1. what’s your name?
　　my name is Wangjun, but you can call me Tom as well./you can just call me Tom.
　　Yes, my father gave me this name with great expectation. They expect me to be a ...
　　The name _means…，because I was born in …
　　The name _means…，because they want me to be …

　　Or
　　Well, we have names just to make it easy for others to call us. They are symbols and have no relationship with my personality.

　　2. where are you from?/ where were you born?
　　I am from Beijing, the capital of China.
　　I was born and raised in Beijing(a native of Beijing), a big modern city as well as the politicalcenter of China.
　　I was born in Shandong, but was brought up in Beijing where I am living and working now.
　　I’m from chengdu, a fantastic city where you can enjoy real life and don’t wanna leave any more.
　　I’m from a small city in Hebei province, but it’s quite clean unlike in big cities.

　　要点分析：
　　Be born and raised in _, + 修饰短句
　　Be born in _, but was brought up/grew up in _, + where引导的定语从句修饰
　　A native of _ or be born and raisedin _都表示在哪里土生土长的人

　　3. studies and work questions (学习，工作类问题)
　　(1). Are you working or studying now?
　　记住：在口语中what are you studying = what is your major
　　I major in , my major is , I’m an _ major.
　　I major in Accounting, which is best major at my university. I mainly study the international accounting system as it relates to foreign trade.
　　… which consistsof theoretical parts and practical skills.
　　… which pays more attention to /focus on its practical skills.

　　还没有专业：
　　well, at present/at the moment, I’m still studying in high school, so I haven’t decided it yet. But as far as I’m concerned, I will choose one that I am interested in.
　　It is still up in the air, because it is really difficult to tell which one is the right one for me. May be my parents have the finaldecision.

　　(2). 为什么选择：
　　interest:
　　I chose it because I have always been very interested in it ever since I was a child.
　　My choice of _as my major was based on my personal interest.

　　Gift:
　　Since my parents thought I have great gift for music , I began to play piano when I was 6, and I found I’m really good at it.
　　Just like yaoming, the famous NBA Chinese star, I was born for sports. So I chose it.
　　I like cooking, so I think I was born a good chef.
　　Since I am good at …, I am a …material. 由于我擅长…,所以我是…的料。

　　要点分析：
　　Has gift for sth 有…天赋
　　Be born for 天生就为…