Exchanging Personal Information Study Session
  Look at the chart and then see how you can ask questions to get personal information from people. * See the  ‘Alphabet’ ,  ‘Countries, Nationalities and Languages’ ,  ‘Jobs’ ,  ‘Numbers’  and  ‘The family’  files in the section  Glossaries  for further reference. Asking for personal information Name:  What’s your name?   Asking for spelling:  How do you spell (that)?   Place of origin:  Where are you from?  Nationality:  What’s your nationality? Asking for occupation:  What is your job?  Social status:  Are you married or single? What do you do?   Email:  Do you have email?   (Email) address:  What’s your (email) address?   Age:  How old are you?  T elephone number:  What’s your phone number?
Meet Nancy and read her personal information. Hello! I’m Nancy Ann Peterson. I am from Long Beach, California. I am American. I am 20 years old. I am a student at the University I am single.
Look and listen to the following conversation between Nancy Ann Peterson, a University student applying for a scholarship, and a social worker. Social worker:  What’s your name? Nancy:   Nancy Ann Peterson. Social worker:  How do you spell your last name? Nancy:   P-E-T-E-R-S-O-N. Social worker:  Where are you from? Nancy:   I’m from Long Beach, California. I’m American. Social worker:  What is your address? Nancy:   It’s 42 Main Street #5A Social worker:  What’s your phone number? Nancy:   It’s (213)684-1196 Social worker:  What do you do? Nancy:   I’m a student. Social worker:  How old are you? Nancy:   I’m 20 years old. Social worker:  Are you married or single? Nancy:   I’m single. Social worker:  What is your SSN (Social Security Number)? Nancy:   045-61-8947 Social worker:  What’s your email address? Nancy:   It’s  [email_address] Social worker:  Okay, thank you very much Nancy.
Read Nancy’s e-mail to Laura, a penfriend from Mexico, and see how she talks about herself. From:  [email_address] To:  [email_address] Subject:  Hi from the US Hi Laura, My name is Nancy Ann Peterson. I’m from the US and I live in Long Beach, California. I’m a student at the University but I also study Spanish in my free time. I speak English and a little French. I want to learn Spanish to travel to South America. I am single but I have a big family. I have three brothers and a sister. My father is a builder and my mother is a housewife. My brothers and my sister are at school. My brothers are 14, 13, and 10, and my sister is six. I’m 20 years old. I like music, cinema and sport. I watch football on TV with my family every Saturday. Please write soon and tell me about yourself. My phone number in case you want to call me is (213)684-1196. Best wishes, Nancy

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      Look atthe chart and then see how you can ask questions to get personal information from people. * See the ‘Alphabet’ , ‘Countries, Nationalities and Languages’ , ‘Jobs’ , ‘Numbers’ and ‘The family’ files in the section Glossaries for further reference. Asking for personal information Name: What’s your name? Asking for spelling: How do you spell (that)? Place of origin: Where are you from? Nationality: What’s your nationality? Asking for occupation: What is your job? Social status: Are you married or single? What do you do? Email: Do you have email? (Email) address: What’s your (email) address? Age: How old are you? T elephone number: What’s your phone number?
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    Meet Nancy andread her personal information. Hello! I’m Nancy Ann Peterson. I am from Long Beach, California. I am American. I am 20 years old. I am a student at the University I am single.
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    Look and listento the following conversation between Nancy Ann Peterson, a University student applying for a scholarship, and a social worker. Social worker: What’s your name? Nancy: Nancy Ann Peterson. Social worker: How do you spell your last name? Nancy: P-E-T-E-R-S-O-N. Social worker: Where are you from? Nancy: I’m from Long Beach, California. I’m American. Social worker: What is your address? Nancy: It’s 42 Main Street #5A Social worker: What’s your phone number? Nancy: It’s (213)684-1196 Social worker: What do you do? Nancy: I’m a student. Social worker: How old are you? Nancy: I’m 20 years old. Social worker: Are you married or single? Nancy: I’m single. Social worker: What is your SSN (Social Security Number)? Nancy: 045-61-8947 Social worker: What’s your email address? Nancy: It’s [email_address] Social worker: Okay, thank you very much Nancy.
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    Read Nancy’s e-mailto Laura, a penfriend from Mexico, and see how she talks about herself. From: [email_address] To: [email_address] Subject: Hi from the US Hi Laura, My name is Nancy Ann Peterson. I’m from the US and I live in Long Beach, California. I’m a student at the University but I also study Spanish in my free time. I speak English and a little French. I want to learn Spanish to travel to South America. I am single but I have a big family. I have three brothers and a sister. My father is a builder and my mother is a housewife. My brothers and my sister are at school. My brothers are 14, 13, and 10, and my sister is six. I’m 20 years old. I like music, cinema and sport. I watch football on TV with my family every Saturday. Please write soon and tell me about yourself. My phone number in case you want to call me is (213)684-1196. Best wishes, Nancy