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Unit 1 | Personal InformationGiving personal informationSpeakers often say who they are and what they do. This is called personal information. Listen for details about speakers. Some questions in listening tests ask you for this.

1 Listening for personal informationaudIO FILE Listen to or read the conversation. Check (3) the true statements.

Jenny is not from a big city. Mark does not like big campuses. Mark and Jenny live in the same dorm.

Mark Hi. My names Mark.Jenny Nice to meet you, Mark. Im Jenny. Mark Hi Jenny. Are you a freshman, too?Jenny Yeah. My first day here! Its scary.Mark Scary? What do you mean?Jenny Well, the university is so big!Mark Yeah, this is a big campus. But I like it.Jenny So do I. Still Im from a small town.Mark Oh, really? Where?Jenny A town called Springport. Its in Ohio.Mark Hey, Im from Ohio, too. Wow!Jenny Thats incredible. Where in Ohio?Mark Well, Columbus, near Ohio State University.

Ive seen big campuses before.Jenny Yeah. Im sure. So, do you live in a dorm

here on campus?

Mark Yeah. In Condon Hall. How about you?Jenny Im in Anders Hall. It looks OK.Mark Have you seen much of the dorm?Jenny No. I havent even met my roommate.Mark Are you nervous? Do you know

anything about her?Jenny Not much. I know shes from India. Mark India! Cool. Shes probably lost on

campus, too.Jenny Maybe. In fact, maybe shes here

at the new students meeting.Mark Maybe.Jenny The speaker is starting now.

Ill talk to you later.Mark Yeah. See you later.

Working with formsSometimes people fill out forms. A form has spaces to give written information. Some tests ask you to read forms. Before a test, you often have to fill out a form yourself.

2 Personal information on a formaudIO FILE Listen to or read the conversation again. Fill out the form with Jennys information.

First name:

Hometown:

Dorm on campus:

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3 Working with information on a formRead the form. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

Before coming to the university, Dennis lived in 1. .Iowa b. East Fee Hall c. the Biology Departmenta.

Dennis ID number is 2. .52231 b. 1792 c. PZ4835a.

Dennis home telephone number in Harper is 3. .(641) 555-9092 b. (614) 555-0123 c. 6-2091a.

Date May 17, 2010 Student ID number PZ4835

Student name Dennis Patrick Ford

Home address 1792 Brooklyn Drive

City / Town Harper State Iowa ZIP 52231

Home Phone (641) 555-9092 Cell phone (614) 555-0123

Campus address 144 East Fee Hall

Campus phone 726-2091

Date of birth February 10, 1993

Academic Status

Date admitted May 16, 2010 GPA: Not yet known

Department Biology Graduation date: Not yet known

Barton University Student Information Form

4 Check your understandingRead the form again. Check (3) each true statement.

1. Dennis is from a town called Iowa. 2. Dennis has three phone numbers. 3. Dennis lives on the university campus. 4. Dennis was born in 1993.

5 Skills in reviewLook at Exercise 3 on page 3 of the Workbook. Make sentences like those for Mark, Jenny, or Dennis.

In a speaking test, if the tester asks you to

introduce yourself, keep it short. Say your name. You can also say

where you are from. Dont say more unless the tester asks.

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