LESSON 1

LISTENING
UNIT 1: NAMES AND TITLES

I. TITLE

Mr. Mrs. Miss

Ms. Dr. Prof.

II. FULL NAME

FULL NAME = FIRST NAME + LAST NAME
Barack Obama

In formal greetings, the native speakers usually use :

✓ Title + Last name
Title + first name
1. Common name:
In English speaking countries, there are some names that very common among people. In such cases,
they won’t spell those names.
E.g: Mary, Bob, David, Louis, Harry, etc.
2. Uncommon name:

ALPHABET PRONUNCIATION

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Check-up 1:
Task 1. Listen. Are the woman’s greetings formal or informal? Check (✓) the correct answer.
Formal Informal
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Task 2.
Listen again. What name does each person use? Circle the correct answer

1. a. Damien 3. a. Rob 5. a. Smith 7. a. Abrams

b. David b. Bob b. Snitch b. Abraham

2. a. Jackson 4. a. Michelle 6. a. James 8. a. Steinway

b. Johnson b. Michael b. John b. Steinberg

Check – up 2:
Circle the letter you hear

A B C D

1. A H R F

2. B D T P

3. E I Y U

4. F S X C

5. L N M F

6. Z G J K

III. PRACTICE

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Exercise 1: (File 1.1)
Write the names you hear from 1 – 8

George Jones Richards Simpson Thomson

Gordon Johnson Richmond Samson Thomas

Gray Harris Short Schmidt Winters

Graham Harrison Shaw Smith Wilson

Exercise 2: (File 1.2)

Listen to the recording and write down the letters:

1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______

5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______

9. ______ 10. ______ 11. ______ 12. ______

13. ______ 14. ______ 15. ______ 16. ______

Exercise 3: (File 1.3)

Listen to the common abbreviations and write them down in the space provided. Do you know what
each one stands for?

1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______

6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______

Exercise 4: (File 1.4)

What are these people’s titles (e.g: Miss, Mr. , Mrs. or Dr. ) and initials (e.g. J C). Listen and
complete the guest register for a hotel

Name

1. Agrabanti

2. Foster

3. Corpuz

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 4. Kato

5. Blackburn

6. Chun

7. Lange

8. Corrigan

Exercise 5: (File 1.5)

What is the correct name of the hotel guest? Circle the correct answer

1. a. Mary Carter 3. a. Harry Wilson 5. a. Louis Jackson

b. Maria Carter b. Harvey Wilson b. Louise Jackson

2. a. Suzanna Smith 4. a. Joseph Abrams 6. a. Marlene Cruise

b. Susan Smith b. Joseph Abramson b. Marley Cruise

Exercise 6: (File 1.6)

Did the bank clerk write down the name correctly? Put a tick beside their name if they are spelled
correctly. Correct the names with the wrong spelling.

1. Gesse Bowman → _________________________

2. Trisha Everette → _________________________

3. Seichi Shimamoto → _________________________

4. Karla Mestanza → _________________________

5. Dorothy Hazzard → _________________________

6. Fernando Gomez → _________________________

7. Ronald Cohen → _________________________

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 8. Bradley Metcalf → _________________________

Exercise 7: (File 1.7)

Listen to the conversation and write down their first names:

1. ______________ 2. ______________

3. ______________ 4. ______________

5. ______________ 6. ______________

Exercise 8: (File 1.8)

Listen to the conversation and answer the question:
1. He is Joseph ______________
2. Her full name is : _____________ ______________
3. Her friend’s full name is: ______________ ______________
4. She is ______________ Smith.

Exercise 9:(File 1.9)

Listen to the recording and write down their first name:
1. ______________ comes from Edinburgh.
2. ______________ comes from Newcastle.
3. ______________ is from Liverpool.
4. ______________ is from Glasgow.
5. ______________ is from Cardiff.
6. ______________ teaches in London.
7. ______________ comes from Manchester University.
8. ______________ is from Belfast.
9. ______________ is from Nottingham University.
10. ______________ is from Cambridge University.

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Exercise 10*: (File 1.10)
Listen and write down the names you hear. Each will be spelled out two times

1. ______________ 2. ______________

3. ______________ 4. ______________

5. ______________ 6. ______________

7. ______________ 8. ______________

9. ______________ 10. ______________

11. ______________ 12. ______________

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