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Speaking: introductions and meeting people
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Make an introduction, then respond
- Outcome: introduce yourself or a friend, keep the intended name and origin, and answer a spelling or clarification question. Start with be and introductions, pronouns and names listening if these patterns are new.
- First rehearse the five existing models, then try the open speaking tasks without a supplied sentence. Recordings stay on this page and disappear on reload; they are not uploaded or given pronunciation scores. Use invented personal details.
Saying your name
- Use My name is … or I'm …. Keep the name clear; you may need to repeat it for a listener who is unfamiliar with it.
- In name is, the /m/ belongs to name. Let the words join without changing name into nay. There is no need to imitate an English respelling of the vowel.
- Practice box 1 rehearses the existing model. Afterward, use your own name or an invented name you are comfortable sharing aloud.
- Worked choice: “My name is Ellis. I’m from Bristol.” Name and origin are separate facts. Contrast: “My name is Bristol. I’m from Ellis.” This swaps their roles; keep the intended meaning as well as the sounds.
Hear the model, then record yourself saying it.
Rehearse the phrase slowly if useful, then use your own or an invented name. Intelligibility matters more than copying a respelling or speed.
Spelling a name aloud
- Say the letters separately: A — N — N — A. A short pause can help separate the name from its spelling.
- Some letter names rhyme, such as A, J, K. Listen for the letter itself; use repetition or an example word if a listener confuses two letters.
- Practice box 2 rehearses the spelling. Then spell a different name without copying Anna's letters.
- Worked repair: if Ellis was heard as Alice, correct the name and spell E-L-L-I-S. Repeating an unrelated city does not resolve the letters.
Now with the spelling. Record the whole sentence.
Say the letters distinctly. You may pause or repeat; there is no single required pause pattern for spelling a name.
Written purpose check. You did not catch the letters of a name. Which request asks for its spelling?
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Asking how to spell a name asks for its letters. Age and origin questions request different information. Choosing the written request does not show whether you could say it clearly.
Meeting people
- Nice to meet you. One friendly response is Nice to meet you too. Other replies, such as You too, can also complete the exchange.
- What's your name? asks for a name. In connected speech, sounds may join or change; you do not need to force a particular wut-CHUR pronunciation.
- Practice box 3 rehearses both sides. With a partner, take one role at a time and listen to their actual answer.
Record the greeting and its answer.
Nice to meet you too is one possible reply. You too and other friendly responses can also complete an exchange; too is not compulsory in every response.
Written interaction check. Every friendly response to Nice to meet you. must include the exact full phrase Nice to meet you too..
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The full phrase is one friendly reply, but You too and other appropriate friendly responses can fit. Rehearsing one model does not make it compulsory in every exchange.
Saying where someone is from
- Use I'm from + place: I'm from Beijing. I'm from China. You can use fictional details for practice.
- I'm contains an /m/ sound. Keep that contrast with I without treating the spelling aim as a pronunciation guide: aim is a different word with a different vowel.
- Practice box 4 rehearses the two model sentences; then change the name and place.
- One friend’s introduction is “This is Jo. Jo is from Bath.” The repeated name keeps the friend’s details separate from your own. Use a suitable pronoun where useful; a name can also keep the reference clear.
Say where the speaker is from. Record both sentences.
I’m and aim are different words. Use the existing model to rehearse I’m from, then change the details rather than treating aim-from as an exact sound guide.
Written response check. A person asks where you are from. Which answer supplies an origin rather than a name or age?
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From introduces the place of origin. A name or age can be useful in an introduction but does not answer this particular question. Other natural origin answers can also fit.
Repair one unclear word
- Some learners find unfamiliar final consonants difficult. If a listener hears nay for name, practise the /m/, then say the whole phrase again.
- Meet you may contain linked or changed sounds. A clear phrase does not require a separate loud /t/ release before you.
- More practice: word endings. Ask which word was unclear rather than trying to change your entire accent.
Written purpose matching, without audio. Match each request to the information it asks the other person to give.
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Keep the requested information distinct: a name, a place, or the letters. Written matching prepares a choice; the spoken tasks require you to make the exchange aloud.
Your introduction, with a reply
- Put your details together: Hi, I'm … I'm from … Nice to meet you. Practice box 5 has Li Ming's recorded model; replace the details in your own take.
- Listen back: are the chosen name and place understandable? If a partner asks Could you spell that?, answer with the letters. Alone, pause to take the partner's role; this is rehearsal, not a live interaction test.
- Try again after choosing one repair. The second take may be clearer in one place and less clear in another; compare both honestly.
- Worked follow-up: after your own introduction, “What’s your name?” invites the other person’s name. “Where are you from?” asks a different question; respond to what was actually requested.
Your full introduction — swap in YOUR name and city. Record it twice.
Compare the name, place and greeting you actually said. Try a different introduction tomorrow; this checklist is self-review, not a pronunciation or proficiency score.
Recap
- Give your name with My name is … or I'm …; spell it as separate letters: A — N — N — A.
- Reply to Nice to meet you with Nice to meet you too; ask What's your name?
- Say where you are from with I'm from + place, and repair one unclear word rather than your whole accent.
A listener asks “Could you spell that?” about the name Anna. What do you say?
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Spell the name as separate letters, with a short pause between them.
“Nice to meet you too” is a natural reply to “Nice to meet you.”
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True. “You too” also works; either completes the exchange.
Written planning. Someone asks you to repeat an unclear name. Write one short English question asking which part was unclear, then a note naming what you would check in your next spoken take.
Compare your reasoning and choose a concrete next spoken attempt. The written model is one possibility and does not assess pronunciation.
Choose one repair before the next take
- Ask which name, letter or place was unclear. Replay that part in the whole phrase and choose one specific repair; a slower or second take is not automatically clearer.
- Write a short plan if useful, then make the spoken repair. A written plan does not replace speaking, and a completed comparison is self-review rather than a pronunciation score.
Speak in English to a new club member. Choose an imaginary name and city for yourself. Greet them, give those two details and ask their name. Record locally before opening guidance.
Record, replay and compare what you actually said with the intended information. Content guidance is one possibility, not a pronunciation score. With a real partner, listen and respond to their actual reply; alone this is rehearsal.
Rehearse a correction in English. An organiser thinks your fictional name is Laura. It is Nora, spelled N-O-R-A. Correct the name, spell it and ask whether the spelling is clear. Record your own turns; the organiser is an imagined partner.
Record, replay and compare what you actually said with the intended information. Content guidance is one possibility, not a pronunciation score. With a real partner, listen and respond to their actual reply; alone this is rehearsal.
Speak in English as Tao from Nanjing. A new classmate thinks you are from Ningbo. Correct the city while keeping the name Tao, then ask where the classmate is from. Record both of your parts.
Record, replay and compare what you actually said with the intended information. Content guidance is one possibility, not a pronunciation score. With a real partner, listen and respond to their actual reply; alone this is rehearsal.
Meet a new person without a script
- Use the new role cards to introduce yourself, correct a name or city and ask a relevant question. Keep the facts consistent while choosing your own English wording.
- Record your own turns before opening guidance. Alone, pause for the imagined partner; this rehearses an exchange rather than testing real-time listening and interaction.
Speak in English as Ava from York. Greet a new member and introduce yourself with those details. The member asks you to spell your city. Spell Y-O-R-K and name the city again. Record your introduction and answer; do not spell Ava instead.
Record, replay and compare what you actually said with the intended information. Content guidance is one possibility, not a pronunciation score. With a real partner, listen and respond to their actual reply; alone this is rehearsal.
Speak in English to introduce a friend called Rui, who is from Wuhan, to a new member. Then ask the new member their name. Use Rui’s name or a suitable pronoun without inventing further facts. Record the introduction and question.
Record, replay and compare what you actually said with the intended information. Content guidance is one possibility, not a pronunciation score. With a real partner, listen and respond to their actual reply; alone this is rehearsal.
Answer the detail that was requested
- A request to spell a city needs the city’s letters; a request to spell a name needs the name’s letters. Listen to the request with a real partner, or follow the printed role card when alone.
- Introducing a friend changes whose information you give. Preserve the friend’s name and origin, then invite the new person to join the exchange.
On a later day if possible, before rereading models, speak in English using a new invented name and city. Introduce yourself and ask the other person’s name. Then imagine they ask you to spell your name and respond with its letters. Record the whole rehearsal.
Record, replay and compare what you actually said with the intended information. Content guidance is one possibility, not a pronunciation score. With a real partner, listen and respond to their actual reply; alone this is rehearsal.
Later written review. In one or two English sentences, explain why repeating a model introduction and responding to a new person’s clarification question provide different practice.
Compare your reasoning and choose a concrete next spoken attempt. The written model is one possibility and does not assess pronunciation.
Return with new details
- On another day if possible, make the later speaking task before rereading. Use new invented details, answer the spelling request and compare one specific feature with an earlier take if available.
- Next: write a short message or A2 routines and requests. Planning time is provisional; independent recording, language, accessibility and learner reviews remain pending.
Task-fit references checked 21 October 2026: British Council A1 meeting new people, checking understanding and Teens meeting people. Scenarios here are original. Existing model recordings remain pending independent intelligibility and pronunciation review.