English for Catholics of Other Languages
Personal identification
Vocabulary and phrases
My name is Father Michael.  I'm thirty nine years old.  I live in England.  I was born in Wales in 1967.  I have two brothers, James and Thomas and one sister called Jane.  I have been a priest for 9 years.  I work in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.  I speak English and a little French.
My name is ...
I'm ..... years old.
I live in ....
               Manchester
               the Vatican City
               England
               Spain
               the Ukraine
               the United Kingdom
               the Czech Republic
I have = I have got ..
               a brother = 1
               a sister = 1
               2,3,4..brothers
               2,3,4..sisters
My sister/brother is called ...
I work in ...
                the Diocese of...
                the Parish of...
                the church
                the hospital
                the school
I speak ...
               English
               Spanish
               German
               Latin
               Greek
I am = I'm
I was born....
        in 1967
        in November
        on the 1st of January 1967
I have been a priest for...years.
Questions: ask and answer
What is your name?                         My name is ...
How old are you?                              I am ... years old.
Where do you live?                           I live in ...
Do you have any brothers or sisters?             Yes, I have ...
                                                                                No, I don't.
What is your sister called?             She is called ...
What is your brother called?          He is called ...
Where do you work?                        I work in ...
Do you speak [English]?                Yes, I do / No, I don't
                                                            Yes, a little.
When were you born?                    I was born ...
How long have you been a ....?    I have been a ... for ...[years]

More help
1 - 10: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
11-20: eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen,
          sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty.
21: twenty-one, 30: thirty, 39: thirty-nine, 46: fourty-six
1967: (19) nineteen (67) sixty-seven = nineteen sixty-seven
2006: (2000) two thousand (6) and six

I am a ... priest / nun / bishop / nurse / doctor / teacher.
I am the ... parish priest / bishop of Barcelona / the Pope.
Useful links
BBC - learn in your language
British Council
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