Writing About Yourself
The most important A1 writing skill is being able to write about yourself: your name, age, nationality, job, and where you live. This is used on forms, in introductions, and in your first messages to new people. This lesson gives you the exact sentence patterns to do it.
The most important A1 writing skill is being able to write about yourself: your name, age, nationality, job, and where you live. This is used on forms, in introductions, and in your first messages to new people. This lesson gives you the exact sentence patterns to do it.
1. The core sentences
Use the verb be (am/is/are) and have to give your basic facts.
| Information | Sentence pattern | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Name | My name is + name | My name is Aisha. |
| Age | I am + number + years old | I am nineteen years old. |
| Nationality | I am + nationality | I am Egyptian. |
| Home | I live in + place | I live in Cairo. |
| Job / study | I am a + job / I study + subject | I am a student. I study English. |
2. Talking about family and likes
| Pattern | Example |
|---|---|
| I have + family | I have one brother and two sisters. |
| I like + noun / verb-ing | I like reading and football. |
3. Putting it together: a short paragraph
Join your sentences into a short paragraph. This is a complete A1 self-introduction:
4. Useful verbs for describing yourself
- be: I am tall. I am friendly.
- have: I have brown eyes. I have a small family.
- like / love: I like music. I love travelling.
Examples from EduCareer
- My name is Omar. I am twenty years old and I am a student.
- Yusuf lives in Dubai and studies English.
- Aisha has a big family and likes writing stories.
I student. → I am a student.
I am teacher. → I am a teacher.
I have 20 years. → I am 20 years old.
I am egyptian. → I am Egyptian.
I live in Cairo since 5 years. → I live in Cairo.
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