American English · A1 · Unit 6
Introduce yourself
Introducing yourself
By the end you can
- Introduce yourself in four or five sentences
- Write a short first letter about yourself
- Understand a short letter from a new friend
Words and phrases
| American English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| and | and (joins two things) | My name's Tom and I live in Austin. |
| but | but (shows a difference) | I speak French, but not German. |
| too | also (at the end of a sentence) | I speak Italian too. |
| a little | a little, a bit | I speak a little English. |
| not | not | I'm not married. |
| I like | I like | I like music. |
| a lot | very much | I like New York a lot. |
| a friend | a friend | I have a friend in Austin. |
| take care | take care (a friendly way to end a message) | Take care, Tom |
| write soon | write to me again soon | Write soon! |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- Hi! My name is and I'm from .
- I live in and I work as .
- I have .
- I like .
Then talk it through
Introducing yourself on the first day of your English (US) class. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.