What yours like word examples

“Like” is one of the most commonly used words in English – and when you’re new to learning the language, it can be a bit of a confusing one, as it has so many different meanings!

In fact – did you know that there are actually five different ways to use the word “like”? Phew! Sounds like hard work.

You might hear it a lot in everyday spoken English – especially as it has become very popular to use colloquially. But if you’re not sure on how to use this word correctly, then read on to find out.

Like – to enjoy

One of the most common ways that you’ll hear the word “like” is as a verb – “to like”.

This is a verb used to express the fact that you enjoy something, and it can be used just like many other verbs in English.

For example: “I like walking to work, but she liked to drive instead.”

Nice and simple!

Would like – to request something

“Like” can also be used as an alternative to the verb, “to want”, in a form that is considered less aggressive and demanding, and more polite. You would use the word with the modal verb, “would”, and you always need to use the full phrase “would like”.

For example: “She would like to place her order now.”

Be like – to describe the characteristics of something

This is when the uses of “like” start to get a bit more complex. In this use, the word is used to describe the personality, character or particular traits of something.

In this case it is used with the verb “to be”. If you are using it in the past tense, only the main part of the verb “to be” is changed, and the word “like” stays the same.

For example: “What was he really like?”

Like – as a simile

Developing from the previous use of the word, “like” is often used as a simile – or a comparison with something else, in order to describe something.

Sounds confusing? Let’s take a look at an example!

“The bedroom was like a disaster zone.”

In a simile, you still need to use the verb “to be” with the word “like”, but instead of describing the actual characteristics, you can use something else – which might be drastically different.

For example: “She was nervous and shaky, like a mouse.”

This is a great way of adding a bit more personality into your spoken English, but you would not use similes very often in written English, unless you are writing creatively.

Look like – describing appearances

The last common use of the word “like” is to describe experiences. This is done through the verb “to look like”. You can use this just as in the previous examples when you used the form “to be like”. In this case, the part of the phrase that changes according to tense and subject is “look”, while the word “like” stays the same.

For example: “I look like a really messy person, while she looks like a celebrity!”

Your turn

Understanding how the word “like” is used in different contexts and forms is a really helpful way to build on your English skills – make sure you practice each of the five uses as much as you can!

• What do you like?
• What do you dislike? 

“We can help you, if you like.”

• She looks like my mother.
• It looks like Sasha is late again.

• I feel like he’s here.
• I feel like singing a song.

So we can use like in these cases:

to like = to enjoy, to think something is nice	I like fresh coffee, what do you like?
would like – to ask what someone wants	What would you like to eat?
if you like – to suggest or offer something	I’ll help you, if you like.
to do something like someone – to do something in the same way	She dresses like a princess!
to look like someone, sound like, feel like, taste like = similar to something	You look like me!
it looks like… = it seems that	It looks like he is late again.
to feel like doing something = to want to do this right now	I feel like going to sleep.
like = for example, such as	Big cities like London are very expensive.
What… like? – to ask someone for their opinion	What is she like? Is she nice?

• Childlike (like a child)
• Ladylike (like a lady)
• Catlike (like a cat)
• Lifelike (the same as in life)

And now check your understanding with the help of these exercises:

• Match the question and the answer: http://absolutenglish-972.pagesperso-orange.fr/notes/grammar/like/like.htm
• You have the answer, write the question: http://absolutenglish-972.pagesperso-orange.fr/notes/grammar/like/like2.htm
• What part of speech is “like” in this sentence?: http://absolutenglish-972.pagesperso-orange.fr/notes/grammar/like/likeprep.htm
• Fill in the gaps in the conversation: http://absolutenglish-972.pagesperso-orange.fr/notes/grammar/like/like3.htm

Good luck!  Hope you like this blog =)
 

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Components

• 496 Guess Words on 248 Word Cards
• 35 Challenge Cards
• 5 Blank Cards
• 2 Clue Boards
• 2 Markers
• Card Concealer Folder
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Figure out the Guess Word on the card in the fewest number of clues.

The Catch

Players will describe What Theirs Is Like with truthful, yet clever, answers. Don’t be too specific, or you’ll give the player in the Hot Seat an easy guess. For example, if the Guess Word is Hair, players might say:

• Mine disappeared when I was 40.
• Mine is always a mess.
• Mine isn’t real.
• I spend a lot of time on mine.
• Mine is easy to care for.
• I find mine all over the house.
• Mine looks the same as it did 10 years ago.
• In high school, mine was wild.

Note: Descriptions should be creative and fun in order to make game play fun. Descriptions that are too literal or too vague will not be fun. Examples of undesirable clues for the Guess Word Hair might be:

• Mine is blonde. This is way too literal and easy to guess. A better clue might be: Mine is the same color as my mother’s.

• Mine falls out in my brush. This is way too literal and easy to guess. A better clue might be: I some- times lose mine in the bathroom.

• I like mine. This is too vague-there are so many things you could like. A better clue might be: I like that mine is soft and smooth.

• Mine is pretty. This is too vague-anything could be pretty. A better clue might be: My husband told me mine was pretty yesterday.

Setup

Decide if you will be playing with both sides of the Word Cards or just the orange side. Guess Words on the orange side could relate to almost anyone, while Guess Words on the purple side are things that kids might not have, like a mother-in-law. So if kids are playing, use only the orange side. If the players are all adults, use both the orange and purple sides.

Blank Cards are included. Set them aside, and when you think of a great Guess Word that we didn’t include, add it to your game. Keep the Card Box, Clue Boards and Markers nearby. • You’ll need a damp tissue to wipe off the Clue Boards.

Get pencil and paper, and pick one player to keep score. Determine the number of rounds. We recommend three rounds, but you might want to play fewer rounds if more people are playing to keep the length of the game manageable.

The player who decided to play What’s Yours Like? is the first player in the Hot Seat.

Game Play

The person to the left of the player in the Hot Seat picks a card from the box, looks at the Guess Word, puts the card in the Concealer Folder and then passes it clockwise to all other players, except the one in the Hot Seat. This happens before any clues are given.

The player in the Hot Seat then asks the person to his or her left: «What’sYours Like?» The player answers with a word or phrase that describes what theirs is like. The clue must be truthful but also should be clever, to challenge the player in the Hot Seat.

he clue should not be too easy, nor too difficult. For example, if the Guess Word is Car, the player in the Hot Seat would say to Bill, the player on his or her left, «Bill, what’s yours like?» Bill might say, «Mine is really old» OR «Mine seldom leaves town» OR «Mine needs to be washed».

Those are all good clues-creative, truthful and not too obvious or literal. However, if Bill answered, «Mine leaks oil in the driveway», that would be too literal and easy to guess. If Bill answered, «Mine is red», that would be too vague, boring and not a good clue-ANYTHING could be red!

Each player is allowed to give one clue during his or her turn. Remember not to give your clue until the player in the Hot Seat asks, «What’s Yours Like?»

The player in the Hot Seat writes the clue on the Clue Board and may choose to guess or request a clue from the next player in clockwise rotation by asking, «_____, what’s yours like?» One guess is allowed per clue and within a time frame determined by the group.

Play continues until the player in the Hot Seat guesses the word.

If all players have had a turn giving clues, start again with the player to the left of the player in the Hot Seat. Players must give a different response each time they are asked, «What’s Yours Like?»

Each player might give two or three clues before the correct word is guessed. If the Hot Seat player is still really puzzled after several clues, you might want to give the player a break and make the clues simpler.

When the player in the Hot Seat gets the word right, count the number of clues written on the board and that is the player’s score for that round. Play continues clockwise with players taking turns in the Hot Seat. The first round ends after each person has been in the Hot Seat.

Challenge Cards

When a Challenge Card is picked, the player in the Hot Seat can challenge one of the other players, and whoever wins the Challenge subtracts two points from his or her score.

Here’s how a Challenge works:

• If Player 2, who is in the Hot Seat and has 11 total points across multiple rounds, receives a Challenge Card and chooses to challenge Player 4, who has nine points, those two players are in the Hot Seat.

• The remaining players look at the next Word Card and give clues to both players in the Hot Seat, who each have a Clue Board.

• The first player to guess the word correctly wins the Challenge and can subtract two points from his or her total. For example, Player 2’s total score would decrease to nine with a successful Challenge.

• After the Challenge, play resumes where it left off with Player 2 being in the Hot Seat. If another Challenge Card is picked, it is discarded becausea player cannot have back-to-back Challenges.The player keeps picking until he or she gets a Word Card.

End of the Game

If you have the lowest point total after the predetermined number of rounds, you win! If the game ends in a tie, use a Challenge to determine the winner.

Hints/reminders

• Players should be creative with their clues, so they don’t give away the Guess Word right away. So, if Car is the Guess Word, you wouldn’t want to say, «Mine is a gas hog», because that would give it away.

  But if you are too vague with one-word answers, like «Mine is blue» or «Mine is new», it would be too hard for the player in the Hot Seat to link all the clues together and get the answer.

• Some of the words might not apply directly to you, and that’s when you really have to get creative. For example, if the word is Pet and you don’t have one, you could refer to a pet you used to have and say, «Mine was too loud». You could even refer to someone else’s pet: «My neighbor’s likes to visit».

• Some cards ask you to describe «Your Favorite…», such as «Your Favorite Teacher». If you’re not currently in school, you could describe one from your past-just be sure to use the past tense.

• If you choose a card that may not apply to most players, or you just really don’t like it, feel free to choose another.

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Вопросительные слова в английском языке имеют широкое применение в составлении специальных вопросов и в английской речи в целом. Вопросительных слов и выражений в английском не так уж и много, но некоторые из них имеют характерные особенности, поэтому в этой теме стоит разобраться.

Что такое вопросительные слова

Вопросительные слова – Ques­tion Words – являются вопросительными местоимениями и наречиями. Они всегда находятся в самом начале вопроса перед вспомогательным глаголом. Также вопросительные слова на английском легко запомнить, так как практические все они начинаются с «wh» за исключением слова «How», поэтому их иногда называют еще Wh-Questions.

Таким образом вопросительные слова создают специальные вопросы (Spe­cial Ques­tions) – вопросы, которые задаются к определенному слову в предложении. В специальных вопросах действует обратный порядок слов, то есть сначала вспомогательный глагол, а после подлежащее. Однако при переходе в косвенную речь прямой порядок слов сохраняется.

Например:

• She said: «When did we leave Lon­don?». – She asked when we lived London.

Все вопросительные слова с переводом и примером употребления представлены в таблице ниже.

Ques­tion word	Trans­la­tion	Exam­ple
Вопросительные местоимения
Who	Кто?	Who plays video games?
What	Что? Какой?	What is your favourite colour?
Which	Который? Какой? Чей?	Which pants do you like?
Whose	Чей?	Whose is this phone?
Whom	Кому? Кого?	Whom did he meet?
Вопросительные наречия
Where	Где? Куда?	Where are you from?
When	Когда?	When will you come?
How	Как?	How did you do it?
Why	Почему?	Why do you run in the mornings?

Вопросительные фразы на английском

Кроме вопросительных слов в английском языке также существуют вопросительные фразы, то есть сочетание вопросительных слов с другими. Обычно это сочетания со словами «how», «what» и «who», но могут быть и другие. Они будут представлены в таблице ниже.

Ques­tion phrase	Trans­la­tion	Exam­ple
How long	Как долго?	How long have you lived in Spain?
How much/how many	Сколько?	How many birds do you see there?
How often	Как часто?	How often do you vis­it your grandparents?
How old	Сколько лет?	How old is her brother?
How tall	Какого роста?	How tall is this tree?
How deep	Как глубоко?	How deep is this pool?
How wide	Насколько широк?	How wide is this bed?
How fast	Как быстро?	How fast is that car?
How come	Как так?	How come she didn’t notice me?
How about	Как насчет?	How about a walk in the park tomorrow?
What kind of	Какой вид? Какие?	What kind of sport does he do?
What type of	Какой тип?	What type of films do you like?
What sort of	Какой? Какого типа/вида?	What sort of book do you prefer?
What time	Сколько времени?	What time was it when we arrived?
What colour	Какого цвета?	What colour is this T‑shirt?
What … for	Для чего?	What is this thing for?
What … about	О чем?	What is this poem about?
What … like	Как?	What does his new room look like?
What … like as	Что собой представляет как?	What is she like as a singer?
What … with	Чем?	What do you paint with? Pen­cils or paints?
What about	Как насчет?	What about pizza?
What of it	И что с того?	I didn’t so it on time and what of it?
What if	Что если?	What if we go out of town for the weekend.
Since what time	С какого времени?	Since what time do you live in London?
So what	Ну и что?	Yes, we don’t like watch­ing TV shows, so what?
Where … from	Откуда?	Where did you come from?
Who … with	С кем?	Who do you go to school with?
Who … by	Кем?	Who is direct­ed this film by?
Who … about	О ком?	Who do you think about?
Who … at	На кого?	Who are they look­ing at?
Who … from	От кого?	Who did you run away from?
Who … for	С кем?	Who are you going to study for?
Why don’t …	Почему бы не?	Why don’t we go jog­ging in the park?

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Особенности вопросительных слов

What

Вопросительное слово «What» в английском языке употребляется очень часто и в предложении может использоваться как подлежащее, дополнение или определение.

Например:

• What did you bring us? – Что ты нам принес?
• What is she doing here? – Что она здесь делает?
• What songs do you love the most? – Какие песни ты любишь больше всего?

What VS who

Чтобы узнать то, кем является человек по профессии. также нужно использовать вопрос «what», и ни в коем случае нельзя «who», так как этот вопрос относится к имени человека, его описанию или его качествам.

Например:

• What is your moth­er? – Кто твоя мама по профессии? (Кем работает твоя мама?)
• Who is your moth­er? – Кто твоя мама?
• What is that man? – Кем работает тот человек?
• Who is that man? – Кто тот человек?

What or which

Оба эти слова переводятся как «какой?» или «который», и они практически являются синонимами, но все же у них есть отличия. Они различны тем, что «which» используется в тех случаях, когда есть выбор из нескольких предметов или лиц, чаще всего из двух. Часто после слова «which» ставится предлог «of».

«What» употребляется тогда, когда речь идет о качестве предмета или в тех случаях, когда есть выбор из неограниченного количества предметов или лиц.

Например:

• Which per­fume do you pre­fer — del­i­cate or sweet? – Какие духи ты предпочитаешь – нежные или сладкие?
• Which of movies do you want to watch now? – Который фильм ты хочешь посмотреть сейчас?
• What is your favourite sort of dances? – Какой твой любимый вид танцев?

How much or how many

И «how much», и «how many» переводятся как «сколько», а отличается употребление much и many только тем, что «how much» используется с неисчисляемыми существительными, а «how many» – с исчисляемыми.

Например:

• How much milk do you need for a cake? – Сколько тебе нужно молока для торта?
• How much does a cin­e­ma tick­et cost? – Сколько стоит билет в кино?
• How many pic­tures do we have at home? – Сколько картин у нас дома?
• How many apple did you buy? – Сколько яблок ты купил?

Вопросительные слова в английском языке играют огромную роль в устной и письменной речи, а значит их употребление должно быть автоматизировано. При общении с собеседником специальных вопросов не избежать, поэтому знать вопросительные слова должен каждый говорящий на английском языке.

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Learning any foreign language usually begins with a story about myself. Indeed, what do we most often talk about in our native language? About family, work, friends, vacation plans, etc. Even when applying for a job, they ask to introduce themselves briefly. All these topics directly or indirectly relate to the story about yourself. Let’s highlight the main components of a «complex» story about yourself:

Of course, this set of components is minimal. At the same time, if for each of the listed questions you say at least a couple of sentences, consider that you have given the interlocutor a clear picture of your life. On the other hand, if you take each of these topics separately, you get a completely complete story. Let’s start with the minimum wage.

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Brief introduction in English

1. Hello / Hi / Good morning / Good day / Good afternoon / Good evening — greet the other person.
2. My name is / I am / Alexander Petrov — introduce yourself.
3. I am 30 / I am 30 years old / I am 30 years of age / I am aged 30 — indicate your age (if necessary).
4. I am a programmer / I work as a programmer / My job is a programmer / I am occupied as a programmer — name your profession.
5. I work for Microsoft / I work with Microsoft / I do my job at Microsoft / My place of work is Microsoft / I am occupied at Microsoft — designate the organization in which you work.
6. I — describe what exactly you do at work: for example, I write press releases; I write programs; I edit scientific articles, etc.
7. Apart from work / besides work / outside my work I — name the activities that you do outside of work.
8. I enjoy / / am fond of / am keen on — list your hobbies.
9. It is a good way to relax / have fun / have a rest / get unstressed — so that your story does not look like a business report, insert remarks: for example, about a hobby is a good way to relax.
10. Apart from me, there are 2/3/4 people in my family.

    They are: — since you started talking about NOT working life, mention family. Tell me how many people are in your family and who they are (brothers, sisters, wife, husband, etc.)

11. My brother is — list who is who in your family. In short, whatever you said about yourself, tell about others. Mentioning their occupation will be sufficient.
12. Usually we together with my family — To finish the story of your personal life with dignity, mention what you usually do with your family: for example, meet on Sundays, fish every Tuesday, etc.

An example of a story about yourself

Table 2.

Let me introduce myself.	Let me introduce myself.
Hello, my name is Anna Fedorova.	Hello, my name is Anna Fedorova.
I am twenty-eight and I work as a public relations specialist at “Learnathome”.	I am twenty eight years old and I work as a PR specialist at Learnathome.ru.

Source: https://www.learnathome.ru/blog/about-myself

How to tell about yourself in English on a dating site

As an introduction, it’s good to mention that talking about yourself is not very easy, because you can be objectively assessed only from the outside.

It is hard to speak about myself as only people around me can see me objectively

 Further, the phrase “Let me introduce myself” will be quite appropriate, which turns your interlocutor into an attentive listener.

First of all, it is worth mentioning the first and last name (name / surname), your age (age). Talking about age, you can develop this section and tell when and where you were born (I was born on the (date) of (month) (year) in city / town / village). Several proposals dedicated to the place of your birth (city, village) will be appropriate here.
In order for a story about yourself in English to be logically built, you need to smoothly move from one section to another.

If you started talking about the day and city of birth, then tell us briefly about your family

I have a large / small family with brothers / sisters. I am an only child in a family

 It will be useful to mention the names and professions of your parents.

My mother — name — is a teacher. My father — name — is a doctor

 You can find the necessary information about the family in English in the article of the same name on our website.

If you are still in school, devote part of your story in English to the story of your school life.

I am a pupil form

Share which sciences you are interested in and which ones are difficult

Now I am getting a proper training in such subjects as — for example, English, Ukrainian Literature, Biology etc.

Tell us about your plans for the future, who would you like to become

I am to make an important decision — which profession to choose. I would to become (profession). I am interested in it because

 If you have already graduated from a secondary educational institution, and maybe even a higher one, talk about it in the past tense, devoting several sentences to each period of your life. By the way, if you are already working, you can assess whether your dreams about your future profession have come true.

When I was 15 I dreamed about being a vet. But my dream did not fulfill and now I am working as an accountant

You may need job titles in English.

In the story about yourself in English, your description of your appearance and character must be present. You can include this at the very beginning of the story after giving your name and age. Or after information about your studies and work.

For example, When I look at myself in the mirror I see (description of your appearance).

Read more about this topic in the article «Description of a person’s appearance in English». Just do not get too carried away with one appearance, smoothly go to the character (description of character), mentioning your advantages and disadvantages (drawbacks). Another article «Description of a person in English» will help you.

When sharing your thoughts about your character, name the qualities (qualities) that you appreciate in people (appreciate /), and those that you dislike (hate / irritate / dis).

For example: I to assosiate with polite and inteligent people, I appreciate sincerity and trust. I hate when people lie and betray. Those who are unreliable irritate me.

The final part of the story about ourselves in English is devoted to our preferencies, interests and hobbies.

For example: As for my interests, I am fond ofI am interested inI .I adoreI devote much time to It can be anything — reading, learning foreign languages, knitting, dancing, traveling (traveling) etc. Everything you love to do and what you enjoy. To help you spend less time looking for the words you need, use the thematic dictionary at ladyfromrussia.com.

You can finish your story in English with a couple of sentences stating that you strive to be a careful daughter / son, an efficient specialist, and just a good person.

You have the basis for a story about yourself in English. Depending on who and where you need to tell about yourself, you correct it: remove some sections, swap them. The main thing is that you sound interesting and competent!

When you talk about yourself, about who you are (I am a girl or I am a woman) or describe yourself (I am very nice or I am a beautiful lady), you don’t need to remember or know anything at all.

You just have to put it into your head: I am.
Because if you forget a little word amyou may be misunderstood. Or understand, but frown with disgust.

How would you like a letter from a stranger where he writes something like “I am a nice and very smart man”?

Simple Template

So, no wisdoms.
We take any formula that you like best:

I am a lady	I’m a lady
I am a woman	I am a woman
I am a girl	I’m a girl
I am a person	I («person» does not translate)
I am a student	I am a student
I am a teacher	I’am a teacher
I am a manager	I’m a manager
I am an accountant	I am an accountant

And we tell about ourselves. We say whatever you want, inserting adjectives from our dictionary instead of dots or directly from Dictionary 1.1, which is given at the end of this page.

I am a romantic lady	I’m a romantic lady
I am a pretty girl	I’m a pretty girl
I am a kind and caring woman	I am a kind and caring woman
I am a reliable and honest person	I am reliable and decent
I am a cheerful student	I am a cheerful student
I am a creative teacher	I am a creative teacher
I am a good manager	I am a good manager

What should we get?

I love funny girl	Я funny girl
I love good looking young woman.	Я attractive young woman.
I love cheerful, sociable, witty person.	Я funny, sociable, witty (a person).
I am a manager.	I work as a manager (I’m a manager).
My friends say I am reliable and honest.	My friends say that я reliable and decent.

When is the article needed?

We noticed that in the sentence I am reliable and honest. not enough word a?
It’s not a mistake! If there is no noun in the sentence (girl, woman, person, manager), then ARTICLE is not put.

We continue to praise ourselves in the same spirit.

I am creative and energetic, also caring and considerate.

Я creative and energetic as well as caring, attentive and empathetic.

Pay attention!
If the word after the article a begin with vowel, then you need to write an:

I am an atractive woman	Я attractive woman
I am an honest person (honest pronounced as he eats)	Я decent people
I am an open, frank girl	Я open, sincere girl

Choose a word with a precise meaning

Get used to working with every word. Never use a word if you are not sure that it means exactly what you mean.
Having found the right word in the Russian-English dictionary, write down all its English meanings, and then do not be too lazy to clarify what exactly each of them means. Synonyms do not always have close meanings.

For example

Equilibrium, balanced — balance, counterbalnce, poise, even tempere, well-balanced.

Now we look at each value:

• Libra — scales, balance, pendulum, accounting balance, balance, weigh;
• counterbalance — counterweight, balance on the scales;
• poised — balance, demeanor, posture, balance, keep in balance, weigh in the mind;
• Even — even, smooth, balanced, calm (about character), equal, the same, even (about numbers);
• temper — soften, moderate, character, mood
• even temper — balanced, calm character
• well-balanced — a balanced person.

That is, out of five meanings, only two are suitable for us, and we must be careful with the use:

I am kind, patient and even tempered	I am kind, patient with a calm character
I am a serious and well-balanced person	I’m serious and balanced people

Examplesuse:

Source: http://lady-fidieva2012.narod.ru/index/0-20

It is very important to be able to talk about yourself in English, especially if you are applying for a job or want your English-speaking colleagues or friends to know more about you. Self-story in English language (about myself) is initially built on a kind of «template» around which a narrative can be built. It is enough to learn the «template» — the rest will be done for you by your vocabulary of spoken English.

So, if you correspond with foreigners, the story about yourself in English should be more detailed. If you are applying for a job and having an interview, the story about yourself should be more concise and full of facts. If you are writing an essay about yourself, then it is worth telling more about your parents, about your hobbies and plans for the future.

How to build a story about yourself in English (introducing yourself)

All topics about myself begin with introducing yourself. For a start, the phrase “Let me introduce myself” (let me describe myself) is suitable.

Further it is necessary to name name — name, surname — surname (for example — My name is Sergey. My surname is Belov), indicate your age — age.

Also, if you wish, you can indicate where you were born. For example — I was born in Russia in Volgograd City.

If you talk about yourself in English in more detail, you can also mention the composition of your family (I have a large family with two brothers and two sisters — I have a big family — 2 brothers and 2 sisters).

You can also specify the parent’s occupation, for example — My mother Svetlana is a dentist (my mother Svetlana is a dentist), etc.

If you are a schoolboy and you need to compose a story about school life, you can stipulate in which class you study (I am a pupil of 5 form — I’m a 6th grade student). You can indicate which lessons you like the most — my favorite subjects are maths, geography, literature and history (my favorite lessons are mathematics, geography, literature and history).

You can also say about the choice of your profession — I would to become a teacher (I would like to become a teacher).

In the course of telling about yourself in English, you also need to describe your personal qualities and appearance.
For example, in order to describe yourself to the employer, you need to indicate advantages — dignity and drawbacks — limitations. Celebrate your qualities — qualities (for example — I am polite and intelligent).

At the end, you can indicate your hobbies, hobby, interests. For example — I love football (I like football). You can indicate what you like to do and do.

At the very end of the story about yourself (about myself), you can indicate that you strive to become a good person — I want to become a good person.

Next, let’s look at a few stories about ourselves.

Stories — topics about yourself in English with translation into Russian

Option 1 — A short story about yourself and your day

My name is Sveta. I want to describe my daily routine. I wake up at 5.30. Then I go to a bathroom, I wash, I brush my teeth. Then I do my body exercises. Then I put on a make-up. Then I go to the kitchen and make a breakfast to all family. At 6.30 I leave the house and go to work.

It takes me 15 minutes to get there. The working day comes to an end at 16.00 and I go shopping. Then I go home. At home I wash hands and go to the kitchen to make supper. After supper I watch I sit in front of the computer and work under my sites. At 22.

00 I take a bath, I brush my teeth and go to bed at 23.00. I love my life.

Option 1. Translation into Russian

My name is Sveta. I want to tell you about my daily routine. I wake up at 5.30. Then I go to the bathroom, wash, brush my teeth. Then I do my exercises. Then I put on my makeup. Then I go to the kitchen and cook breakfast for the whole family. At 6.30 I leave the house and go to work.

It takes me 15 minutes to get to work. The working day ends at 16.00 and I go to the store to shop. Then I go home. At home I wash my hands and go to the kitchen to cook dinner. After dinner, I look at the computer and work on my sites. AT 21.

00:22.00 I take a bath, brush my teeth and go to bed at XNUMX:XNUMX. I love my life.

Option 2 — A small schoolgirl story about herself

My name is Regina. I am 14. I study at school number 18 in the town of Oktyabrskiy. My favorite hobby is painting. I’ve been doing it since I was 8. I study Russian, English language, mathematics and geography in school. It is not always I have time to walk. And if I am in time, I walking with my friends and have fun time. I want to become a teacher of painting. I want to become a good person.

Option 2. Translation into Russian

My name is Regina. I’m 15. I study at school number 18 in the city of Oktyabrsky. My favorite hobby is dancing. I started doing this when I was 8. I study Russian, English, mathematics and geography at school. I don’t always have time to walk. And when I have free time, I go out with my friends and have fun. I want to become an art teacher. I want to become a good person.

Option 3 — A detailed story about yourself

I am a boy of seventeen. When I look at myself in the mirror I see a boy with short black hair, brown eyes. As to my appearance I’m rather tall and slim. I think that I’m calm and modest. I my friends, I to laugh and joke. I have got a good sense of humor. There are many things in our life I and some I dis. I when everything is good /

I was born on the 15th of February 1996 in the town of Samara where I live now together with my parents and my two sisters and elder brother. I was born in a family of a builder and a doctor.

I am a pupil of 10 form. I to study because knowledge is useful sometimes. I’m fond of reading.

My favorite subjects are English, Russian and literature. I usually did a lot of home preparation for them and I d everything I was doing in them. I really tried hard in them. I am sociable, so I have got a lot of friends among my schoolmates. As for me I appreciate people’s hornesty, kindness, sense of justice and intelligence. I don’t when people are rude and aggressive. I am stubborn at times. Also I never leave things half done. I think I am hard-working and diligent.

Source: https://www.comenglish.ru/rasskaz-o-sebe-na-anglijskom-yazyke-about-myself/

How to correctly tell about yourself in English?

By Natalia August 1, 2018

English is becoming more popular. It is useful in very different situations. Sometimes you need to be able to tell about yourself in English. You write a resume for a prestigious international company, pass an interview, introduce yourself at a university or school for a lecture or a foreign language lesson, communicate with people from abroad.

You do all this using English. Don’t know the language? No problem. This article will help. She will tell you where to start, what is appropriate to say, how to make up the most typical phrases in English, and how to end your “About myself” story. So how do you tell about yourself in English?

Forming a story plan

You need to start by drawing up a story plan. «About myself» — «About myself» translated from English.

In different situations, it consists of information about your:

• name and surname;
• age;
• place of residence;
• family composition;
• education;
• present or future work;
• hobbies, hobbies, talents;
• character: advantages and disadvantages;
• plans for the future.

The composition of the story about yourself in English includes an introduction and a conclusion, where you talk about the reasons that prompted the beginning of the story, and summarize everything that has been said.

Listing in English, these are:

• Introduction — introduction;
• General information — general information;
• The place where you were born and live — the place where you were born and where you live now;
• Who does your nuclear family consist of — who is your nuclear family (next of kin);
• Education — education;
• Job — Work;
• Hobby, interests and talented — interests;
• Character — character;
• Plans for your future — plans for the future;
• Conclusion — conclusion.

Of course, the content of what you will be talking about in English will vary depending on the situation. Focus on the context in which you were asked to provide some information.

The most common situations when you may be asked to introduce yourself using English:

• You are interviewing for an international companywhose official language is English, and during it you talk about yourself, or make a resume in a similar situation;
• You are in an English lesson at school or higher educational institution, and in order to get a high score you need to tell about yourself;
• You communicate with foreignerswho do not know Russian, but use the English language, and want to tell more about yourself.

How to tell about yourself or write an essay «About myself»?

Not a problem if you do not speak English and you need a written text. We will help you cope with this problem.

For translation, there is a table of typical expressions used in variants of such narratives. Following it, you can easily tell about yourself even in English. Pick up the necessary amount of valuable information: you will not only talk about a hobby at an interview. Let’s take a look at all the points listed above.

How to tell the main information about yourself in English?

Basic information is the main thing in any case. You talk in English about your name, how old you are.

The main phrases for this are shown in the table:

My name is	My name is (literally — «My name»)
My surname is	my surname
I am years old.	I’m years old.

Examples of the use of these words and phrases in sentences in Russian and English:

• My name is Alexandra… — My name is Alexandra.
• My name is very famous around the world. — My name is very famous all over the world.
• My surname is Petrova. — My surname is Petrova.
• My surname is very popular in Russia. — My name is very popular in Russia.
• I am 23 years old… — I am twenty three years old.

How to tell in English about your hometown and where you are?

It is also logical to mention this point when talking about yourself in English.

Relevant language vocabulary:

I was born	I was born (/ was born)
I am from	I’m from
Town	Small town
City	Big City
My native town / city is	My hometown
was founded	was founded

Examples of the use of these words and phrases in sentences in Russian and English:

• I was born on 7th of December— I was born (/ was born) on December 7th.
• I was born in a small village. — I was born (/ was born) in a small village.
• Your native town is the place where you were born. — Hometown is the place where you were born.
• I am from France. — I’m from France.
• I am from San Marino. — I’m from San Marino.
• Kolomna it is not a big town. — Kolomna is a small town.
• This town is old. — This city is ancient.
• Moscow it is a very big city. — Moscow is a very big city.
• Saint Petersburg was the capital of Russia, because it is a very important city for the country. — St. Petersburg was the capital of Russia because it is an important city for the country.
• My native town is small. — My hometown is small.
• My native city is Voronezh… — My hometown is Voronezh.
• Saint Petersburg was founded in 1703. — St. Petersburg was founded in 1703.
• This society was founded for fundraising… — This society was founded to collect money.

What can you tell in English about your family?

Talking about your family in English in the story about yourself is appropriate when the amount of information provided is proportionate. So, at school you can tell more: who it consists of, how do you communicate; the student needs to be less emotional, and for work, you can be content with the minimum.

The story about the family should start with the phrase My family consists of — My family consists of.

Members of the family	Family members
parent (-s)	Parent (s)
Mother	Mother
Mum, mommy, mom	Mama
Father	Father
Dad	Dad
stepfather	Stepfather
Daughter	Daughter
Conclusion	Son
S	Sister
Brother	Brother
Twin	Twin
half-sister	Sister by one parent
half-brother	Brother by one parent

Source: https://eng911.ru/interesting/rasskazat-o-sebe.html

Story about myself

Each of us has ever had a task to tell about ourselves in writing or orally. It could be when applying for a job, when meeting new people, when filling out a questionnaire, passing an exam, or simply it was the topic of your school essay.

It is important to immediately determine how deep and extensive your story about yourself should be. Of course, it all depends on the situation. If you are preparing for an interview, then the story should be clear, concise, businesslike.

You should focus on your education, work experience, your business qualities, and in general, your strengths and prospects as an employee. If your story is focused on new acquaintances, then most likely you will mainly talk about your hobbies, hobbies, habits, character, etc.

In a school essay, you will definitely have to tell about your family and friends and about your plans for the future. The situations in which you need to tell about yourself can be very different.

Making a plan for a story about yourself «About myself»

If you are faced with the task of telling about yourself in English, then ready-made phrasal templates will come to your aid, supplementing which you will receive a full-fledged essay. First you need to determine personally for yourself what exactly you want to talk about and draw up a clear plan for the story.

I suggest that you explore a “one-size-fits-all” plan for talking about yourself that will work for just about any situation. You yourself can decide which points in your essay will be covered in more detail, and which will not.

For each item, you will be offered template phrases with translation, which you will need to supplement with information about yourself.

The outline of our story will be as follows:

1. Introduction and general information about myself 2. The place where I live 3. Information about family 4. Education 5. Place of work (My job) 6. My hobbies, talents and interests (My hobby, talents and interests) 7. Character traits (Сharacter)

8. Plans for the future

Phrases-templates are the main helpers in composing a story about yourself

Writing a story «About myself»

As an introduction, if the situation permits, you can say this phrase:

• It’s hard to speak about myself as only people surrounding me can see me objectively — It is very difficult to talk about yourself, because they can objectively perceive me only from the outside

Then you can insert the phrase:

• Let me introduce myself — Let me introduce myself
• Let me tell you a few words about myself — Let me tell you a little about myself

First of all, state your name:

• My name is Valentin — My name is Valentin

If your loved ones call you differently, you can add the following words:

• But my friends call me Vel — But friends usually call me Val
• But people usually call me Valea — But they usually call me Valya
• But you can call me Vel — But you can call me Val

You can indicate the origin of your name or something interesting about it:

• It is a Latin name — This is a Latin name
• I was named after my grandmother — I was named after my grandmother
• My name is quite unusual and I it — My name is quite unusual and I like it

After that, you can specify the age:

• I am 25 years old — I am 25 years old
• I was born in 1988 — I was born in 1988
• I will be 30 in three months — I will turn 30 in three months
• I will be 20 next Octomber — I will turn 20 next October

This was your general data. Next, you should tell about the place where you live:

• I am from Saint Petersburg — I am from Saint Petersburg
• I come from France, I live in Paris — I am from France, I live in Paris
• I used to live in Saint Petersburg, but now I live in Moscow — I used to live in Saint Petersburg, and now I live in Moscow.
• I was born in London and I have lived there all my life — I was born in London and have lived there all my life
• I was born in Balta. It is a small town near Odessa. When I was 16 I moved to Saint Petersburg with my family — I was born in Balta. It is a small town not far from Odessa. When I was 16, I moved to St. Petersburg with my family

If your interlocutor is interested, then you can devote a couple of sentences to your city, its location and attractions. In America, when meeting a new person, this item is simply a must. For some reason, this is very important for Americans. A person can be born, for example, in the state of Illinois and in early childhood move to another state, but when meeting, he will certainly mention that he is from the state of Illinois.

• My home town is very big, one million people live there.
• It is located in the south of the country — It is located in the south of the country
• My home city is the center of light industry — My home city is the center of light industry
• My home town is famous for its theater — My hometown is famous for its theater

If you are writing an essay about yourself in English, then you definitely need to mention your family:

• I come from a large / small family — I come from a large / small family
• All members of my family are helpful and friendly — All members of my family are friendly
• There are five of us in the family — There are five of us in the family
• We get on well with each other — We get on well with each other
• I have a father a mother and two younger brother / sister — I have a father, mother and two younger brothers / sisters

If necessary, include general facts about each family member. Tell us about how old they are, what they do, who is by education, where they live, etc. But don’t get too carried away. The whole story is about you, not about your family members.

The next item in our plan concerns education. It will most likely be required in any case. If you are still in school, but you can use the following phrases:

• I go to school. I am in the ninth form — I go to school. I’m in ninth grade
• I am good at German and Math — I do well in German and Math
• My favorite subjects are Spanish and Literature — My favorite subjects are Spanish language and literature

If you have already graduated from high school and are a student, then the following phrases are for you:

• I finished school in 2010 — I finished school in 2010
• I am a student of London University of the Arts — I am a student at London University of the Arts
• I am a first-year / second-year student — I am a first / second year student
• I am in my first / second / third year — I am a first / second / third year student

Source: https://englishfull.ru/topiki/rasskaz-o-sebe-na-anglijskom.html

Telling Yourself in an English Job Interview

A job interview can be attributed to the most important events in our life. And in order for this event to go off with a bang, it is extremely important to properly prepare for the questions we are asked.

One of the most popular questions on a job interview, one might say, an indispensable attribute of it, is the traditional question: «Could you describe yourself?» («Could you describe yourself?») And its variants: «Please describe yourself», «Tell me about yourself», «Walk me through your background», «What should I know about you?»

This question is a great opportunity to present yourself and tell about yourself in English. This is your chance to make a profitable first impression on the other person (perhaps your future employer)!

In addition, it is a useful exercise for those who seek to «know themselves», critically reflect on their achievements and failures, draw conclusions and reach a new level of development.

A common mistake is talking about personal

However, many untrained job seekers get lost, begin to talk in detail about themselves in English, about their private life, children, pets, hobbies, etc. (more about how to talk about a hobby).

Do not forget — the question is asked at a job interview and the answer should only relate to the professional aspects of your life. The sole purpose of the interviewer asks you this question is to make sure that you are the ideal candidate for a particular job.

Therefore, concentrate on your professional qualities that are useful to the employer (and to find out which of your merits the employer will appreciate, optimize your story about yourself in English by studying the company profile and a detailed job description in advance).

3 ingredients for a successful self-story in English:

1. Introduce yourself and indicate who you are professionally.

Correctly:
I’m an HR manager with 8 years of experience for Fortune 500 companies.	I am an HR manager with eight years of experience in the top 500 companies in the United States.
— Brief but informative. Not right:
Well, I grew up in Cincinnati.	Well, I grew up in Cincinnati.
As a child, I wanted to be a fireman, then later became interested in dinosaurs.	As a kid, I wanted to be a firefighter, but then I became interested in dinosaurs.
I excelled in the sciences from early on, placing first in my fourth-grade science fair.	From an early age, I excelled in the sciences: in the fourth grade, I won first place in a natural science exhibition.
Funny story about that	I’ll tell you a funny story about this
— Too much unnecessary information.

2. In a nutshell, tell us about your education relevant to the selected vacancy (for example, if you are applying for the position of a system administrator, you do not need to mention the completion of astrology courses).

3. Briefly describe your professional experience. Mention especially the most reputable and well-known firms in which you have worked.

Correctly:
I have spent the last six years developing my skills as a customer service manager for Megacompany Inc., where I have won several performance awards and been promoted twice.	For the past 6 years, I have been cultivating my customer service manager skills at Megacompany Inc., where I have received multiple awards for excellence and two promotions.
— The emphasis is on experience and recognition of professional achievements. Not right:
My first job was as an administrative assistant for Macy’s in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.	My first job was as an Administrative Assistant at Macy’s in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
I learned a great deal in that role that served me well over the next 12 years.	In this position, I learned a lot that served me well for the next twelve years.

Source: https://skyeng.ru/articles/gotovimsya-k-sobesedovaniyu-na-anglijskom-yazyke-rasskaz-o-sebe

Self-story in English — phrases and examples of ready-made stories

›Learning a language› Vocabulary ›Topics› How to write a story about yourself in English, as well as ready-made examples

Foreign languages ​​are primarily studied for communication, so it is extremely important to learn coherently and speak freely. And one of the leading exercises of this kind for beginners is telling about yourself in English.

Such an essay includes in the work all the baggage of acquired knowledge (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation) and allows you to quickly learn how to express your thoughts in English. Of course, the task is difficult, so today we will learn to talk about ourselves in English.

Here are some tips for writing text, we will study standard phrases and speech clichés, and, for example, consider samples of stories about ourselves in English for children, students and adults. So let’s get started!

What to include in a story about yourself in English

Let’s start the analysis with general recommendations on the content of the text, since the first difficulty for any student is the question of what to tell about me. In fact, there is nothing complicated here, and there is no need to invent some fascinating story of your life.

To compose an essay about yourself in English, it is enough to focus on the standard structure, which one way or another occurs in any text on this topic.

If we generalize the examples of essays and deduce a certain pattern, then the template for a story about yourself in English looks like this:

• Introduction (greeting, introduction);
• Brief information about yourself (name and surname, place of residence, age, education);
• A story about a close social circle (family, friends, colleagues);
• Enumeration of personal qualities and hobbies (character, hobbies, habits);
• Conclusion (final thought, plans for the future, questions to the interlocutor).

That’s all. In fact, the essay simply requires detailed disclosure of the five points listed above. Moreover, it is desirable to do this rather succinctly.

No, of course, the English language about yourself allows you to compose any volume and style — it is no accident that in total it has more than 1 million words. But our task when writing a story is both to describe ourselves in English and to learn how to correctly formulate our thoughts.

In other words, an excessive heap of phrases, epithets and uninteresting information can significantly spoil the impression of your independent essay “business card”.

At the same time, it is clear that in one or two sentences, a story about yourself in English will not work even for grade 1 of school. Here you need to find a middle ground, i.e. to describe your life as interestingly, competently and, so to speak, without spreading thoughts along the tree. The optimal volume for a story about yourself is 10-20 sentences, depending on the situation and the audience for which the essay is designed.

That’s all with regard to general recommendations for the essay plan. But how to correctly and easily make a translation into English for a Russian text about yourself — we will tell you in the next section.

English phrases for composing a story about yourself

So, what is an essay about your life in English in terms of content, we told, now let’s move on to the difficulties of grammar and translation. After all, it is not enough to write an interesting essay, you also need to submit it correctly.

Typical words and phrases of the English language, which are often found in the stories of schoolchildren, students and adults about themselves, will help us to correctly form the story.

And in order to make the information readable and easy to perceive, we have divided speech clichés into several thematic subsections. Let’s take a closer look at each of them.

Information

This is the opening paragraph of the essay, in which you greet your listeners / readers and briefly say the most important things about yourself. As a rule, this is the first and last name, age, city and country of residence.

Compiling such a short story about yourself in English takes a separate paragraph, which includes only a couple of sentences. Writing it is easy, but still, each style of storytelling has its own characteristics.

Therefore, here are some introductory phrases for a story about yourself in English with translation.

English expression	Russian translation
First of all let me introduce myself.	First of all, let me introduce myself.
Let me introduce myself, my name is	Let me introduce myself, my name is
Let me tell you a few words about myself.	Let me tell you a few words about myself.
My name is	My name
My surname is	my surname
I was named after my great-grandfather.	I was named after my great grandfather.
You can call me	You can call me
People usually call me	People usually call me
I was born in (year)	I was born in (year)
I was born on the (date)	I was born (full date)
I am years old.	Me (years).
I am (age)	Me (age)
I will be (age) next summer.	I will be (years old) next summer.
I will be (age) in two weeks.	I will be (years old) in two weeks.
I was born in Russia in (city)	I was born in Russia in (city)
I am from (country, city)	I’m from (country, city)
I come from (country, city)	I came from (country, city)
I live in (country, city)	I live in (country, city)
My hometown is located	My hometown is located
My hometown is (description)	My hometown (characteristic)

Family

Relatives, friends, close circle — this is the topic, without which an essay about your life would definitely be incomplete.

You should not, of course, strongly devote listeners or readers to the history of the family and describe in detail everyday situations, but in short you need to write a story in English about relatives or close friends.

Most often, the essay reports on the age of relatives, their qualities, professions and hobbies. Again, a single paragraph of text with several sentences will be enough to tell the story of a family.

English expression	Russian translation
Now let me tell you a little about my family.	Now let me say a few words about my family.
I live at home with my parents.	I live in a house with my parents.
I live with my husband (wife) and children.	I live with my husband (wife) and children.
My family is small.	My family is small.
My family is big.	My family is big.
My family is not very large.	My family is not very big.
I have a big family.	I have a big family.
I have a mother, a father, an elder sister and three younger brothers.	I have a mom, dad, an older sister and three younger brothers.
I come from a small (large) family.	I am from a small (large) family.
There are (number) of us in the family.	We are in the family (number, for example, five, four).
I have a lot of relatives.	I have many relatives.
My parents have one more child (or number children), besides me.	Besides me, my parents have one more child (or (number) more children).
I have neither brothers nor sisters.	I have no brothers or sisters.
My father’s name is	My father’s name is
My mother is a (profession)	My mom is by profession (profession).
My elder brother (sister) is married.	My older brother / sister is married.
My mother / father / sister / brother s	My dad / mom / sister / brother likes
All members of my family	All my family members love
All members of my family (description)	All members of my family (description, e.g. kind, helpful, etc.)
My family always supports me.	My family always supports me.
I am happy to have such a friendly family.	I am happy to have such a close-knit family.

Education and work

Also, you cannot compose a story about yourself in English and not share information about your current place of study, work or your profession. The following phrases will help you write this paragraph.

English expression	Russian translation
I go to school / gymnasium / lyceum number	I attend school / gymnasium / lyceum room
I am a pupil of (number) form.	I am a student (number) of the class.
I am in the (number) th grade now.	I am currently in (number) class.
My favorite subjects are	My favorite subjects are
I am good at	I am doing well in
I try to get on well in all the subjects.	I try to do well in all subjects.
I’m doing quite well at school.	I study well at school.
After school I plan to enter the University.	After school, I plan to go to university.
I would become a (profession)	I want to get a profession (profession name)
I want to be a (profession) in the future.	In the future, I want to become (profession name).
I finished school in (year)	I finished school in (year).
I am a student.	I am a student).
I am a student of the faculty of economics.	I am a student at the Faculty of Economics.
I study the history of East Asia.	I am studying the history of East Asia.
At University I study many subjects.	I study a lot of subjects at the university.
I am a third year student of (University / Instinute)	I am a third year student (name of university, institute)
I am in my first / second / third year.	I am a freshman / sophomore / third year student.
I graduated from University in (year).	I graduated from university in (year).
My major is	My speciality
[/ sayit] I graduated with honors. [/ sayit]	I graduated with honors.
Now I am looking for an appropriate job.	Now I am looking for a suitable job for myself.
I work as a (profession)	I work (name of profession).
I work for (the name of the company)	I work for (company name)
I am unemployed at the moment.	At the moment I am unemployed.

Personal qualities

Be sure to include a list of personal qualities and character traits in the text about yourself in English. But this must be done quite carefully so that the impression is not created that the speaker in the story in English praises himself or, conversely, suffers from low self-esteem. The table below will help you find the right words for your essay.

English expression	Russian translation
As to my appearance	As for my appearance
I have blue eyes and dark hair.	I have blue eyes and dark hair.
I am quite tall.	I’m pretty tall.
I am slim.	I’m slim.
My hair is curly.	I have curly hair.
My eyes are brown.	My eyes are brown.
I know that telling a lot of nice words about yourself is not modest but I am	I know that it is not customary to say a lot of good words about myself, but I
My friends say that I am quite handsome.	My friends say that I am very handsome.
My friends find me rather attractive.	My friends find me pretty attractive (oh).
As of my traits of character	Talking about my personality traits
My best qualities are	My best qualities are
cheerful	hilarity
responsive	responsiveness
creative	creativity, fantasy
faithfull	loyalty, devotion
ambition	ambition

Source: https://speakenglishwell.ru/rasskaz-o-sebe-na-anglijskom-yazyke-primery/

How To Easily Write About Yourself in English (About Myself)

It’s not so difficult to tell about yourself in English if you follow to the plan and have all the necessary vocabulary. The outline of the story depends on the purpose. What is such a story for? There are several situations in which we need to talk about ourselves in English.

This article provides a story outline, words to describe physical appearance, personal characteristics, things people like to do, watch, and listen to, and examples of small school essays. 
General important points about how to write any essay or essay in English, we wrote in the article «How to write an essay in English.»

And now specifically on the topic: «About myself in English.»

Here are some ideas that might serve as a blueprint for writing a self-story in English.

You don’t have to talk about everything, choose what you like, what you want to talk about.
1. What is your name, what name do your relatives call you:

My name is Monica. My nickname is Mo.

2. How old are you or date of birth:

 I’m 13 years old. My birthday is on the 5th of February 2004.

3. You can describe your appearance, if appropriate:

 I’m tall and slim. I have short fair hair and brown eyes.

4. Where do you live: city or village, small apartment or large house:

I’m from Russia. I live in Novgorod.

5. Your room:

I have my own room in our flat.
It is not very big but I love it very much because I can relax there.

6. Your family: parents, brothers or sisters, may you live with your grandparents:

 There are four people in my family. They are my mom, dad, I and my younger sister. My father is a driver and my mother is an accountant.

7. Pets:

  I have a nice pet. It is a cat which is very funny.

8. Your personal qualities:

 I am a very honest, friendly, and sincere person. I am very hard working and easy going person.

9. What do you like: what kind of movie, what kind of music, what games do you play:

I to play different games. I also love to listen to music, and my favorite music is rock. As for movies, I prefer action movies and science fiction. They are very interesting.

10. What food and drinks do you prefer:

My favorite food is pizza and sandwiches. My favorite drink is tea.

11. Your hobbies, what do you like to do in your free time:

My hobby is playing the guitar. In my free time, I also reading, painting and playing futball.

12. What you don’t like to do:

I don’t cleaning my house, washing dishes, and taking out the trash.

13. Your friends:

I have my best friend. Her name is Anna. We often go hiking to different places where we can see interesting animals, birds, flowers, and rivers.

14. A little about the class or university:

I am a student of Aerospace University.

15. What subjects are you interested in, and what — on the contrary:

My favorite subject is Math because I think it’s important for my future profession.

16. Something interesting about yourself that you can tell others:

The most important thing / person to me is ..
You might not know this about me, but I dancing. However I don’t go to any dance schools, because I have not enough time.

17. Who would you like to become:

I would to be a computer programmer because I think it’s a very interesting and high-paying job.

Vocabulary you need to tell about yourself in English

Source: https://lingvana.ru/about-myself.html

How to tell about yourself in English

The title speaks for itself, so I will just clarify that in this article you will find 4 of the most important, in my opinion, points that are worth mentioning in a story about yourself — personal data, place of residence, hobby and profession.

So, we don’t waste a minute!

1. Personal data

Where to begin? Of course, from the name.

NAME

I am My name is

Both variants in Russian mean «my name is». Substitute your name after the verb «am» or «is».

Example:

My name is Alisa I am Alisa

The choice of «am» or «Is» depends on what your subject is — if «I» (I), then you should say «am». If «my name», then you should say «is».

SURNAME

Again, there are two options:

My surname is My last name is

After the verb «is» just substitute your last name.

ВОЗРАСТ

Here you need to remember just one sentence, by the way, we have already seen it in the section about the name:

I am / I am years old — I am years old
We substitute the desired number and we get: I am 20

I am 32 years old

3. Hobby

Well, how can you not mention your hobby in a story about yourself? This is what we will do just now. Here I will briefly outline this topic, but I have a separate article (with a list of various hobbies in English) in which I describe in detail possible grammatical and lexical constructions for a detailed story about my hobby. There she is.

So, in Russian, we say this: «I like to draw», «He likes to play football.» In English, the verb «» will come to our rescue — just keep in mind that an English sentence must begin with a noun or a personal pronoun, no «Me» — I like it — it can’t be, only «I». «We like» — «We».

Going further, in English, as a rule, the second verb is placed either in the infinitive (this is “to”), or the ending “ing” is added to it. We were lucky with the verb «», because to the next verb after it, you can freely add both «To» and «ing» — both will be correct. Therefore, let’s take a look at these examples:

I cooking / I to cook — I love to cook
I to travel / I traveling — I like to travel

The phrase «I to» is pretty simple, and if you want to complicate your speech a little, to make it more sophisticated, let’s add synonyms.

The phrase below also means “I like it,” but the structure is grammatically different.

TO BE KEEN ON — to like

Let’s first understand what «to be» is and how to work with it. First, «to be» is a verb. And, since we need the present tense (we’re talking about what we like now), «TO BE» breaks down into three verbs AM, IS, ARE, depending on the subject (what or who is referred to in the sentence ):

I (I) — amShe (she) / He (he) / It (it) — isYou (you, you) / We (we) / They (they) — are either a noun (books, music, films), or a gerund — a verb with the ending «ing» (reading — reading, swimming — swimming, shopping — shopping).

examples:

I am keen on sport — I like sports I am keen on books — I like books I am keen on good food — I like good food I am keen on shopping — I like shopping

I am keen on cooking — I like to cook

4. Job

There are several options for how you can talk about your work.

1. You just say who you work.
We need a construction: I am a After the article «a» (it comes before the professions), you just name the profession. I am a teacher — I am a teacher I am a bank manager — I am a manager in a bank

I am a police officer — I am a police officer

2. You name the area in which you workI work in — I work in (area) Below, as an example, I have listed different areas. Oil industry — oil industryFashion industry — fashion industryFinance — financeMarketing — marketingIT — information technologyEducation — education

Research — research

Examples: I work in finance — I work in finance

I would to work in fashion industry — I would like to work in the fashion industry

3.

Name the company you work forI work for — I work for (a company) In addition to specific company names (American Airlines, KIA Motors), this construction will be suitable for «generic names» For a bank — in a bank For a law firm — in a law firm For a hospital — in a hospital For myself — to myself

In fact, if you have to say: “I work in a bank”, you intuitively want to put the preposition “in”, but if the sentence sounds “I work in a bank”, this does not mean that you are somehow connected with finance. or banking. «In a bank» means «in a bank building», that is, you can work with anyone from a security guard to a lawyer. If your activity is connected with banking, “for a bank” is the right choice.

That’s all for me, success in learning English!

Source: https://linguafromhome.com/blog/kak-rasskazat-o-sebe-na-anglijskom/

How to prepare for a job interview in English. Telling Yourself in an English Job Interview

Any interview in English begins, it would seem, with the simplest question: “Tell me about yourself”. Self-story in English often sets the tone for the rest of the interview and increases your chances of success.

The most important thing about an interview is to express enthusiasm in a believable way.

~ Joan Harris

For many job seekers, this is the hardest question to answer, as it is not clear what the interviewer really wants to know “about you”. In this article, you will learn how to properly tell about yourself in English, which should include selling self-presentationto impress a potential employer.

How to prepare for a job interview in English

The purpose interviews in English maybe not only find out if you are suitable professionally, but also assess your level of English proficiency.

After you put together a great resume in English and your cover letter was so convincing that you were invited to job interview, you need to thoroughly prepare for it, because this is the last test on the way to the work of your dreams and you need to overcome it with dignity.

What you need to know before your job interview in English

Preparing carefully for your interview is the key to your success. Make sure you can clearly, concisely, and logically explain everything on your resume and cover letter, and provide specific examples of tasks and accomplishments (especially those related to job requirements).

Be sure to prepare and practice a speech in which you need to briefly tell:

• about your education, and how it relates to the requirements of the vacancy;
• previous work experience (which may include internships, volunteer work, employment in student unions, etc.).
• structure your speech so that it is clear how you can effectively use your previous experience in doing the job you are applying for;
• why do you want to work for this company and in this position.

Remember that your time will be very limited (most interviews last from 30 minutes to an hour), you will worry and may get confused, forget something, or start repeating yourself.

The best impromptu is a well-prepared impromptu.

Therefore, preparing and practicing your speech is very important. We recommend that you work out the answers to the most likely questions in the form of a rehearsal interview with your parents, friends or classmates.

You can also practice the answers to the most common questions using the video simulator.

Take the time to find information about the organization where you are scheduled to interview. Check out the information on their website, read materials about them in the press, check their social media profiles, find out who their main competitors are, try to find information about the people who will be present at the interview.

“Tell me about yourself” — This simple but important question can motivate candidates to tell their life stories. But do potential employers want to hear this?

Tell about yourself at the interview employers ask you to understand how well you prepared and whether you are suitable for this position.

You need to unobtrusively show yourself to the interviewer from the best side — «sell yourself», briefly tell about yourself — «present yourself», while not going into unnecessary details.

We also recommend that you watch the video on How to tell about yourself in English.

When preparing for a story about yourself, you can use ready-made templates. The highlighted phrases can be used as a basis for any vacancy.

Sentence in EnglishTranslate into Russian

I graduated from the Technical University and I have a degree in Information Systems and Technologies.	Я graduated Technical University, and i have a degree in the field of information systems and technologies.
I have been working as a system administrator for five years.	I am working system administrator for five years.
My professional experience includes LAN (local area network) administration, equipment maintenance and negotiation with suppliers.	My professional experience includes local area network (LAN) administration, equipment maintenance and negotiations with suppliers.
I am currently working for the IT company which specializes in website creation and Provides hosting for its clients.	I am currently working in IT companies, which specializes in website creation and provides hosting for their clients.

Source: https://ienglish.ru/blog/business-angliiskiy-po-skype/resume-na-angliiskom/rasskaz-o-sebe-na-angliyskom-sobesedovanii