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Writing About Me: Personal Information

A1 · Writing Lab · about 20 minutes

Learn→See an Example→Analyze→Practice→Write→Check→Improve→Rewrite
🎯 Objective. Write a short personal profile — your name, country, city, job or studies, and family — in clear, correct sentences.

1 · Learn

Forms, profiles, and first messages all ask for the same information: name, where you are from, where you live, what you do, and a little about your family. Learn to write these six or seven sentences well and you can introduce yourself anywhere.

Use “I am from + country” for where you are from, and “I live in + city” for where you live now. They are different — many people are from one place and live in another.

2 · See an Example

About Me — Julia

My name is Julia Torres. I am from Texas, and I live in Houston. I am a teacher. I work at a school near my home.

I have one brother and one sister. My brother is a student. In my free time, I read books and cook dinner for my family.

3 · Analyze the Example

Useful Vocabulary

from — the place you come from

I am from Florida.

live — to have your home in a place

I live in Denver.

job — the work you do

Her job is in a hospital.

free time — time when you do not work

In my free time, I play guitar.

family — your parents, brothers, sisters, and children

I have a big family.

Useful Expressions

Common Mistakes

✗ I am teacher.

✓ I am a teacher.

Jobs need “a” (or “an”): a teacher, an engineer.

✗ I live from Chicago.

✓ I am from Chicago. / I live in Chicago.

From goes with “I am”, in goes with “live”: I live in Chicago.

✗ My name is from Anna.

✓ My name is Anna.

“My name is” takes only the name — no “from”.

4 · Guided Practice

  1. Complete about you: My name is ___. I am from ___. I live in ___.

    See a model answer

    Example: My name is Marco. I am from Arizona. I live in Phoenix.

  2. Fix the sentence: “I am engineer and I live at Seattle.”

    See a model answer

    I am an engineer and I live in Seattle.

  3. Write one sentence about your family with “I have …”

    See a model answer

    Example: I have two sisters and one brother.

5 · Write — Your Task

✍️ Write your own personal profile: your name, where you are from, where you live, your job or studies, one line about your family, and one thing you do in your free time.

Goal: 6–7 sentences · Length: 45–65 words

  • Follow the model's order: name → from → live → job → family → free time.
  • Use “a” or “an” before your job.
  • Check every capital letter: names, cities, and countries need them.
✍️ Writing Studio0 words
Sentences: 0Tap an expression to insert it:
My name is …I am from …I live in …I am a / an …In my free time, I …

6 · Check — Self-Check

Work through your checklist honestly, then run the Self-Check. It counts words and sentences and spots mechanical points — it does not grade your English. You are the editor.

Read a model answer for the task

My name is Ethan Miller. I am from Ohio, and I live in Chicago. I am a student. I study English and history.

I have one sister. She lives in Ohio too. In my free time, I play basketball and watch movies with my friends.

7 · Improve & Rewrite

Weak version — rewrite it in your notebook first, then compare:

my name is tom. i from texas. i live dallas. i am driver.

See an improved version

My name is Tom. I am from Texas. I live in Dallas. I am a driver.

Quick Quiz

Keep going

📘 Grammar deep-dive: The Verb BE: am / is / are🌱 Vocabulary Builder: the A1 People Family set🎤 Speaking Studio: say this lesson out loud

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