen, pop music such as 0he !eatles, &ichael (ackson,etc. He is eager to %atch science fiction moies such as A !eautiful &in", 0he

Inception, &atri;, an" (umper. His faorite 0M sho% is Oprah #infrey’s 0alk 'ho%.

He has taught Computer 'cience for eleen years. His %ork in social me"ia, e-8earning an" )erformance 'upport has %on a%ar"s an" has le" him into engagementsat many >ortune @BB companies inclu"ing Cre"it 'uisse, *oyal !ank of Cana"a,Citi$ank, 8e;us, &icrosoft, +issan, 4niersal, I!&, He%lett-)ackar", 'un&icrosystems, >i"elity Inestments, 'ym$ol 0echnologies an" 'H8 'ystem house. Heis a freDuent speaker at in"ustry an" aca"emic eents.

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Likes and Interests

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