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Ana: Hi! I'm Ana. Welcome to What to Say!
Do you know what to say when you talk about where you're from? Listen out for useful language for talking about where you're from. Then, we'll practise saying the new phrases – after this.
Emir: So where are you from, Vanya?
Vanya: I was born in Cambridge, but I live in Glasgow.
Emir: I've never been to Glasgow. What's it like?
Vanya: Oh, it's wonderful. There's always something interesting to do and the people are really friendly.
Emir: It sounds like a nice place to live.
Vanya: It is. I love it. What about you? Where are you from in Turkey?
Emir: I'm from Istanbul.
Vanya: Oh, I love Istanbul! I went once, but a long time ago. My favourite thing was baklava. I really, really love baklava!
Emir: Today's your lucky day, Vanya. I made it myself!
Vanya: Oh! These look delicious.
Yuna: Hi.
Vanya: Hi, Yuna!
Yuna: Can I?
Emir: Of course!
Yuna: Emir's baklava is the best. Thank you!
Emir: You're welcome.
Vanya: I love this place!
Ana: Hello again! Mmm, that baklava looks delicious! So, did you notice the useful phrases used for talking about where you're from? Listen to me and then repeat.
Where are you from?
I was born in London.
I live in Glasgow now.
What's it like?
It sounds like a nice place to live.
What about you?
I'm from Istanbul.
I love Istanbul.
Ana: Try and use some of these phrases the next time you talk about where you're from in English. Bye for now!
Where are you from? What's it like?
I was born in Kermanshah in Iran, but I live in Tehran now. Tehran is a big city with a terrible traffic congestion, but there's always something interesting to do.
Hello everyone. My name is Najmiddi. I'm from Uzbekistan. It is very beautiful country and Now I am living in it. Many turists often come to Uzbekistan
I live in Delhi. Delhi is the capital of India. There are many tourist places. Many people visit Delhi for exploring sightseeing, but Delhi is a too much-polluted area.
I was born in Uzbekistan in Central Asia, but now I live in South Korea. I like my country and other all countries, thank you the British council helps me a lot to speak English fluently!!!! :)))))
i was born in Ho Chi Minh city. the place i was born and raised have a lot of interesting places to visit such as we have Pho di bo Nguyen Hue in district 1 which is very well-known for tourist and a lot of foreigners are living there. and Vietnamese cuisine is very complex. we have Pho, Banh Mi,... which are among the must-try and iconic food when you come to Vietnam.
I was born in Oran, Algeria. But now I live in Mostaganem. It's wonderful city, I really like the people here
I am from Rwanda. Rwanda is a beautiful country where you can find, amazing beaches , you can visit lots interesting place, and you can enjoy with other people in different places, because the weather is normally .
I was born in a district in India. I don't like this place. People are not very good . Security of people is very dangerous in this place. I don't want to live in ever more.
what's the difference between these phrases
I've never been to Glasgow.
I don't ever go to Glasgow.
regards
Hello Anwar68,
'I've never been to Glasgow' describes all of the speaker's life up to the moment in speaking. It doesn't tell us anything about the present or the future. You could even say this when you are in Glasgow with the sense of '...until now'. The verb form here is present perfect.
'I don't ever go to Glasgow' is a general statement which tells us about the speaker's behaviour without reference to time. This is something which is generally true and which we can assume will remain true in the future. The verb form here is present simple.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team