What's your name?

§  My name is …/ I’m …

§  My full/ first/ last name is …

§  You can call me …/ They call me …/ Please call me …/ Everyone calls me…(informal)

§  My nick name is … (informal)

§  Let me introduce myself, I’m…

§  Nice to meet you, my name is…

§  I don’t think we’ve met before — I’m…

Where are you from/Where do you live/Where were you born/Where did you grow up/Where are you living?

§  I’m from …/ I hail from …(soy nativo – natural de…)

§  I come from …

§  My hometown is …

§  I’m originally from … (country)

§  I’m … (nationality)

§  I was born in …(town, city, country’s name)

§  I spent most of my life in …

§  I have lived in … for/ since …

§  I live in … / My address is … (city)

If you were born here:

§ I’m what you would call a local. I was born, raised and will probably live here

for the rest of my life.

§ I grew up in …, a lovely little neighborhood which is:

- situated in the outskirts (alrededores) of Pamplon.

- a stone’s throws (a un tiro de piedra) from downtown (centro) Pamplona

- a hop,skip and jump (a dos pasos) from downtown Pamplona

- away from the hustle and bustle (ajetreo) of the city center

If you’re not from here:

§ I’m not exactly what you would call a local; I’m quite the opposite, indeed.

§ I’ve always been a globe-trotter (trotamundo) / an avid traveller and I have spent the last …years living abroad, until finally setting here in Pamplona.

How old are you?

§ I’m …years old

§ I’m …

§ I’m over/ almost/ nearly …

§ I am around your age

§ I’m in my early twenties/ late thirties

5. EDUCATION

Where / What did you study? When did you major?

(especializarse en algo, graduarse)

Still studying:

§ I am studying at the University of…

§ I am majoring in…

§ I hope to graduate in…(year)

§ Then I would really like to do a master in…

Studies completed:

§ I graduated with a PHD (me doctoré) and now I’m a researcher

§ In the meanwhile, I got trained as an…(me formé en… para hablar de estudios paralelos, otros cursos)

§ Now I would like to land a job (conseguir un trabajo) working for…

§ I would like to work at … where I hope to get some experience before I decide where to focus my professional career.

How long have you been studying English?

§ I would have to say that I have been studying English on and off for all my life (de forma discontinua durante toda mi vida)

§ I first took it up (empecé) when I was … years old as most children / pupils do here in Spain

§ I gave it up (lo dejé) for a while when I was a freshman (novato/a, estudiante de primer año) in high school because…

§ Then I realized how important is to speak fluent English and I took it up again (lo retomé)

§ To sum up / In a nutshell (en resumen), I would say that I have been learning English most of my life

What do you do for a living?/ What’s your job?/ What line of work are you in? / What did you want to be when you grew up?

§ I just started as … in the … department

§  I’m a [job title] at [company]

§  I work in [field/industry]

§  Currently, my job is to…

§  I work as a [job title], and my role is to…

§  My job is [job title], which essentially means …

§  I work as a [job title]. I’m responsible for…

§  I work with [person]

§  I’m self-employed/freelancer in [industry]

§ I am a/ an …

§ I earn my living as a / an …

§ I work as a/ an …

§ I work for (company) … as a/ an …

§ I work in/at a … (places)

§ I am very happy working for…and I would like to stay there as I work my way up to the corporate ladder (voy escalando peldaños ascendiendo en la escalera corporativa)

§ I would like to be a / an …/ I want to be a / an …

§ I work as a freelance (autónomo)

§ I have been working in … (city) for … years

§ I used to work as a / an … at … (places)

§ I am looking for a job / I am looking for work

§ I’m now unemployed / I am out of work / I have been made redundant / I am between...jobs

§ I’m retired