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Getting a library card in English (beginner)
Beginner English for getting a library card. Key line: “Hi, I'd like a library card, please.”
Full script
Lin
Hi, I'd like a library card, please.
Them
Sure. Do you have an ID with you?
Lin
Yes, here's my ID.
Them
Great. Please fill out this form.
Lin
Can I use the card today?
Them
Yes, it takes two minutes.
Lin
Great. I won't lose it like my socks.
Them
Then your books are safer than socks.
Key phrases
The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.
get card
✓ I'd like a library card, please.Polite: ask for a card
I'd like is more polite than I want
ID
✓ Do you have an ID with you?Ask if they have ID
with you = carrying it now
form
✓ Please fill out this form.Ask them to fill a form
fill out goes with forms
use
✓ Can I use the card today?Ask if you can use it now
You can also say now
Quick answers
get card: what to say in English
Say “I'd like a library card, please.” — polite: ask for a card. I'd like is more polite than I want.
ID: what to say in English
Say “Do you have an ID with you?” — ask if they have ID. with you = carrying it now.
form: what to say in English
Say “Please fill out this form.” — ask them to fill a form. fill out goes with forms.
use: what to say in English
Say “Can I use the card today?” — ask if you can use it now. You can also say now.