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Welcome to Speak English with Tiffani.
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I am Teacher Tiffani and today we are going to learn the 18th secret to Speaking English.
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How to introduce yourself in English.This secret will improve your ability to speak
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like a native English speaker.
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Are you ready?
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Well then, let's jump right in.
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As an English learner, one of the first things that you must do is learn how to introduce
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yourself in English.
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But, the question is, how can you properly introduce yourself in English?
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What information should you give and what is the right order?
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Well, if you have ever asked yourself these questions, this lesson is definitely for you.
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Today I will teach the best method for introducing yourself in English.
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Let's look at this method together.
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Introducing yourself in English can be viewed as a circle made up of 3 parts.
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Part 1 is “Life” This is where you talk about who you are and where you are from.
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Part 2 is “Hobby” This is where you talk about your hobby and the reason why you chose
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it.
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And Part 3 is “Dream” This is where you describe your dreams about the future.
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Now, we understand what each part basically is, but let's go into more detail so that
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we can understand exactly how to properly introduce ourselves.
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To do this, we must break down each individual part.
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Let's start with Part 1.
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Part 1 is “Life”.
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For this part, we will select 3 of the 5Ws.
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Who, Where, and What.
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Now we will write down a short piece of information for each of these Ws.
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For Who we can say : (Name) For Where we can say : (Hometown / Native
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country) And for What we can say : (Character & Personality)
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So, let's look at an example for part 1 :
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Who : Peter Where : Spain
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What : Diligent & Outgoing person [This is how part 1 would sound…]
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Hello, my name is Peter and I am from Spain.
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I am a very diligent and outgoing person.
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[This is a very clear and concise way of introducing yourself for part 1.]
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Next, let's move on to Part 2.
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Part 2 is “Hobby”.
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For this part, we will also select 3 of the 5Ws.
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What, Why and When.
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Now we will write down a short piece of information for each of these Ws.
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For What we can say : (Hobby) For Why we can say : (The main reason for
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choosing that hobby) And for When we can say : (When you usually
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do that hobby) So, let's look at an example for part 2
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: What : Playing the piano
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Why : I love classical music When : Every evening after work
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[This is how part 2 would sound…]
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My hobby is playing the piano.
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I love classical music, so I usually play the piano every evening after work.
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[This is also a very clear and concise way of introducing yourself for part 2.]
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Finally, let's look at Part 3.
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Part 3 is “Dream”.
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For this part, we will once again select 3 of the 5Ws.
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What, When and Why.
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Now we will write down a short piece of information for each of these Ws.
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For What we can say : (What our dream is) For When we can say : (When we want to reach
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that dream And for Why we can say : (Why we chose that
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dream) So, now let's look at an example for part
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3 : What : Travel all around the world
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When : Over the next 10 years Why : I have always loved meeting new people
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and learning about new cultures [This is how part 3 would sound…]
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My dream is to travel all around the world.
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I plan to do this over the next 10 years.
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I have always loved meeting new people and learning about new cultures.
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[This is also a very clear and concise way of introducing yourself for part 3.]
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Ok, now that we have looked at each part in detail, let's see what the entire English
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introduction sounds like with Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 all together.
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Hello, my name is Peter and I am from Spain.
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I am a very diligent and outgoing person.
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My hobby is playing the piano.
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I love classical music, so I usually play the piano every evening after work.
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My dream is to travel all around the world.
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I plan to do this over the next 10 years.
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I have always loved meeting new people and learning about new cultures.
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Excellent!
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Now this is a good English Introduction.
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Alright amazing!
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Today you learned the 18th secret to speaking English - “How to introduce yourself in
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English”.
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We looked at the 3 parts of an English introduction Part 1 is “Life”
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Part 2 is “Hobby” And Part 3 is “Dream”
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Using this secret, you will be able to introduce yourself like a native English speaker.
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NOW try to introduce yourself in English at least one time today.
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You can
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do it!
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You can speak English!