language learning center · A1 · Lesson 3
Basic personal information
Say where you live and whether you work or study.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Sam
Where do you live?
Sam asks about a place of residence.
Elif
I live in London. How about you?
Elif answers and returns the question.
Sam
I live in Manchester. Do you work or study?
Sam answers and asks another simple question.
Elif
I'm a student. I study design.
Elif says what she does.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
Where do you live?
Ask about residence.
Where do you live?
I live in…
Say where you live.
I live in London. How about you?
Do you work or study?
Ask about work or study.
I live in Manchester. Do you work or study?
I'm a student.
Say that you study.
I'm a student. I study design.
I work in…
Name your field or place of work.
I work in…
Notice, try, and speak
Which question asks about work or education?
Make it yours
Say: “I live in ____. I work/study ____.”
Use your real city and a simple description of your work or studies.
Use it with someone
Share two personal details
- 1. Where do you live?
- 2. I live in…
- 3. Do you work or study?
- 4. I work/study…
- 5. How about you?