NAME: ________________________
DATE: ________________________
• Write the words in the correct spaces. Listen to check your answers.
DIALOG
1
Teacher: Hi, my name is Mr. Smith. _____________?
Tom: Hello, Mr. Smith. _____________ Thomas.
Teacher: Nice to meet you, Thomas. What’s ____________?
Tom: My last name is Bombadil.
first
and
last name
DIALOG
your last name
2
what’s your name
my name is
Teacher: _____________ your last name?
Tom: B-O-M-B-A-D-I-L. Bombadil.
Teacher: Can I _____________ Tom?
Tom: Sure! Everyone _____________ Tom!
spelling
DIALOG
calls me
3
call you
how do you spell
Teacher: And you can call me Jack.
Tom: Okay. But I thought your first name was Herbert.
Teacher: Well, yeah. But I like to use _____________,
John. And the _____________ for John is Jack.
Tom: Just like my _____________ is Thomas!
middle
name
my middle name
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nickname
real name
NAME: ________________________
DATE: ________________________
• Work with a classmate and continue each dialog. Write in the spaces below.
DIALOG 1 (first and last name)
Teacher
Tom
Teacher
Tom
Hi, my name is Mr. Smith. What’s your name?
Hello, Mr. Smith. My name is Thomas.
Nice to meet you, Thomas. What’s your last name?
My last name is Bombadil.
Teacher
Tom
DIALOG 2 (spelling)
Teacher
Tom
Teacher
Tom
_____________ your last name?
B-O-M-B-A-D-I-L. Bombadil.
Can I call you Tom?
Sure! Everyone calls me Tom!
Teacher
Tom
DIALOG 3 (middle name)
Teacher
Tom
Teacher
And you can call me Jack.
Okay. But I thought your first name was Herbert.
Well, yeah. But I like to use my middle name, John.
And the nickname for John is Jack.
Tom
Just like my real name is Thomas!
Teacher
Tom
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BASIC ENGLISH DIALOGS
Names
Aim Vocabulary practice; Listening practice; Speaking practice
Level Beginner to Elementary
ANSWER KEY
DIALOG 1 (first and last name)
Teacher: Hi, my name is Mr. Smith. What’s your name?
Tom: Hello, Mr. Smith. My name is Thomas.
Teacher: Nice to meet you, Thomas. What’s your last name?
Tom: My last name is Bombadil.
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DIALOG 2 (spelling)
Teacher: How do you spell your last name?
Tom: B-O-M-B-A-D-I-L. Bombadil.
Teacher: Can I call you Tom?
Tom: Sure! Everyone calls me Tom!
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DIALOG 3 (middle name)
Teacher: And you can call me Jack.
Tom: Okay. But I thought your first name was Herbert.
Teacher: Well, yeah. But I like to use my middle name, John.
And the nickname for John is Jack.
Tom: Just like my real name is Thomas!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
• After they extend the dialogs on page 2, ask your
learners to practice their conversations in pairs!
Have one or two pairs perform for the entire class!
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