Introduce yourself!

Where (are) you from? South East Asia countries

Question: Where are you from? or Where you from?

Answer: I’m from...

•1/ Brunei /bruːˈnaɪ/

•2/ Cambodia /kamˈbəʊdɪə/

•3/ East Timor /iːst ˈtiːmɔː/

•4/ Indonesia /ˌɪndəˈniːʒə/

•5/ Laos /laʊs/

•6/ Malaysia /məˈleɪʒə/

•7/ Myanmar /mjanˈmɑː/

•8/ The Philippines /ˈfɪlɪpiːnz/

•9/ Singapore /ˌsɪŋəˈpɔː/

•10/ Thailand /ˈtaɪ.lən/

•11/ Vietnam /vjɛtˈnam/

How much do you weigh?

Question:

How much do you weigh?

Replies:

>>I weigh 50 kgs

>>50 kgs

P/s: kg /ˈkɪləɡræm/

How tall are you?

Question:

How tall are you?

Replies:

>>I’m 160 cms tall

>>160 cms

P/s: cm = centimetre /ˈsentɪmiːtər/

What’s your date of birth? - When were you born? - When is your birthday?

I/ Date of birth (DOB)

1/ When is your birthday? (The most popular way)

>> It’s on February 14th.

2/ What’s your date of birth?

>> It’s on February 14th, 1990

3/ When were you born?

>> I was born on February 14th, 1990

II/ Days of the week:

Monday /ˈmʌndeɪ/

Tuesday /ˈtuːzdeɪ/

Wednesday /ˈwenzdeɪ/

Thursday /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/

Friday /ˈfraɪdeɪ/

Saturday /ˈsætərdeɪ/

Sunday /ˈsʌndeɪ/

III/ Months of the year:

1. January /ˈdʒænjueri/ - 31 days
2. February /ˈfebrueri/ - 28 days in a common year and 29 days in leap years
3. March /mɑːrtʃ/ - 31 days
4. April /ˈeɪprəl/ - 30 days
5. May /meɪ/ - 31 days
6. June /dʒuːn/ - 30 days
7. July /dʒuˈlaɪ/ - 31 days
8. August /ɔːˈɡʌst/ - 31 days
9. September /sepˈtembər/ - 30 days
10. October /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/ - 31 days
11. November /noʊˈvembər/ - 30 days
12. December /dɪˈsembər/ - 31 days

Note:

First -> 1st

Second -> 2nd

Third -> 3rd

Fifth -> 5th

Examples:

When is your birthday?

on May 2nd

on August 1st

on March 5th

on October 3rd

How do you go to school/ work?

Question: how do you go to/ travel...

the coffee shop /ˈkɔːfi ʃɑːp/

the supermarket /ˈsuːpərmɑːrkɪt/

local market /ˈloʊkl mɑːrkɪt/

flea market /fliː mɑːrkɪt/

floating market /ˈfloʊtɪŋ mɑːrkɪt/

bookstore/ bookshop /ˈbʊkstɔːr/ /ˈbʊkʃɑːp/

school /skuːl/

Saigon

the post office /ˈpoʊst ɑːfɪs/

Answer:

by bus /bʌs/

by train /treɪn/

by plane /pleɪn /

by taxi /ˈtæksi/

by sleeper bus /ˈsliːpər bʌs/

by bike /baɪk/

i walk to school/ work/ to the beach…

by scooter /ˈskuːtər/ (auto scooter/ semi auto scooter/ manual scooter)

by electric bike

by car

by motorbike /ˈmoʊtərbaɪk/

 

Questions:

1/ How long does it take you from Mui Ne to Sai Gon?

(How long from Mui Ne to Sai Gon?)

2/ How long does it take you to your English class?

(How long from your home to your English class by scooter?)

3/ How long does it take you to work?

4/ How long does it take you from Saigon to Hanoi?

5/ How long does it take you to the supermarket?

6/ How long does it take you to Phan Thiet local market?

...

Answers:

30 minutes

45 minutes

1 hour

2 hours

3 hours and a half

4 hours and 15 minutes

Topic: Introduction - basic questions & answers in daily conversation!

1/ What’s your name?

2/ How do you spell your name?

3/ Do you have an English name?

4/ What’s your English name?

5/ How do you spell your English name?

6/ Where are you from?

7/ How old are you?

8/ How many people/ members in your family?

9/ Who are they?

10/ What’s your mother’s name?

11/ How do you spell your mother’s name?

12/ What do you do?

13/ May i ask you a personal question?

14/ Do you have a boyfriend/ girlfriend?

15/ Are you married/ single?

16/ Do you have any kid?

17/ How many kids do you have?

18/ How much do you weigh?

19/ How tall are you?

20/ When is your birthday?

21/ How do you go to school/ work/ the local market/ Saigon...?

22/ How long does it take you to school/ the super market/ train station...?

23/ Do you have a FB account?/ Are you on FB?/ Do you use FB?

FB/ Instagram/ Viber/ WhatsApp/Skype...

24/ What’s your phone number?/ May i have your phone number?

How do you feel?

I feel bored /bɔːrd/

I feel scared /skerd/

I feel angry /ˈæŋɡri/

I feel happy /ˈhæpi/

I feel good /ɡʊd/

I feel bad /bæd/

I feel full /fʊl/

I feel hungry /ˈhʌŋɡri/

I feel sleepy /ˈsliːpi/

Video link: https://www.facebook.com/SpeakEnglishConfidently.CoTuHomestay/videos/136975400277796/

II/ Question: How do you feel?

Responses: I’m + adj

I’m happy /ˈhæpi/

I’m sad /sæd/

I’m angry /ˈæŋɡri/

I’m surprised /sərˈpraɪzd/

I’m scared /skerd/

I’m bored /bɔːrd/

I’m interested /ˈɪntrəstɪd/

I’m disgusted /dɪsˈɡʌstɪd/

I’m excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

I’m confused /kənˈfjuːzd/

I’m confident /ˈkɑːnfɪdənt/

I’m shy /ʃaɪ/

I’m shocked /ʃɑːkt/

I’m frustrated /ˈfrʌstreɪtɪd/

I’m mischievous /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/

I’m embarrassed /ɪmˈbærəst/

I’m suspicious /səˈspɪʃəs/

I’m ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/

I’m jealous /ˈdʒeləs/

I’m furious /ˈfjʊriəs/

I’m guilty /ˈɡɪlti/

I’m frightened /ˈfraɪtnd/

I’m hopeful /ˈhoʊpfl/

Greeting in English!

1/ Hi

Response:

Hi

2/ Hey

Response:

Hey

3/ Hello

Response:

Hello

4/ Howdy

Response:

Hi

5/ How are you?

Responses:

>>I’m fine

>>Good/ Pretty good

>>Not bad

>>So so

6/ How are you doing

Response:

>>I’m fine

>>Good/ Pretty good

>>Not bad

>>So so

7/ How’s it going?

Response:

>>Fine

>>Good/ Pretty good

>>Not bad

>>So so

8/ What’s up?

Responses:

>>Not much

>>Nothing much

>>What’s up!

9/ Good morning/ Good afternoon/ Good evening!

Or simply: mornin/ afternoon/ evenin!

Responses:

(Good) morning/ afternoon/ evening

Or: mornin/ afternoon/ evenin!

10/ How do you do! (formal)

Response:

How do you do!

Video link: https://www.facebook.com/SpeakEnglishConfidently.CoTuHomestay/videos/129021527739850/

How to say goodbye in English!

1/ Bye

2/ Good bye

3/ Bye bye

4/ See ya

See you soon/ later/ on the weekend/ after school/ after meeting/ next Friday

5/ Have a good day/one!

6/ Take care!

7/ Take it easy! (relax)

8/ Catch ya later

9/ Cheers! (bye) especially, in the end of the emails

10/ Good night

11/ Nice to meet you

12/ It’s my pleasure meeting you

It’s my pleasure talking to you

13/ Gotta go

How to respond to 'Thank you'

*You're welcome
*It's my pleasure
*That's all right
*Sure thing

How to respond to 'Sorry'

*No problem
*No worries
*It's okay
*That's fine