Languages › English as a Second Language Beginner Dialogues - Giving and Requesting Personal Information Share Flipboard Email Print Basic Conversations for English Language Learners Introduction Asking and Answering Questions How to Ask and Answer Simple Questions How to Ask Polite Questions How to Ask for Permission Giving and Requesting Personal Information Check Your Knowledge: Basic English Questions Greetings and Introductions Formal and Informal Greetings How to Introduce Yourself and Others Check Your Knowledge: Introductions and Greetings Numbers and Time Talking About Numbers How to Tell Time Using "How Much" and "How Many" Check Your Knowledge: "How Much" and "How Many" Telephone Conversations Important Phrases for Phone Calls Making Telephone Calls Eating Out and Shopping Eating at a Restaurant Going to a Bar Going Shopping Check Your Knowledge: Eating at a Restaurant Traveling At the Airport Asking for and Giving Directions Staying at a Hotel or Motel Check Your Knowledge: Taking a Trip Going to the Doctor Making a Doctor's Appointment Talking About Joint Pain Check Your Knowledge: Going to the Doctor Westend61/Getty Images By Kenneth Beare Kenneth Beare English as a Second Language (ESL) Expert TESOL Diploma, Trinity College London M.A., Music Performance, Cologne University of Music B.A., Vocal Performance, Eastman School of Music Kenneth Beare is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher and course developer with over three decades of teaching experience. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on June 22, 2018 Use this role play to practice asking about personal information. Make sure you know how to ask questions with the verb "to be". Personal information includes information about a person's job, marital status, address, phone number, etc. these questions are important when providing information at banks, schools, stores, when taking surveys and more. Practicing Dialogues With Personal Information James: What's your surname (last name, family name)?Fred: My surname (last name, family name) is SmithJames: What's your first name?Fred: My first name is Fred.James: Where are you from?Fred: I'm from...[place]James: What's your job? (or, What do you do for a living?)Fred: I'm a.... [occupation]James: What's your address?Fred: My address is...[state address]James: What is your telephone number?P2Fred My number is...[state phone number]James: How old are you?Fred: I am...[state age]James: Are you married or single?Fred: I am married... single... engaged... divorced... separatedJames: And what are your hobbies?Fred: [List hobbies, for example, painting, going windsurfing and watching TV.] Key Vocabulary Surname, family name, first nameNumbersAddressTelephone number.Married, single, engaged, divorced, separatedHobbies Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Beare, Kenneth. "Beginner Dialogues - Giving and Requesting Personal Information." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/beginner-dialogues-giving-and-requesting-1210038. Beare, Kenneth. (2020, August 27). Beginner Dialogues - Giving and Requesting Personal Information. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/beginner-dialogues-giving-and-requesting-1210038 Beare, Kenneth. "Beginner Dialogues - Giving and Requesting Personal Information." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/beginner-dialogues-giving-and-requesting-1210038 (accessed June 5, 2023). copy citation