A1 LISTENING · EXERCISE 01
Your name,
please.
Listen to a student enrolling at Cambridge Language College. Catch names, numbers and everyday personal details.
LISTEN
Play the conversation
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Conversation transcript
Receptionist: Hello, Cambridge Language College.
Maria: Hello. I’d like to attend one of your evening classes.
Receptionist: Which class are you interested in?
Maria: English, course 139.
Receptionist: Course 139 is for intermediate students. Is that the course you want?
Maria: Yes, it is.
Receptionist: Do you want the short course or the long course?
Maria: The long course, please. That’s twelve weeks, isn’t it?
Receptionist: Yes. I need some personal details first. Your name, please?
Maria: Silva.
Receptionist: Silva’s your surname, isn’t it? Can you spell that?
Maria: S-I-L-V-A.
Receptionist: And your first name?
Maria: Maria.
Receptionist: What’s your nationality?
Maria: I’m Mexican. I’m a student at university in Mexico City.
Receptionist: Do you speak Spanish and any other languages?
Maria: No, just Spanish and a little English.
Receptionist: And your date of birth?
Maria: The eleventh of October 1983.
Receptionist: What’s your address?
Maria: 24 Cherry Road. The postcode is CB1 5AW.
Receptionist: Do you have a telephone number?
Maria: 742980.
Receptionist: The next intermediate English long course starts on Monday at seven p.m.