“Introducing yourself”

L et me introduce myself. My name is Shevzova Olga. I am a distant student. I study at BNTU. I am a second year student of International Institute of Distant Education.

I was born in Grodno on March 25^th, 1991. Now I live and work in Grodno but study in Minsk. I am married but I don’t have children. I work as a secretary for a small company. I work in a modern well-equipped office. I’m very busy during my working day. I work at the computer a lot. I write e-mails to our customers, type documents, answer phone calls, meet our clients and help my boss with documents.

I hope to become a manager in 3 years. I study a lot because I want to be a qualified specialist. I read a lot. As I am a distant student, I also send e-mails to my teachers if I have questions. It’s very convenient. I have classes four times a year. Twice a year at the end of the term I take exams and get credits. It is quite difficult but very interesting to study at the university.

I ’d like to introduce myself. My full name is Toronzev Dmitry Sergeevich. I am a full-time student. I study at BNTU. I’m a first-year student. I was born in Minsk on January 18^th, 1994. I live with my parents in Minsk. I don’t work because I’m very busy. I have lectures and seminars every day. After classes I go to the reading hall. After graduating from the university I hope to become an economist. I’d like to work for a large company in Minsk.

Ex. 1. Write your profile. Underline the suitable words and fill in the gaps to make sentences about yourself. If necessary make some sentences negative.

Let me introduce myself. My full name is … . I am a distant student. I study at BNTU. I am a first/second year student of International Institute of Distant Education.

I was born in … in 19.. . Now I live and work in … but study in Minsk. I am married/single but/and I don’t have/have children. I work as a … for a small/big … . I work in a modern well-equipped office. I’m/am not very busy during my working day. I work/don’t work at the computer a lot. I write emails to our customers, type documents, answer phone calls, meet our clients and help my boss with documents.

I hope to become a manager/an economist in 3 years. I study a lot because I want to be a qualified specialist. I read a lot. As I am a distant student I also send emails to my teachers if I have questions. It’s very convenient. I have classes four times a year. Twice a year at the end of the term I take exams and get credits. It is quite difficult but very interesting to study at university.

Ex. 2 Read the dialogue in pairs. Role-play your own dialogue.

- Hello. Can you introduce yourself?

- Yes, sure. My name’s Alexander.

- Would you tell me your full name, please?

- Alexander is my first name and my surname is Kravtsov.

- And what’s your middle name?

- It’s Ivanovich. So my full name is Kravtsov Alexander Ivanovich.

- Are you single or married?

- I’m married and I have two children.

- So, you have a family. But as far as I know you are a student.

- Yes, I am.

- Are you a full-time student or a correspondence student?

- I’m a distant student. And I study in Minsk.

- What’s your job?

- I work as a manager. I’m a sales manager.

- What company do you work for?

- I work for a large trade company in Grodno.

- Is it possible to work and study simultaneously?

- Yes. You know it’s a great advantage to be a distant student.

Text 11. Read the e-mail. Write a similar e-mail about yourself.

From: Alessandra [alessandra@andes.com.ar]

To: Daniel [dani2199@yahoo.com] Subject: Hi from Argentina Hi, Daniel! My name’s Alessandra. It’s an Italian name because my grandma was from Italy, but I’m Argentinean and I live in Mendoza. I live with my parents and my two brothers. I am 19 years old. I study at University. I study computer science. I’m a first year student. I am not a full-time student. I’m a distant student. I work part-time as a secretary for a large computer company. There are 20 students in my class and some of them aren’t from Argentina. They are from Italy and two students are from England. I speak English to them. The teachers are excellent. They are very friendly and patient. The university is very big. There are a lot of buildings. All the classrooms are well-equipped. I’m going to tell you about myself. As you can see from the photo, I have long hair and green eyes. I wear glasses. I think I’m a positive person. I’m quite extrovert and friendly. I spend a lot of time with my friends. In the evening I usually surf the Internet. I write e-mails to my friends and look for information I need for my studies.