Topic about yourself in English for students. Tell us about yourself in English

Tell us about yourself in English is always one of our first experiences in mastering a foreign language.

Anyone who has ever started speaking English is familiar with these cliché phrases - very simple, uncomplicated and... rather boring. But a story about yourself can be much more interesting, juicy and vivid - this is exactly what English phraseological units and idioms, authentic syntactic constructions do - that is, what brings “zest” to speech.

The “topic” is something that is usually told, so it is important that it be actually learned. Most of the detailed topics posted on the Internet are huge, and the sentences in them are cumbersome, difficult to retain in memory without getting confused.

We will go the other way - we will try to squeeze as much information as possible into not too long phrases, making them both easy to learn and interesting for the listener - your examiner or interviewer.

Let's see how the same unassuming topic about myself can “play” if it is “seasoned” with original phrases, purely English constructions.

So, before us is the story of a beginner who has recently taken up learning English.

About Myself (for beginners)

My name is Alex. I am 18. I am a student. I study at a University in Moscow. I was born in Voronezh and lived there with my family – father and mum. My family is small. I don't have any brothers or sisters.

I am quiet and easy-going by nature, friendly and tolerant, but stubborn at times.

A year ago I entered the University. I want to be a programmer. I live in a student hostel. I have two neighbors – guys from Tula and Rostov. We are true friends.

I am a good student. I like many subjects: Mathematics, Programming, Calculus, Data Processing, and, of course, English.
At school I learned German, but this year I have started to learn the English language because it is necessary for me. I think, I make progress in studies. I already know about five hundred words and try to learn more to improve my English.

I have three or four classes every day. Saturday and Sunday are my days off.

On my weekend I like to play tennis at the University court or to watch good movies on TV or on the Internet.
Internet is another great hobby of mine. I have accounts in a few social networks and spend time there with my friends. I miss my parents, classmates and friends from Voronezh. Internet helps us to be together.

A year has passed - and student Alex has not wasted his time: his story about himself has become more colorful and complex. Freshish previous topic looks different now:

A year later… (English level increases)

This is me, a guy of 19, Alex by name, - a second-year student at the University in Moscow. I was born and used to live in Voronezh with my parents. Our family is tiny – there are only three of us. I don't have any siblings.

My friends say that I am quiet and easy-going by nature, friendly and tolerant, but stubborn at times.

I live in the dorm. My roommates are from Tula and Rostov. They are great guys and I hit it off with them.

I go on studying programming – I guess, it’s an up-to-date career that can help me to become a prosperous person.

Now I am a sophomore and an Intermediate student at English classes: I regularly take them twice a week – on Tuesdays and Fridays. Now I am a year older and my English is better as I work hard to improve it.

My classmates speak in game I am an eager beaver – I have been gaining ground very quickly. My vocabulary numbers more than two thousand words and word combinations. I especially love English idioms – they make my speaking skills brighter.

My days are usually busy with studies and I am often pressed for time, but I always find a few hours for my hobbies – tennis and Internet. I love sports a lot – it makes me energetic and active.

As for the Internet, it’s hard for me to imagine my life without communicating, studying and entertaining in the network resources. Every evening I log in my accounts and talk to my bosom friends who are far from me. We keep in touch due to modern data systems and information technologies that became lifework for me.

Vocabulary

used to live- once lived

a sibling- brother (sister)

a dorm- dormitory

to speak in game- speak in jest

to hit off with smb.- get along with someone

an eager beaver- "nerd"

to gain ground- To make progress

skills- skills

to be pressed for smth. - something is missing

a bosom friend- bosom friend

to keep in touch- maintain relationships

lifework- life's work

A story or essay about yourself in English. The English text is duplicated by the Russian text.

My name is Sergey. I am 16 years old. I study in the tenth class. I live together with my family. I have father, mother and sister Nastya who is 3 years younger than me. I have curly brown hair and green eyes. My constitution and height are average. I think I am quite nice guy.

I am not the best student in the school, but not the worst. My favorite subjects are mathematics, biology and geography. I have a hobby — I adore board games of different kinds: with figures, plugs, cards. I like to play chess. With my younger sister we take care of the puppy named Alma and we go to walk with it. I purposefully do not engage in sports, but I enjoy to do sport with my friends sometimes. We use fitness equipment in our yard.

I am a sociable person. I like to meet new people, to communicate in large company, to participate in disputes. There are both boys and girls among my friends. I would name myself easygoing person. I always help my friends.

I am a calm. I would describe myself as a thoughtful and dreamy person. But it does not mean that I cannot sympathize strongly. I would prefer to be more hardworking. Sometimes I am lazybones.

Occasionally I happen to be quickly-tempered, if I teased very much. Then I can give vent my anger to offender. Then I am capable of reconcile, because I am not victorious.

Tell us about yourself in English. Text translation

My name is Sergey. I am 16 years old. I'm in the 10th grade. I live with my family. I have a dad, a mom and a sister, Nastya, who is three years younger than me. I have brown hair and green eyes. The physique is average, and height too. I think I'm a good guy.

I'm not the best student at school, but I'm not the worst student either. My favorite subjects at school are mathematics, biology and geography. I have a hobby: I really love board games of different types: with figures, chips, cards and everything else. I can play classical checkers and chess. We have a puppy named Alma, we take care of him with my sister and go for walks. I don’t play sports in an organized way, but sometimes I like to go to the gym with my friends in our yard.

I'm sociable. I like meeting new people, communicating in company, and participating in disputes. Among my friends there are both boys and girls. I consider myself easy going. I try to help my friends.

I am calm by nature. I like to think and take notes. But that doesn't mean I can't sympathize. I wish I could be more hardworking. Sometimes I'm very lazy.

Taking into account numerous requests, we decided to create a topic that contains unusual and useful templates into which you can insert an endless number of options, just for yourself.

Now everyone will be able to compose an original story about themselves and post it in their account with the note “About Myself”.

In short, it’s time to tell the whole community of English lovers about yourself.

Make up a story and surprise people!

Let me introduce myself, my name is Olga Petrova. I was born in the 19th of February, 1994 in Kursk, which is the town of Russia. I am sixteen. I am a pupil. I study in the 11th form. Our family is big. There are four of us: mother, father, little brother and me.

My brother`s name is Anton. He is 11. Anton is nice and funny.

My parents are young. My mom is a good-looking woman. She is 39. She has two high educations. She works as an economist. My mother likes reading books and magazines and she knows a lot of interesting things. She always helps me with my problems.

My father is 41. He is a journalist. He likes his work very much. My father cooks well too. He always makes new dishes and they are very tasty.

In the evening all members of our family like to watch TV. Sometimes we go to the theater or concert. We are a friendly family. We are deeply attached to each other, and we get on very well.

I study well. My favorite school subjects are English, Russian, Literature and others. I want to learn Spanish and French too.

It is important to have friends. My friends name is Oksana. She lives not far from me. It’s not easy to meet a true and faithful friend. I am happy that I have got Oksana. I trust her and I’m sure that I can rely on her in any situation. She is the single person who can ask for help and advice in unhappy moments of my life and whom I can tell all my problems. She never lets people down. I miss Oksana when we don’t see each other for a long time. I think our friendship makes me feel confident; share to over feelings and opinions. Personally, I think that friendship is a great force.

There are many interesting and exciting things to do when you are spending your free time. Each person has his interests and hobbies such as reading books, watching TV, going in for sports. As for me, I have many hobbies: they are - cooking, dancing, singing, and English language. I also fond of reading books. My favorite books are adventures and horror, love stories. When I am reading book I live the character`s life, suffer, and enjoy with them. My favorite hobby is studying English. I think it is necessary to have a hobby. Your free time is not wasted.

Everybody likes music - some people enjoy classical music, others are fond of popular music. Open-minded, I like all kinds of music. I am a meloman. Some music is happy, and some is sad. Some is serious, and some can make people laugh.

My family likes holidays a lot. We usually celebrate each of them with a lot of food and presents and large groups of relatives and friends.

I like New Year very much. My mother and I usually decorate a New Year tree with colorful glass balls and toys. I also cook New Year supper, especially salads. At night we have a real feast.

My other favorite celebration is my birthday which is in February. This day I am in the center of attention. My parents and friends give me presents, and I usually have birthday party. I invite my friends and we have fun together. I really enjoy holidays and celebrations.

In early childhood it does not take children much time to answer the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?”. They mentioned many interesting and exciting professions, the most popular ones are a pilot, a cosmonaut, a businessman. As the years pass, they change their minds.

I know there are many interesting and useful professions but most of all I like the profession of an interpreter. Why? Because I like English language. It is necessary to learn foreign languages. That is why pupils have got such subject as a foreign language at school. Everybody knows his own language but it is useful to know foreign languages ​​too. I want to read in original literature.

I like to travel, but it is difficult to visit countries, when you do not know the language spoken there. If I know the language of the country which I am going to visit it will be easy to travel there. If I want to ask something, I can do it in English. There are international friendship camps in the world. If you can speak foreign languages, it will be easy for you to visit such camps and speak with people there. I think that English will be my future career because I am good at this language.

Translation:

Let me introduce myself, my name is Olga Petrova. I was born on February 19, 1994 in the city of Kursk in Russia. I am sixteen years old. I am a pupil. I'm in 11th grade.

Our family is big. This is mom, dad, my little brother and me. My brother's name is Anton. He is 11. Anton is pleasant and funny.

My parents are young. My mother is a beautiful woman. She is 39. She has two higher educations. She works as an economist. My mother likes to read books and magazines, and she knows a lot of interesting things. She always helps me with my problems.

My father is 41. He is a journalist. He loves his job very much. My father is also a good cook. He always makes new dishes and they are very tasty.

In the evening, all members of our family like to watch TV. Sometimes we go to the theater or to a concert. Our family is friendly. We are attached to each other and we all have a good relationship with each other.

I study well. My favorite subjects at school are English, Russian, literature and others. I want to learn Spanish and French too.

Having friends is very important. My friend's name is Oksana. She lives not far from me. Nowadays it is not easy to meet a true and loyal friend. I'm glad that I have Oksana. I trust her and I am sure that I can rely on her in any situation. She is the person I can turn to for help and advice in the most difficult moments of my life, and to whom I can tell all my problems. She never thinks badly of people. I miss her when we don't see each other for a long time. I think our friendship allows me to feel confident and respect other people's feelings and opinions. Personally, I believe that friendship is a great strength.

There are many interesting and exciting things you can do to occupy your free time. Each person has his own interests and hobbies such as reading books, watching TV, playing sports. I have many hobbies. This includes cooking, dancing, singing, and English. I also like to read books. My favorite books are adventure and horror genres, love stories. When I read books, I enjoy the process. My main hobby is English. I think everyone needs to have a hobby.

Everyone likes music. Some people like classical music, others like popular music. As for me, I love all types of music. I am a music lover. In some types of music you can find happiness, in some even sadness. Some music is serious, while others can make people laugh.

My family loves holidays. Usually we celebrate every holiday at the table and give gifts to relatives and friends.

I love New Year very much. My mom and I usually decorate the Christmas tree with colorful glass balls and toys. I also prepare New Year's dinner, a special salad. This night we arrange a real celebration.

My other favorite holiday is my birthday, which is in February. On this day I am the center of attention. My parents and friends give me gifts and I usually throw a party. I invite my friends and we have fun together. I really love holidays and celebrations.

In early childhood, many children do not understand how to answer the question “what do you want to be when you grow up.” They talk about many interesting and exciting professions, the most popular of which are pilot, astronaut, and businessman.

Over the years, their opinion changes. I know many interesting and useful professions, but most of all I like the profession of a translator. Why? Because I love English. It is necessary to study foreign languages. This is why students study foreign languages ​​at school. Everyone knows their own language, but it is useful to know foreign languages ​​as well. I want to read books in the original language.

I love to travel, but it's hard to visit countries when you don't know the language they speak. If I know the language of the country I am going to visit, it will be easy for me. If I want to ask something, I can do it in English. There are international friendship camps in the world. If you speak foreign languages, it will be easy for you to visit such camps and talk with people from there. I think English will be my future career because I feel confident in it.

Everyone who studies English sooner or later faces the task of writing a topic. About Myself. There are already many examples of topics about yourself on the Internet, but I hope this one too topic about myself will be useful to you. This topic about yourself in English will help you create your own topic. The topic About Myself is given with a translation into Russian, so you can always check yourself if you encounter difficulties with translation or understanding.

Level: Pre-Intermediate – Intermediate.

It will be useful for students in grades 7 - 11.

ABOUT MYSELF

My name is Lorraine Swann and I was born in London, England on the second of September 2003. My family is an averaged-sized English family; I have a mother, father and a brother. My mother is a housewife but does some part-time work every morning at the local college of higher education. My father has now retired but he used to work as a research chemist in a pharmaceutical company. My brother’s name is Michael, he is twenty one years old and is at university in Hudderafield. He is studying engineering.

I have just finished St. Ann’s Convent School in Southampton where I obtained four “A” levels. My immediate plans are to go to Manchester University and study Russian because I have always been interested in foreign languages. My mother is Italian so I can speak Italian fluently and I was lucky enough to study both French and German at school. While I was at school I also had the opportunity to learn a musical instrument. In my spare time I practice my flute.

I also enjoy meeting my friends at the weekend when we usually watch a film together and chat or go to a disco. When I have a lot of free time I like to sit down for the afternoon and read a good book, I particularly enjoy the traditional English classics like Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy. I enjoy writing letters to my many friends abroad and if I have a lot of time I even like to do some cooking.

For the past two years, while I was at sixth-form college I had a part-time Saturday job in a shop as a sales assistant. I had to work from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. with an hour’s lunch break, it was very interesting to meet the general public, to find out what sort of work shop- work is and of course to receive a bit of extra pocket money. In the evening, I spend my time watching television like every other teenager does too.

ABOUT ME (translation)

My name is Lorraine Swann, I was born in London, England on the second of September 2003. My family is an ordinary English family; I have a mother, father and brother. My mother is a housewife who works every morning at the local high school. My father is now retired, but he used to work as a research chemist for a pharmaceutical company. My brother's name is Michael and he is twenty-one years old. He studies at Hudderafield University. He is studying engineering.

I have just finished school at St Anne's Convent in Southampton, where I achieved four A level grades. My immediate plans are to go to Manchester University and study Russian because I have always been interested in foreign languages. My mother is Italian, so I can speak Italian fluently, I was lucky: I studied French and German at school. At school I also had the opportunity to study a musical instrument. In my free time I play the flute.

I also like to meet my friends on weekends, when we usually watch a movie together, chat or go to a disco. When I have a lot of free time, I like to read a good book at lunchtime, I especially enjoy the traditional English classics - Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy. I love writing letters to my many friends abroad, and if I have free time, I even like to cook.

For the past two years while I was in preparatory college, I worked on Saturdays in a store as a sales assistant. I had to work from 9:00 to 18:00 with a lunch break. I had a lot of fun meeting a lot of people, finding out what it's like to work in a shop, and of course getting a little extra pocket money. In the evening, like any teenager, I spend my time watching TV.

Whether we are meeting someone, getting a job, or simply trying to introduce ourselves, we have to competently talk about ourselves in English. The only difference is what information should be reported in certain situations. For example, in an informal setting you can provide many details about yourself ( about myself), your family and hobbies. And when applying for a job, the story should be extremely laconic and brief, not replete with unnecessary details. Let's talk about each type of story in detail, since what you say about yourself can change depending on the situation.

How to build a story about yourself in English

If you meet a person in English or you are given an assignment at school/university to talk about yourself in English, then you are expected to hear a certain answer.

As an introduction, mention that it is not easy to talk about yourself, because they can only evaluate you objectively from the outside ( ). Next, the phrase “ Let me introduce myself”, which turns your interlocutor into an attentive listener. Let's see an approximate outline of a story about ourselves:

1. First and last name ( name and surname).
2. Age and place of birth ( age and place of birth).
3. About my family ( about my family).
4. What do I do and why do I like it ( what I do and why I like it).
5. Future plans ( plans for the future).
6. About my character and appearance ( about my character and appearance).
7. Interests and hobbies ( interests and hobbies).

We have collected useful phrases for telling about ourselves in a convenient table:

You can download all words and phrases from this tablet from the link:

• You can find the necessary information about the family in the article on our website.

• We also collected many words and phrases about appearance in the article “”.

• If you want to talk in detail about your character, then you will definitely need the words from our article.

Let's give an example of a text so that you can write about yourself based on the example. The text is under the spoiler. All names and characters are fictitious, matches with real people are purely coincidental! :-)

How to talk about yourself in a job interview

A job interview in itself is a very stressful event, and if it is in English, then the level of stress that the candidate experiences is doubled! But interview questions are usually quite typical. Question " Tell me about yourself” is a question that you will definitely encounter in an interview, and for which you can and should prepare.

When an interviewer asks this question, he expects you to focus on your professional qualities in your answer. He doesn't expect stories about your appearance, pets, or family members. He is interested in education educational background), work experience and track record ( track record), special professional achievements ( professional achievements). Here's what a plan to answer this question looks like:

1. Name ( name).
2. Place of Birth ( place of birth).
3. The educational institution you graduated from ( educational establishment).
4. Degree and special achievements during study ( degrees and distinctions).
5. Work experience, place of work, position ( track record and career).
6. Career ( professional development).
7. Plans and goals at work ( ambitions and goals in profession).

Since I am an English teacher, I will give an example regarding the teaching profession under a spoiler.

• By the way, all the phrases about my work were taken from the article “”.

If you have to take an interview in English, then the materials in the article “” will definitely be useful to you.

We have offered you only a kind of “framework” of this topic, onto which, if desired, you can “put” any additional information relating to your life. If you remember the template for telling a story about yourself in English and master the necessary vocabulary, you will always be able to present yourself to others in a fun and interesting way.

You have the basis for telling a story about yourself in English. Depending on who and where you need to tell about yourself, you adjust it: remove some sections, swap them. The main thing is to sound interesting, competent and confident! Leave your examples of stories about yourself in the comments, and we will check them!

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