ABOUT MYSELF

Personal Information

to introduce full name first name /Christian name surname/ family name patronymic

знакомить, представлять полное имя (полное имя пользователя, состоящее из имени, фамилии (и инициалов второго имени для англоязычных пользователей), которое может быть использовано для идентификации и определения бюджета пользователя) имя (в отличие от фамилии) фамилия отчество

• May I introduce myself. My name is Nick.

• Glad to meet you, Nick. I’m Helen.

• What is your full name?

• My full name is Losev Alexey Ivanovich. Losev is my surname (family name). Alexey (Alex for short) is my Christian (first) name. Ivanovich is my patronymic. Call me Alex by my first name.

to be from to come from native

приехать из, быть родом из происходить из родной

• How old are you? When and where were you born?

• I was born on April 10, 1998, so I’m nearly 19. I come from Grodno. It’s my native town.

• Where are you from, Carol?

• I'm from Connecticut.

Ex.1. Read the letter. A. In which paragraph (A-C) does Jimmy:

1. say how old he is?

2. say what he does after University?

3. say what his name is?

4. talk about his family?

5. say where he's from?

6. say which University he goes to?

64 Cumberland Street,

Glasgow, Lanarkshire,

G5 9QJ, UK

September 12th, 2012

Dear Alec,

1. My name is Jimmy. My full name is Jimmy Alan Higgins. I’m your new penfriend. This is a photo of me. I’m 18 years old and I’m from Glasgow.

2. I live in a flat with my parents and my sister Betty. She’s 12 and she’s usually a bit annoying. We’ve also got a dog Bart.

3. I go to the University of Glasgow. After University, I take the dog for a walk, then I do my homework. My parents don’t get home until seven o’clock, so Betty and I cook dinner. After dinner I watch TV or listen to music.

Write soon.

Best wishes,

Jimmy

B. Work in pairs. Ask your groupmate:

1. How old Jimmy is.

2. What his full name is.

3. What Jimmy’ native town is.

4. What his sister's name is.

5. How old his sister is.

6. What Jimmy does after University.

Ex.2. Imagine you have a penfriend in Britain. Write a short letter to him or her. Use the writing guide to help you.

Dear______

Paragraph 1

• Introduce yourself. Say how old you are and where you are from, what your native town is.

Paragraph 2

• Say something about your family. (How many brothers and sisters? Ages? Pets?)

Paragraph 3

• What do you do after university? What do you do after dinner?

• Best wishes

Ex.3. Work in pairs. Restore the dialogue using the questions from the box given below. Say what you’ve learnt about Susan.

Mark: Rachel: Mark: Rachel: Susan: Mark: Rachel: Susan: Rachel: Susan: Rachel: Susan: Rachel: Susan: Mark: Rachel: Susan:

Hi, Rachel. (1) …? Fine, thanks, Mark. (2)…? Not bad. Rachel, this is Susan. Hello, Susan. Nice to meet you. Hi, Rachel. Nice to meet you too. Susan is new to our group. Oh, right. (3)…? London. (4)…? Yes, I've got a brother and a sister. (5)…? My sister is 14 and my brother is 18. My sister is in class 12C. (6)…? He doesn’t go to this school. He's at university in Liverpool. That’s the bell. I've got maths now. See you later. Bye. See you.

What about your brother? Where do you come from? Really? How old are they? And you? How are you? Have you got any brothers or sisters?

Ex.4. Work in pairs. Restore the dialogue. Take the parts of Tom and Mary and reproduce it.

Mary:	Tom:
(1.) Hello, my name is Maria. What’s your name? ( ) Are you a student Tom? ( ) He is 15. How old are you? ( ) I’m from Spain. I live with my parents and my brother. ( ) Yes, goodbye Tom! ( ) How old is she? ( ) Where are you from Tom? ( ) No, I am not a student. I’m a nurse.	( ) I am from London. Where are you from? ( ) See you tomorrow Maria. ( ) I am 18. I live with my cousin, Jane. ( ) She’s 20 and she is a student at the university. ( ) How old is your brother? ( ) Yes, I am. Are you a student? ( ) Hello Maria. My name is Tom.

Ex.5. Work in pairs. A. Prepare a dialogue following the chart below. Act your own dialogue to the group.

A	B
Say your name. Ask what B’s name is. Say it’s nice to meet B. Say how old you are. Ask what B’s date of birth is. Ask where B was born. Say what your native town is. Ask B’s address. Say your address and telephone number. Ask B’s telephone number.	Say your name. Say it’s nice to meet A. Ask how old A is. Say your date of birth. Say where you were born. Ask what A’s native town is. Say your address. Ask A’ address and telephone number. Say your telephone number.

Ex.6. A. What is the difference between Visiting Card and Business Card? Read the passages and say if the following sentences are true or false.

Visiting cards

The concept of visiting cards is of at least three centuries old when they were used by people who were holding important charge and aristocrats who do not want to be delayed by civil servants and used it to inform the arrival. Slowly and progressively, it almost became necessary to carry visiting cards as it has the name and number of contact where a person went and liked to come. These visiting cards are also called cards of call (not that sold by the purveyors of mobile services) which are used by people of marketing and those who are the purveyors of services to distribute to those who come in their contacts. Visiting cards are in forms which are easy to hold and to keep in the wallet and they contain the name of the person. They can besides contain his number of contact as well as its address.

Business cards

The cards of business are similar to calling but the intention to give a card of business is to invite someone or its circle to use products of services. A business card contains general information than a calling card and the true objective here is to inform about its firm, products and services as well as of information of contact of the person handling it. The cards of business are in general more important than visiting cards and most people keep them for future reference. They play a major role in business and conferences meeting where they have the possibility of acquiring business by means of these cards.

1. Visiting cards are also known as calling cards, and are mostly used by those in marketing or sales profession to introduce themselves after they come to a person’s place.

2. Business cards are cards that tell about a person’s position in a company or business along with details of education, interests and hobbies.

3. Visiting cards typically contain the name of the person, his contact number, information about his birthplace and family.

4. Business cards are meant to attract more customers and are especially useful in business meets and conferences.

B. Work in pairs. Discuss with your neighbour the importance of business cards. Use the following table and your own ideas.

In my opinion Generally speaking I suppose As a matter of fact In fact What’s more Summing it up In short

business card(s)

is are can

let others keep information about you without seeing you. the most important marketing tool. important for making a favorable first impression. the best way to introduce your work and make you recognizable. used by people in big and small time business. attract customers to one's business. serve as mini-cv's that can be given to anyone. used to introduce a business or a skilled person. the most paintless method for breaking the ice in new relationships.

Ex.7. Work in pairs. There are some samples of visiting and business cards. Discuss with your partner which of them are visiting cards and which of them are business cards. Prove your opinion, using the following expressions: I’m quite sure…; As far as I know…; As far as I remember…; To my mind…; I suppose…; It’s quite certain... .

Ex.8. Now try to make your own visiting card. There are some of elements your visiting card may include. Which of them are odd?

Name _______________________________ Education ___________________________ Occupation __________________________ Interests ____________________________ Address _____________________________ Telephone ___________________________ Date of birth _________________________ Birthplace ___________________________

Ex.9. Work in pairs. You are a manager of an International Club. Interview some people who want to joint the Club using the given form.

1. First name _____________________	2. Patronymic _____________________	3. Surname _____________________
4. Age _____________________	5. Birthplace _____________________	6. Address _____________________
7. E-mail _____________________	8. Languages Spoken _____________________	9. Hobbies _____________________