Things to remember in order to help you PRESENT YOURSELF:
My name is… (First name/Christian name + family name/surname).
People call me… (→ nickname)
I am … (years old) / I am in my teens / I am in my twenties (thirties…).
I am French / Spanish / German / Moroccan / Senegalese / Japanese / Korean / Ukranian / Russian… (nationality words ALWAYS have a CAPITAL LETTER!).
I was born in (place → city/country).
I was born on (precise date of birth) / I was born in (month and/or year).
My mother/father is a/an… (→ name of job).
My mother/father works as a/an… (→ name of job).
My mother/father is retired (= à la retraite) / unemployed (= sans emploi).
My mother/father is a stay-at-home mom/dad / a homemaker.
My mother/father is deceased.
My parents are separated/divorced.
I live with my mother (and step-father) / with my father (and step-mother).
I do not live with my parents.
I live at the boarding school (= l'internat) during the week / I am a boarder (= un interne) at this school.
I (do not) have siblings / (a) brother(s) / (a) sister(s).
I am poor/average/fair/good/excellent at… .
My name is… (First name/Christian name + family name/surname).
People call me… (→ nickname)
I am … (years old) / I am in my teens / I am in my twenties (thirties…).
I am French / Spanish / German / Moroccan / Senegalese / Japanese / Korean / Ukranian / Russian… (nationality words ALWAYS have a CAPITAL LETTER!).
I was born in (place → city/country).
I was born on (precise date of birth) / I was born in (month and/or year).
My mother/father is a/an… (→ name of job).
My mother/father works as a/an… (→ name of job).
My mother/father is retired (= à la retraite) / unemployed (= sans emploi).
My mother/father is a stay-at-home mom/dad / a homemaker.
My mother/father is deceased.
My parents are separated/divorced.
I live with my mother (and step-father) / with my father (and step-mother).
I do not live with my parents.
I live at the boarding school (= l'internat) during the week / I am a boarder (= un interne) at this school.
I (do not) have siblings / (a) brother(s) / (a) sister(s).
I am poor/average/fair/good/excellent at… .
Be careful: être sympa(thique) = to be nice/kind/friendly (= amical)... PAS 'sympathetic' (= compatissant).