https://padlet.com/anisatorid/jxqe2v1qjy02 How to Introduce Yourself en-us 2017-12-10 03:25:13 UTC 2017-12-11 06:50:16 UTC hello@padlet.com anisatorid https://padlet.com/anisatorid/jxqe2v1qjy02/wish/214758763 The first thing, of course, is saying your name.  Usually you’ll hear people say “I’m”, or “My name is”, or “My name’s”, contracting “name” and “is”.  Some non-native speakers don’t want to use contractions because they don’t think it’s clear enough, but we really do want to use the contraction “I’m”, and not “I am” because it can be much quicker, I’m, I’m, I’m, which puts the emphasis on the name, the most important part.  This will also help smooth out your speech.  I’m Rachel, uhhh. All connected.  Here are some people introducing themselves using “I’m”.



]]> 2017-12-10 03:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/anisatorid/jxqe2v1qjy02/wish/214758763 anisatorid https://padlet.com/anisatorid/jxqe2v1qjy02/wish/214758925 >> Hi. I’m Beth Aweau.
>> Hey guys. I’m Olga Kay.
>> I’m Staci Perry.
>> Um, hey guys. I’m Todd Bieber.
>> Hi everyone. I’m Veronica Hill.
>> Hey, I’m Rachel.
>> Hi, I’m Hilah.
>> Hi, I’m Rachel.
>> Hi, I’m Christopher.
>> I’m Bryan.

Here’s an example of someone saying “my nameis,” without contracting “name” and “is”.

>> Hi everyone. My name is Hetal Jannu.

]]> 2017-12-10 03:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/anisatorid/jxqe2v1qjy02/wish/214758925 anisatorid https://padlet.com/anisatorid/jxqe2v1qjy02/wish/214758987 Notice that the stress of the sentence is still making her name the most important part. My name is Hetal. My name is Rachel.  da-Da-da-DA-da.  It’s longer, louder, and higher in pitch than the unstressed syllables.  My name is Rachel, Ra-, My name is Rachel. That’s how we know it’s the most important part.  So in the phrase “my name is”, “my” and “is” are both unstressed, and so they need to be really unimportant, really quick, my [3x], is [3x]. My name is, my name is. If every syllable is the same length, the same volume, the same pitch, then we loose the character of American English, which is based on stressed vs. unstressed syllables.]]> 2017-12-10 03:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/anisatorid/jxqe2v1qjy02/wish/214758987 anisatorid https://padlet.com/anisatorid/jxqe2v1qjy02/wish/214759042 We can also say “My name’s Rachel”, with the contraction. The rhythm there is da-DA-DA-da. “Name” is stressed because it’s a noun. But my actual name, Rachel, will be more stressed. And I should say, it’s only the stressed syllable, Ra-, of my name that’s going to be longer and higher in pitch.  The unstressed syllable, -chel, is just like any other unstressed syllable, even though it’s in a stressed word.

>> My name’s Aaron.
>> Uh, what’s up guys. My name’s Todd.
>> Hi, my name’s Sara.

]]> 2017-12-10 03:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/anisatorid/jxqe2v1qjy02/wish/214759042 anisatorid https://padlet.com/anisatorid/jxqe2v1qjy02/wish/214759075 Often what comes next in an introduction is saying where you’re from.  This can either be a job, if you’re in a work context, or a place, your hometown or where you’re currently living.  “From”.  That’s never going to be as important as the name of the place you’re from.  It’s a function word, so we want it to be unstressed, shorter than the stressed syllables in the sentence, from, from.  Listen to these people introducing the places they’re from.  They’re using the contraction “I’m” and “from” and then the name.  These two words are quicker and less important:  I’m from [3x].  I’m from Florida.  I’m from New York.

Here is this material:http://rachelsenglish.com/how-to-introduce-yourself/]]> 2017-12-10 03:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/anisatorid/jxqe2v1qjy02/wish/214759075