Exchanging personal details

Question 1

Ask someone’s name (neutral)

Answer 1

What’s your name, please?

What was your name again?

What did you say your name was?

Question 2

Ask someone’s name (formal)

Answer 2

Who may I announce?

Could you give me your first name & surname, please?

Question 3

Give your name (neutral)

Answer 3

My name is…

I’m…

Question 4

Give your name (formal)

Answer 4

I’d like to introduce myself:

Question 5

Ask someone’s nationality/address (neutral)

Answer 5

Where do you live?

Where are you from?

What country do you come from?

Where abouts in … are you from?

What’s your address?

What’s your postcode?

Question 6

Ask someone’s nationality/addressd (formal)

Answer 6

What’s your nationality?

What’s your country of origin?

Question 7

Give your address/nationality (neutral)

Answer 7

I’m…

I was born in

I live in

Question 8

Ask contact details (neutral)

Answer 8

What’s your telephone number?

Have you got a mobile number?

Can you give me your e-mail address

Question 9

Ask contact details (formal)

Answer 9

Could I have your personal details please?

Could I have your contact details please?

Question 10

Give your contact details (neutral)

Answer 10

My telephone number is…

Question 11

Give your contact details (informal)

Answer 11

My phone number is…

Question 12

Ask about age (neutral)

Answer 12

How old are you?

When were you born?

When’s your birthday?

Question 13

Ask about age (formal)

Answer 13

How old are you, if you don’t mind my asking?

What is your age?

What is your date of birth?

Question 14

Give age (neutral)

Answer 14

I’m

I was born in

I’ll be… next month

Question 15

Ask about family situation (neutral)

Answer 15

Are you married?

Have you got children?

Have you got any brothers and sisters?

Are you in a relationship?

Do you live alone?

Question 16

Ask about family situation (informal)

Answer 16

Are you going steady?

Are you seeing someone?

Are you going out with someone?

Question 17

Talk about family situation (neutral)

Answer 17

I live alone/ with a partner/ together

I’m single

I’m in a steady relationship

We’re getting married soon

I’m married

We broke up

We live apart

My husband/wife died

I’m pregnant

I have … children

Question 18

Ask about studies (neutral)

Answer 18

Are you a student?

What do you study?

When do you graduate?

Which school are you at?

Are you studying at university?

Question 19

Ask about studies (formal)

Answer 19

What subjects do you read at university?

Question 20

Give information about studies (neutral)

Answer 20

I’m a student

I no longer study

I’ve graduated

I’m doing a traineeship

I study… (applied linguistics)

I hold a master in

I’m at university

Question 21

Give information about studies (informal)

Answer 21

I’m at the uni

Question 22

Ask about employment (neutral)

Answer 22

Are you employed?

Have you got a job?

Have you got a steady job?

What is your profession?

Do you work full-time?

Do you work part-time?

Where do you work?

Question 23

Ask about employment (formal)

Answer 23

What is your occupation?

Question 24

Ask about employment (informal)

Answer 24

What do you do for a living?

What trade are you in?

Question 25

Give your information about employment (neutral)

Answer 25

I have a job.

I am unemployed

I’m looking for a job

I’ve taken early retirement

I’m retired

I’m self-employed

I am a clerk

I’m a factory worker

I’m on the road a lot

I commute to … every day

Question 26

Give information about employment (informal)

Answer 26

I’m on the dole

Question 27

Ask about hobbies (neutral)

Answer 27

Do you have any hobbies?

How do you like to spend your spare time?

What kind of hobbies do you have?

Question 28

Give information about hobbies (neutral)

Answer 28

I like…

I’m very interested in

My hobbies are

Question 29

Ask about someone’s health (neutral)

Answer 29

How are you?

Everything all right?

How are you feeling today?

Are you feeling ill?

Feeling any better?

Are you in pain?

Question 30

Give information about health/pain (neutral)

Answer 30

I’m feeling fine

Everything is all right

Couldn’t be better

So and so

I’ve had better times

I’m feeling a bit under the weather

I feel miserable

I feel bad

I feel terrible

I’m fit again

I’ve got a cold/running nose…

I’m exhausted

I’m not hungry

I’ve a fractured wrist

Question 31

Give your information about helath/pain (informal)

Answer 31

Super

Fit as a fiddle

I’m in bits

I’m knackered