A profile gives readers a brief picture of you.
The idea
Introduce your background, mention interests and describe what you are doing now.
Examples
- I grew up in a small town.
- Now I live near the coast.
- I enjoy drawing birds.
- At weekends I play volleyball.
- I am studying design this year.
- I am working on a garden project.
Read-aloud uses a synthetic English voice on your device. Quality and availability vary; it does not assess pronunciation.
No English device voice is available. You can still read the examples.
Watch out
Do not use a past form for an activity you are doing now.
Try it yourself
Choose the sentence that shows: background. I grew up by a lake. / I will visit a lake.
Show answer or example answer
I grew up by a lake.
I grew up by a lake. The sentence tells where the writer grew up.
Choose the sentence that shows: an interest. I enjoy cooking. / I cooked yesterday.
Show answer or example answer
I enjoy cooking.
I enjoy cooking. The sentence describes a hobby.
Choose the sentence that shows: a current activity. I am learning to swim. / I learned to swim last year.
Show answer or example answer
I am learning to swim.
I am learning to swim. The activity is happening at present.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Choose the sentence that shows: background. I grew up by a lake. / I will visit a lake.
I grew up by a lake.
Choose the sentence that shows: an interest. I enjoy cooking. / I cooked yesterday.
Choose the sentence that shows: a current activity. I am learning to swim. / I learned to swim last year.
I am learning to swim.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Keep your progress
Sign up for free to save your practice results.
Sign up to saveI already have an accountUse it today
Write a short profile with your background, an interest and a current activity.