0:00 Hello everyone and welcome to English
0:02 with Lucy. I'm Lucy and it's nice to
0:06 meet you. Have you ever felt awkward
0:09 when it comes to introducing yourself?
0:12 Maybe you look online for a video on how
0:15 to introduce yourself, but it's at a
0:17 very basic level. I mean, introducing
0:20 yourself in another language is one of
0:22 the first things they teach you. But how
0:25 do we introduce ourselves at an advanced
0:28 level of English? let's say C1 or even
0:31 C2. I'm going to help you today. I'm
0:33 going to train you to introduce yourself
0:36 in English in a very natural, advanced
0:38 way. I'm going to give you lots of
0:40 options, so they will definitely apply
0:42 to you in your situation. Introductions
0:45 are so important. I want to help you get
0:48 it right. To help you even further, I've
0:50 also created a PDF introductions guide.
0:53 You can download this for free. It
0:55 covers everything we're going to talk
0:57 about in this lesson, plus lots of extra
1:00 information. I've included some extra
1:02 dialogues, a quiz, and a link to some
1:05 secret exercises so that you can put
1:07 what you've learned into practice. If
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1:11 click on the link in the description
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1:30 But now, let's get started with the
1:31 lesson. So, in this lesson, you're going
1:33 to listen to two dialogues. The first
1:35 one is going to be fairly simple. You'll
1:38 hear two people introducing themselves
1:41 at a cheese convention. This is my dad's
1:44 dream situation. Later in the video,
1:47 you'll hear a much more advanced
1:49 version. Hi, I'm Alex. Nice to meet you.
1:53 Claire, nice to meet you, too. What are
1:55 you doing here? I sell cheese. You? I'm
1:59 with the marketing team. Now, I want to
2:02 make this clear. There is nothing wrong
2:04 with that exchange. In fact, I've had
2:07 hundreds of conversations like that, but
2:09 today we're focusing on C1 or advanced
2:12 English. So, let's learn some more
2:15 advanced phrases. So, how do you begin?
2:18 You could say, "I don't think we've been
2:21 introduced." Or, "I'm not sure we've met
2:24 before." You can use these phrases if
2:26 you're fairly sure that you haven't met
2:28 the person before. They're just polite
2:30 introductory phrases. If you want to
2:32 introduce someone else, you might say,
2:35 "I'd like to introduce my colleague,
2:37 Carlson Chang." This is more formal. A
2:40 less formal way to do this would be,
2:42 "Have you met Julie? She's a mate from
2:45 school." Okay. When you introduce
2:47 yourself, you need to share your name.
2:49 That's probably the most important
2:51 thing. It's fine to just say, "I'm
2:53 Lucy." But you could expand a little,
2:56 especially if you use a shortened
2:59 version of your name or you have a
3:00 nickname. Here are some phrases to use.
3:03 I'm Magdalena, but most people call me
3:06 Magda. Or, "My name's Roberto, but I
3:09 usually go by Beetto." I go by means I
3:13 use this name. or please call me Patty.
3:16 It's short for Patricia. Or a longer,
3:19 more advanced one, Bartholomew is my
3:22 given name, but only my grandmother
3:24 calls me that. I've always felt more
3:26 like a Bart. You could also inject a
3:28 little humor. I respond to William or
3:32 Will, but never Bill. Now, let's say you
3:35 know you have a mutual connection with
3:37 someone. You could say, I'm a friend or
3:40 colleague of Kos. You might add, she
3:43 speaks very highly of you. This means
3:45 that Ko says very nice things about you.
3:48 And this is a very flattering thing to
3:50 say when you first meet someone. Nearly
3:52 everyone loves a compliment. Another
3:54 common phrase is I've heard a lot about
3:56 you. And the most common responses are
4:00 all good, I hope, or should I be
4:03 worried? Or don't believe a word of it.
4:06 You could also say it's good to put a
4:09 face to the name. This means it's good
4:12 to finally see the person whose name
4:14 I've heard many times. Now, let's say
4:17 you might have met someone before but
4:20 don't remember clearly. You can say, "I
4:23 think our paths have crossed before."
4:25 This phrase is perfect when you vaguely
4:28 recognize someone but aren't entirely
4:30 sure where from. When you cross paths
4:33 with someone or your paths cross, it
4:37 means you've met by chance at some
4:39 point. If you're in a similar social or
4:42 professional circle, you could say, "We
4:46 must move in the same circles." And if
4:48 you're surprised that you haven't met
4:50 sooner, you might add, "I can't believe
4:53 we haven't crossed paths before." So,
4:56 next, you might want to ask someone
4:57 where they're from. You could say, "Are
5:00 you from around here?" And some
5:01 different ways to answer, "Yep,
5:04 Portsmouth, born and bred." Or, "Yep, I
5:07 was born and raised just around the
5:09 corner." These phrases mean you were
5:11 born and grew up in a place. Here are
5:13 some more. Originally, but I've moved
5:16 around a lot. I'm based in Milan at the
5:18 moment. Or I grew up here, but I've been
5:21 living in Belfast for the past few
5:23 years. Or you could say, nope, just
5:25 passing through. To pass through means
5:28 to stop in a place for a short time
5:30 before going somewhere else. Now, let's
5:32 say you want to introduce yourself to
5:34 someone at an event. You could ask why
5:38 are you here? But that is very direct.
5:40 So here are some alternatives. What
5:43 brings you here today? What brings you
5:46 to this part of the world? What brings
5:49 you to the conference today? You might
5:51 add business or pleasure, for example.
5:54 What brings you to the World Coffee
5:56 Championships today? Business or
5:58 pleasure. And the answer could be
6:01 business. I'm with beans, beans, beans.
6:04 Or oh, purely pleasure. I'm a bit of a
6:06 caffeine addict. Did you hear that
6:09 additional detail? I'm a bit of a
6:11 caffeine addict. We often add something
6:13 about our likes, interests, and hobbies
6:16 when we're introducing ourselves. I'm a
6:18 bit of a is a common expression used to
6:21 soften a statement about ourselves. It
6:24 suggests we have a certain trait or
6:26 interest, but in a more casual or modest
6:29 way. For example, I'm a bit of a foodie.
6:32 You might also say, "I guess you could
6:35 say, I'm a bit of a bookworm." Or, "I
6:38 consider myself a bit of a language
6:41 geek." You'll often hear people refer to
6:43 themselves as a geek, but I don't
6:46 recommend calling someone else that. You
6:48 could also say that you have or have got
6:51 a soft spot for something or someone. It
6:54 means I like it or I like them. For
6:57 example, I've got a soft spot for stray
7:00 cats and now I have seven at home. Or
7:04 I've always had a soft spot for cheesy8s
7:06 music. Okay, are you ready for a more
7:09 advanced dialogue? Now, you're not just
7:12 going to listen. There are some gaps in
7:15 this dialogue, so you need to complete
7:17 the phrases as we go. Hi, I don't think
7:20 we've been introduced. I'm Alexandra,
7:22 but I usually bite Alex. What do you
7:27 think? Go. I go by Alex. All right,
7:31 let's continue. Nice to meet you. I'm
7:33 Claire. So, what you here today? Brings.
7:38 Did you get that one? I'm with the
7:40 marketing team organizing this event.
7:43 What about you? Business or?
7:47 Business or pleasure? Bit of both. I'm
7:51 here on holiday, but I sell cheese back
7:54 in London, so I thought I'd pop in. You
7:57 know, I think our have crossed before,
8:00 actually. Were you at the Cheddar
8:02 Together conference in Melbourne? What
8:04 about that one? Paths. Our paths have
8:07 crossed before. Yeah, I was. We must
8:11 move in the
8:12 same. So, are you a bit of a cheese
8:14 addict, too? Yeah, you could say that.
8:17 They move in the
8:19 same
8:21 circles. Okay, how did you do? I would
8:24 love for you to practice introducing
8:26 yourself in the comments. Let me know if
8:29 you have a nickname you go by. If you
8:31 have a soft spot for something, I'll
8:33 keep my eyes peeled for your practice
8:35 introductions. And with that, we're at
8:37 the end of the lesson. Make sure to
8:39 download the PDF introductions guide to
8:42 refresh your memory of everything we've
8:43 covered today and to get access to
8:45 another dialogue as well as a quiz and
8:47 some secret exercises. The link is in
8:50 the description or you can scan the QR
8:52 code there. I will see you in the next
8:54 lesson.
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