Listening for Specific Information A1: Extracting Names and Numbers
Welcome! In this lesson, we will learn a new skill: listening for specific information1. This means you don't listen for the main idea; you listen for one exact detail, like a name or a number.
1. How to Listen for Specific Information
Before you listen, you must know your target. Are you listening for a name3? A phone number4? A price? When you know what you are looking for, it is easier to extract2 the information. This is very useful when a tourist tells you their name at your hotel in Siem Reap.
2. Practice 1: Listening for a Name
Listen to this sentence. Your only target is to find the person's name.
"Hello. My name is David. I have a reservation."
What is the name?
- A) Hello
- B) David
- C) Reservation
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Answer: B) David.
3. Practice 2: Listening for a Number
Now, let's listen for a number. Your target is the phone number.
"Sure, you can call me. My phone number is 012 888 976."
What is the phone number?
- A) 012 888 976
- B) 012 888 967
- C) 011 888 976
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Answer: A) 012 888 976.
4. Practice 3: Listening for a Name and a Number
This time, you have two targets! Listen for the name AND the room number.
Speaker A: Good morning. My name is Maria.
Speaker B: Hello, Maria. What is your room number?
Speaker A: My room number is thirty-two.
What is the name and room number?
- A) Maria, Room 23
- B) Mario, Room 32
- C) Maria, Room 32
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Answer: C) Maria, Room 32.
Final Quiz: Extract the Details
Listen to two more short talks and extract the specific information requested.
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Talk 1: (Listen to the audio)
Question: What is the brother's name and age?
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Talk 2: (Listen to the audio)
Question: What is the item and what is the price?
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Answers: 1. Name: Dara, Age: 25. | 2. Item: Bottle of water, Price: Two dollars.
Homework Task
1. Phone Number Practice: Ask a friend or family member to say their phone number to you slowly in English. Write it down. Check if you were correct. Then, you say your phone number to them.
2. Listen to an Announcement: Find a short announcement in English online (like at an airport or train station on YouTube). Listen only for a number. It could be a flight number, a gate number, or a time. Can you catch it?
Vocabulary Glossary
- Specific Information (noun phrase) - Khmer: ព័ត៌មានជាក់លាក់ - A single, exact detail, like one name, one number, or one time. ↩
- Extract (verb) - Khmer: ដកស្រង់ - To pull out or find specific information from a larger text or speech. ↩
- Name (noun) - Khmer: ឈ្មោះ - A word used to identify a person, place, or thing. ↩
- Phone Number (noun) - Khmer: លេខទូរស័ព្ទ - The special number used to call a person on a telephone. ↩