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2 Exercise 2 and 3

Introductions: Personal Information

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Exercise 2: Task 1

Instructions: Listen to people talking and giving personal information. Listen and number the pictures.

Listen: 

Two women walking and talking. Woman talking on the phone Man taking a restaurant reservation

Exercise 2: Task 2

Instructions: Listen Again. Choose the correct answer.

Listen:


Question Answer
1. What does the person want to do? A. Make a reservation. B. Update their email address.
2. What is her email address? A. samira.haddad@gmail.com B. samira.hassan@gmail.com
3. How is she? A. She’s okay. B. She’s good.
4. What information is needed to sign in? A. First and last name, phone number, and email address. B. First name and phone number.
5. How is his last name spelled? A. With an ‘s’ B. With a ‘z’
6. What is the phone number? A. 253-587-5570 B. 253-587-5560

Listening Transcript:

  1. A. Thank you for calling. How can I help you? B. Yes, I would like to make a reservation for four people tonight at 6pm. A. No problem. What is the name for the table? A. The name is Priya. Thanks a lot! B. Priya, I’ve got you. See you tonight.
  2. Good morning. Yes, I would like to update my email address. It is samira.haddad@gmail.com. Thank you!
  3. A. It is great to see you! How have you been? B. I’m good! How about you?
  4. Please sign in here. Just write your first and last name and your phone number and email address.
  5. A. Welcome to the Grand Hotel. What is the last name? B. It’s Hernandez. A. Do you spell that with an ‘s’ or a ‘z’? B. It is with a ‘Z’.
  6. A. It was great meeting you. Thanks for coming to the interview. We will be calling you in the next week. Let me make sure we have your phone number correct. It’s 253-587-5570, right? B. Yes, that’s right. Thank you so much. Have a great day.

Exercise 3: Task 1

Instructions: Listen to the audio. Write the name of the person under each picture.

Exercise 3: Task 2

Instructions: Listen again. Choose the correct answer.

1 . Where did they meet?
a) At the park
b) At a party
c) At a coffee shop2. Where did they meet?
a) At the gym
b) At the grocery store
c) At the library
3. Where did they meet?
a) At a concert
b) At a birthday party
c) At work4. Where did they meet?
a) At a coffee shop
b) At the park
c) At a restaurant
5. Where did they meet?
a) At the library
b) At a bookstore
c) At school6. Where did they meet?
a) At the park
b) At the gym
c) At a coffee shop

Listening Transcript:

Number 1
A: Hi, Amina! It’s nice to run into you here.
B: Oh, hi! How’s your dog? I remember you were worried about him the last time.
A: He’s doing better, thanks. I think he enjoys our walks at the park.
B: That’s great to hear. It was fun seeing him run around last week.

Number 2
A: Andrei , right? I almost didn’t recognize you without your shopping basket.
B: Haha, yeah it is Jake! I guess I look different when I’m not searching for apples.
A: You were such a big help yesterday. I was lost in that fruit section!
B: No problem, I’m glad I could help.

Number 3
A: Bao, I didn’t know you were friends with Anna too.
B: Yeah, we met at her birthday party a couple of months ago, didn’t we?
A: Yes! I think we talked about our favorite music that night.
B: That’s right, and we even danced a little, remember?

Number 4
A: Layla! I was just thinking about how crowded that line was.
B: Lisa, hey! You mean the one at the coffee shop last Friday?
A: Yes! I still don’t know how we both managed to carry our drinks without spilling.
B: I know! I was surprised we made it out with everything intact.

Number 5
A: Omar, is that you? I almost didn’t recognize you without your backpack.
B: Oh, hi Nina! I guess I look a bit different when I’m not buried in books.
A: You were really into that mystery novel the other day. Did you end up checking it out?
B: Yeah, I finished it already. I’ll need another one soon!

Number 6
A: Hey Yuna! It’s nice to see you again. You’re not on the treadmill this time!
B: Oh, hello! Yeah, I’ve been trying to switch things up at the gym.
A: Good idea. I usually see you doing cardio, but you seem to be trying out the weights today.
B: I figured it’s time for something new!

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