English USA, Lesson 26 - Driver's License and Vehicle License
Martin Learner is making some applications related to the purchase of a new car. He applies for a new driver's license, a vehicle license, and insurance. You will learn to answer questions on an application form during an interview. You will review some of the basic English patterns your have studied.
English USA, Lesson 26, Part 1
Martin is making applications related to the purchase of a new car.
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- Good morning. May I help you?
- Good morning. I want to apply for a new driver's license.
- Do you have a driver's license?
- No, I don't. I lost it.
- You don't want a new license. You want a replacement.
- Pardon me.
- You want a replacement.
- What's that?
- You had a license. You don't need a new license. You need a replacement.
- OK. I need a replacement.
- Fine. What's your name?
- Martin Learner.
- I can't find your name. Spell it for me.
- M-A-R-T-I-N L-E-A-R-N-E-R
- Here it is. Where do you live?
- I live at 1427 Grant Street, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Good. Give me your phone number?
- 401-555-6729.
- Is that a new number?
- No, it's an old number.
- Thank you. Just a minute, please.
- Go to window number four. You need to have a picture.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- Next!
- I'm next.
- May I have your license?
- Here it is.
- Thanks. Stand over there. That's it. Hold it. OK. That's it.
- That's it?
- Wait over there. I'm going to call you.
- Martin Learner!
- I'm Martin Learner.
- Here it is.
- Thank you.
- Go to window five. You need to pay.
- OK. Thank you.
- May I help you?
- Can I get a new vehicle license here?
- No, you can't. Go to window eight.
- Can I get a new vehicle license here?
- Excuse me.
- Yes, it is.
- Martin Learner.
- I'm going to write it for you.
- Oh, I see.
- Is it a new car?
- Yes, it is.
- Do you have a second car?
- No, I don't.
Yes, I did. I sold it. - Where do you live?
- Fourteen-twenty-seven, Grant Street.
- In Baltimore?
- Yes.
- Give me your phone number, please.
- 401-555-6729.
English USA, Lesson 26, Part 2
You will learn to answer questions on an application. Martin applies for insurance on his new car.
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- Excuse me.
- May I help you?
- I need insurance on my new car.
- Yes, I can help you. Just a minute, please. Now. Tell me your name please.
- My name is Martin Learner.
- Do you have insurance with us?
- No, I don't.
- Please give me your address.
- 1427 Grant Street, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Do you have a telephone?
- Yes, I do. The number is 401-555-6729.
- Are you married?
- Yes.
- What is your wife's name?
- Eileen Learner.
- Do you have children?
- I have two children.
- Do they drive?
- My son drives.
- How old is your son?
- He's seventeen years old.
- What do you do?
- I'm a reporter.
- Where do you work?
- I work at the Voice of America.
- Where is that?
- It's in Washington, D.C.
- Does your wife work?
- Yes, she does.
- Does she drive?
- Yes, she does.
- How many cars do you have?
- I have only one car.
- Is this a new car?
- Yes, it is.
- What color is it?
- It's blue.
- How many doors does it have?
- It has four doors.
- Do you have a license for the car?
- Yes, I do.
- What is the number?
- A-B-C 1540.
- Did you have an old car?
- Yes, I did.
- Did you sell it?
- Yes, I did.
- You have a driver's license.
- Of course.
- Have you had any accidents?
- No, I haven't.