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  4. At the library – giving personal information

At the library – giving personal information

A student carrying books in a library

Listen to the conversation and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.

Instructions

Do the preparation exercise before you listen. Then do the other exercises to check your understanding.

Preparation

Do this exercise before you listen.

Audio file

Transcript

Lucy: Hello.

School librarian: Hello, what's your name?

Lucy: My name's Lucy.

School librarian: And what's your surname, Lucy?

Lucy: Moore.

School librarian: Can you spell that?

Lucy: M-O-O-R-E.

School librarian: Thank you. What class are you in?

Lucy: Class 1B.

School librarian: Class 1B. And how old are you, Lucy?

Lucy: I'm 13.

School librarian: Have you got a photo?

Lucy: Yes, here you are.

School librarian: Thank you ... OK, thank you, Lucy. Here's your school library card.

Lucy: Thanks. Bye.

School librarian: Goodbye.

Worksheets and downloads

At the library - giving personal information - exercises254.24 KB
At the library - giving personal information - answers238.48 KB
At the library - giving personal information - transcript245.83 KB
Discussion

Is there a library at your school? Do you like going to the library?

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Comments

Submitted by cheese01 on Sat, 07/12/2025 - 14:48

Yes, there is a library in my school, it is my favorite part of the place. I usually go to the library to do my homework or read books.

Submitted by SophiaBR on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 18:24

i don't have a library in my school and I don't like reading books.

Submitted by Tahatal on Mon, 04/07/2025 - 11:29

Yes, we have a small library but it doesn't use library cards, because you can only take a book to read during the midday break. I don't really like our library, because it doesn't have a wide selection of books. I usually just read my favourite books at the city's local library.

Submitted by Rob2024 on Wed, 02/26/2025 - 22:58

Yes, there is. It is a small library.
I like going to the library because I can read my favorite books and texts.

Submitted by nayef on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 07:53

Yes, it was useful.

Submitted by yaretziiuva on Thu, 11/07/2024 - 05:03

At my previous school there was a bookstore and I liked to go there with my friends to look for books that we liked.

Submitted by Rogelio 509 on Wed, 11/06/2024 - 15:01

Yes my school has a library

Submitted by He on Sat, 11/02/2024 - 09:03

Yes, I always chat with my friends in the school secondary library at the break time

Submitted by Joaqui on Mon, 09/16/2024 - 01:56

no, there is not a library in my school

Submitted by Its_hayley2024 on Thu, 08/15/2024 - 02:32

great information thanks

Submitted by trust on Tue, 08/06/2024 - 15:24

No, there isn't library in my school.

Submitted by MrsAlwaysWright on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 02:31

yea

Submitted by HHMA on Sun, 06/30/2024 - 12:17

Yes I have but I can't go in

Submitted by Drakosha66 on Wed, 04/17/2024 - 07:48

yes I have a small library at my school.
I go to the library on Mondays.

Submitted by adham.elsum on Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:04

Yes, There is a library in my school and I like going to it as it is the quietest place in the school.

Submitted by Şöhret on Sat, 02/10/2024 - 09:21

Yes, there is a library in my school but I don't like going there so when I want to read a book, I took a book from the library and read in home

Submitted by noelysx on Tue, 02/06/2024 - 09:52

Yes, it is. However I rarely go there. The books in the school library look really bad. Also it`s difficult to find something interesting and modern there.

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Submitted by Allofusaredeadfan on Wed, 01/03/2024 - 18:18

Yes, in my higth school we have like one big library but... we can't going at the time of the school like just after school
and after school most of the students d'ont have a time, because they have a lot of homework...

Submitted by Talok12 on Tue, 12/12/2023 - 14:55

Yes we do, but i don't go there much because there isn't much book i like there if i go there i just read english learning books

Submitted by thi_2008luu on Thu, 11/23/2023 - 14:18

I like this lesson

Submitted by Houdasaad_7890… on Sun, 10/08/2023 - 18:25

Yes, we have a school library, but it's a small one. I don't go there that often.

Submitted by Hopper on Mon, 09/25/2023 - 11:14

Yes,i like to go to library.

Submitted by stella0 on Fri, 09/01/2023 - 12:56

Yes , we have a library in our school, but I don’t usually go there .

Submitted by Barbie@khan' on Thu, 07/20/2023 - 17:51

Yes there is, I like going to the school library

Submitted by catpuccinoxi on Thu, 06/29/2023 - 19:51

No, there is no library in my school. But if there were one, I would definitely spend a lot of time there because I really enjoy reading!

Submitted by Husky_EUA on Sat, 05/06/2023 - 17:35

Yes. Yes, I'll read a book there and listen to Lofi to get better.

Submitted by thatskyling_ on Mon, 05/01/2023 - 01:52

Yes, there is a library in my school but I seldom go to the library as I do not have time to do so.

Submitted by JerryT on Sun, 03/05/2023 - 08:15

Yes, there is a library at my school. I like going to the library because I can find some information from the library book.

Submitted by Cadikazani on Sat, 01/21/2023 - 18:43

Yes, there is a library at my school. I sometimes study in library. But i am not going to library nowadays

Submitted by AnaElisaMar on Thu, 11/24/2022 - 16:25

good

Submitted by MeaMea on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 15:02

If this card hand in other people, it dengerous.Be careful everyone.

Submitted by shinta on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 09:13

Yes, there are two library in my school. I like to go to library.

Submitted by ingleseBZnullo on Wed, 08/31/2022 - 13:55

i don't like books, but i read school books

Submitted by SK0272ingles on Wed, 08/17/2022 - 00:36

Yes, there is in front of the FICA. I don't like because it is much bored.

Submitted by AliEsp on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 16:00

Yes, it has. I like going at library because I like reading books.

Submitted by fmchancosic on Wed, 08/10/2022 - 20:29

No, there isn't. Yes, I do. I love going to the library. I usually go when I have free time.

Submitted by Tami1210 on Wed, 08/10/2022 - 02:09

Yes, in my school there is a very large library and it has many interesting books and I like to go very often to research topics that we reviewed in class.

Submitted by jrrada21 on Wed, 07/13/2022 - 00:28

yes. in my school there is a library, it´s beatiful library, the library has many books to read , looking información etc. For the second question. yes i like to go to the library , I enjoy to be there.

Submitted by minata on Mon, 06/20/2022 - 19:57

yes , we have a library in my school but unfortunately there are no books I want to read

Submitted by QAZ on Tue, 06/14/2022 - 16:54

YUP. During the break time, I want to go to the library in school with my buddy cause there are so many books and comics to read to relax.

Submitted by SEBASTIAN on Tue, 06/07/2022 - 21:09

yes, there is a library at my school but it is very small. I like going to the library because it is fun to read books

Submitted by Denizz on Wed, 06/01/2022 - 12:49

Since the library is a quiet environment it is easier for me to focus

Submitted by Denizz on Wed, 06/01/2022 - 12:46

There is no library in oir sshool

Submitted by Edaa on Wed, 06/01/2022 - 07:12

yes, there is a library in our school, but I don't have much time to go, it's fun when I go.
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Submitted by Ebrarr on Wed, 06/01/2022 - 07:11

Our school has a library and I love reading books.

Submitted by Nosh1001 on Sun, 05/29/2022 - 08:14

We all believe that the library is the only and the best resource of information But TBH There wasn’t a library in my school and that’s the worst thing ever Cuz I like going to it and reading books .

Submitted by Aybuke on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 21:06

Yes there is a big library at my school .I love going to library because I feel more comfortable in the library and I can focus better there.

Submitted by rainyhappy on Tue, 04/05/2022 - 15:39

Yes, there is a library in my school and there are a lot of books in the library. I love to go to the library because there are lot of interesting books such as books for improving life. When I was in the library, I feel happier and relax.

Submitted by Michael123Inca on Fri, 03/25/2022 - 05:35

If there is a small library I liked to go to play chess and read stories but it is closed at the moment

Submitted by KirV on Wed, 02/23/2022 - 15:18

Yes, there is a library in my school. But I don't usually go there.
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