Filling in Forms
AdvancedPersonal details.
- Preview the fields first — name, membership, phone, email, dates — and listen for each.
- Names usually arrive spelt aloud (T-O-N-G); copy the letters exactly.
- Take phone numbers and emails digit by digit; flag 'lower case' and 'capital'.
文體小知識：Listen and fill.
§Text Passage
1'Good morning, Sunshine Sports Centre. How may I help you?' 'Hello, I'd like to book a badminton court for this Saturday, the fifteenth of March.' 'Certainly, madam. May I have your name, please?' 'Yes, it's Natalie Tong. That's T-O-N-G.' 'Thank you, Miss Tong. Is the booking under a membership account?' 'Yes, and I'm booking for a friend as well. His name is Marcus Lam, L-A-M. His membership number is S-2-0-8-1-7.'
2'Thank you. Now I need to fill in a few personal details on the form. Could I have a contact number for the booking record?' 'Yes, it's 9256 4408.' 'And an email address for the confirmation?' 'It's [email protected], all in lower case.' 'May I also have your date of birth for identity checking?' 'The fourth of June, 2008.' 'And your occupation?' 'I'm a student.' 'Wonderful. Both bookings are confirmed: Court Three, from 2 to 4 p.m.'
3'Could I ask whether the court has showering facilities?' 'Yes, changing rooms with showers are on the same floor, free of charge for members.' 'Could I also ask about the fee?' 'It's sixty dollars per hour per court, so two hundred and forty dollars in total, payable on arrival.' 'Where exactly should we report?' 'Please arrive ten minutes early and check in at the reception counter on the first floor.' 'Rackets can be rented for twenty dollars each, but you must bring your own shuttlecocks.' 'Great, thank you very much.' 'You're welcome. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday.' 'One last thing — is there anywhere to park nearby?' 'Yes, there is an hourly car park next to the sports centre, and members pay a flat rate of thirty dollars.' 'Perfect. See you on Saturday.'
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
'Good morning, Sunshine Sports Centre. How may I help you?'
「早上好，這裏是陽光體育中心，請問有甚麼可以幫你？」
'Hello, I'd like to book a badminton court for this Saturday, the fifteenth of March.'
「你好，我想預訂本星期六、三月十五日的羽毛球場。」
'Certainly, madam. May I have your name, please?'
「好的，女士。請問貴姓大名？」
'Yes, it's Natalie Tong. That's T-O-N-G.'
「我叫 Natalie Tong，T-O-N-G。」
'Thank you, Miss Tong. Is the booking under a membership account?'
「謝謝，Tong 小姐。預訂是否使用會員戶口？」
'Yes, and I'm booking for a friend as well. His name is Marcus Lam, L-A-M. His membership number is S-2-0-8-1-7.'
「是的，而且我也替朋友預訂。他叫 Marcus Lam，L-A-M，會員編號是S-2-0-8-1-7。」
'Thank you. Now I need to fill in a few personal details on the form. Could I have a contact number for the booking record?'
「謝謝。現在我要在表格上填寫幾項個人資料。請問可否提供聯絡電話，以便記錄？」
'Yes, it's 9256 4408.'
「可以，9256 4408。」
'And an email address for the confirmation?'
「以及用來發送確認電郵的電郵地址？」
'It's [email protected], all in lower case.'
「是 [email protected]，全部小寫。」
'May I also have your date of birth for identity checking?'
「可否再提供出生日期以核實身份？」
'The fourth of June, 2008.'
「2008年6月4日。」
'And your occupation?'
「職業呢？」
'I'm a student.'
「我是學生。」
'Wonderful. Both bookings are confirmed: Court Three, from 2 to 4 p.m.'
「好的，兩個預訂均已確認：三號場，下午二時至四時。」
'Could I ask whether the court has showering facilities?'
「請問場地有淋浴設施嗎？」
'Yes, changing rooms with showers are on the same floor, free of charge for members.'
「有，更衣室連淋浴設備就在同一層，會員免費使用。」
'Could I also ask about the fee?'
「我還想問問收費。」
'It's sixty dollars per hour per court, so two hundred and forty dollars in total, payable on arrival.'
「每小時每場六十元，合共二百四十元，到場時繳付。」
'Where exactly should we report?'
「我們應該到哪裏報到？」
'Please arrive ten minutes early and check in at the reception counter on the first floor.'
「請提早十分鐘到達，並在一樓接待處登記。」
'Rackets can be rented for twenty dollars each, but you must bring your own shuttlecocks.'
「球拍可租用，每支二十元，但羽毛球須自備。」
'Great, thank you very much.'
「好的，非常感謝。」
'You're welcome. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday.'
「不客氣，期待星期六見到你。」
'One last thing — is there anywhere to park nearby?'
「最後一件事——附近有地方泊車嗎？」
'Yes, there is an hourly car park next to the sports centre, and members pay a flat rate of thirty dollars.'
「有，體育中心旁邊有個按小時收費的停車場，會員劃一收費三十元。」
'Perfect. See you on Saturday.'
「太好了，星期六見。」
1Summary 重點摘要
Personal details.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Form.
Complete.
Personal info.
Address.
Phone.
Email.
DOB.
職業。
3Step by step Steps
- NameCopy spelled names exactly: Natalie Tong (T-O-N-G), Marcus Lam (L-A-M) - the recording spells them letter by letter, so copy the letters and you are safe. Mind the capitals: first letters of the given name and surname. Note numbers like S-20817 digit by digit and never reverse the order; trust the spelling for confusable pairs like G/J and M/N.
- AddressSplit addresses as you listen: street name, building number and floor each go in their own cell - words like flat, floor, road and avenue signal a new cell. Never squash the whole address into one blob; note each part separately, then tidy up. A common trap swaps block and floor - Flat 5B, 12/F - so confirm which is which before you copy.
- PhoneWrite phone numbers digit by digit: 9256 4408, grouped in fours for safety. React at once to double (two of the same digit, so double five is 55) and to oh or nought (= 0). If the recording reads the number in a rhythm like 3-3-4, follow the rhythm; after writing, count the digits - a missing digit means zero marks.
- EmailSpell email addresses letter by letter: [email protected] - every dot, underscore and @ counts. The recording states the case: all in lower case means no capitals, capital A means a capital A. Capitals and punctuation are where form-filling marks are lost most often, so never abbreviate when the address is spelled out, and re-check both sides of the @ at the end.
- Dates and timesCopy dates and times in the form's own style: the fourth of June, 2008 becomes 4 June 2008 if that is the model given. Watch a.m. and p.m. - 2:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. differ by one letter; the fifteenth of March is 15 March, not 5 March. Before copying, check the column's order of day, month and year, and whether the year is required.
- FeesCheck how fees are computed: sixty dollars per hour per court for two hours is 240, then confirm the spoken total and note how it is payable (payable on arrival). Extras get tested too: racket hire at 20 with your own shuttlecocks, member parking at a flat 30. When you hear per hour, flat rate or deposit, write out the sum beside the question and settle any mismatch with the recording's final figure.
- After fillingAfter filling, check three things: spelling, capitalisation and digits - a wrong format still scores zero. Confirm no cell is left empty; if you truly missed one, write a sensible estimate rather than a blank, which can only be wrong. Finally re-read the instructions: word limits, units and capitalisation - the last three minutes often decide a whole grade.
5Worked example Example
Turn the phone call into a completed booking form: names, membership number, contact details, court, time, fees and meeting point.
- Step 1: Names come spelt out: Natalie Tong (T-O-N-G) and Marcus Lam (L-A-M) — copy the letters exactly; membership number S-20817.
- Step 2: Contact details digit by digit: phone 9256 4408; email [email protected], stated as all lower case.
- Step 3: Personal details: date of birth 4 June 2008; occupation student.
- Step 4: The booking itself: Court Three, Saturday 15 March, 2 to 4 pm, arriving ten minutes early at the first-floor reception.
- Step 5: Money and extras: sixty dollars per hour per court (240 total, payable on arrival), rackets twenty dollars each with your own shuttlecocks, member parking a flat thirty dollars.
- Answer: Form-filling means filing each detail as it lands. The names arrive spelt aloud — Natalie Tong, T-O-N-G, and Marcus Lam, L-A-M — so the letters are copied exactly, with Marcus's membership number S-20817. Contact fields go digit by digit: 9256 4408 for the phone, and [email protected] for the email, which the caller specifies is all in lower case. Personal details complete identity checks: born 4 June 2008, occupation student. The booking itself reads: Court Three, Saturday the fifteenth of March, two to four in the afternoon, checking in ten minutes early at the first-floor reception. The money fields follow: sixty dollars per hour per court, 240 in total payable on arrival, rackets at twenty dollars each with personal shuttlecocks, and a flat thirty-dollar member parking rate next door.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Catch?
Q2Fields?
Q3Before?
Q4Tip?
Q5After?
Q6Numbers?
8Recap Recap
- Preview the fields first — name, membership, phone, email, dates — and listen for each.
- Names usually arrive spelt aloud (T-O-N-G); copy the letters exactly.
- Take phone numbers and emails digit by digit; flag 'lower case' and 'capital'.
- Check the arithmetic: 60 per hour per court times two hours times two bookings is 240.
- After filling, verify spelling, capitals and figures — format errors still score zero.