Finding the library

Finding the library

Listen to a conversation about the university library to practise and improve your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

Transcript

Student: Hi. Excuse me.

Student B: Yes?

Student: Where's the library?

Student B: The library? It's next to the registration office.

Student: Ah ... sorry, I'm new. Where's the registration office?

Student B: No problem. See the big building over there?

Student: Yes.

Student B: OK, so that's the lecture theatre. Next to that, on the right, is the registration office. And next to that is the library.

Student: I see. Thanks!


Student: Hello?

Librarian: Hello.

Student: Is this the library?

Librarian: Yes, it is. Quiet, please.

Student: Oh, sorry. Thank you.

Librarian: Can I help you?

Student: Er, yes, please. I want to borrow some books. What do I need?

Librarian: You need a library card. Here's the application form. You can take up to six books maximum today.

Student: OK. Six books.

Librarian: Yes. You have two weeks to read the books. Then you bring them back.

Student: And if I'm late?

Librarian: Every day you are late there is a fee of fifty pence.

Student: OK, 50p a day. Er, anything else?

Librarian: Mobile phones must be switched off in the library. You can bring your laptop, but please use headphones to watch videos or listen to music.

Student: OK, great.

Librarian: And you can't bring food or drink.

Student: No food, no drink. And ...?

Librarian: And please speak quietly! People are working here.

Student: Oh! Oh, OK. Thank you.

Librarian: You're welcome.

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Submitted by Marie17 on Sun, 05/04/2026 - 10:29

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I'm no longer a student. So i don't go to the university library but i really like read and i go often to the library of my city.

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Submitted by Lita Le on Sun, 05/04/2026 - 04:35

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Do you have a local library? How often do you visit? What do you do there?

I have access to a university library, and I used to go there frequently, about five days a week. I visit the library to study because it helps me save on electricity and water bills at my rental house.
 

Submitted by cittàutopica on Wed, 01/04/2026 - 17:11

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In my city there are several libraries, where you can read books, newspapers, magazines, borrow books or videos and do bibliographic research.

Submitted by iness25 on Fri, 27/03/2026 - 17:38

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I don't have a library near my home, so I usually go to my university library to borrow some interesting books or to study.

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Submitted by daninovaes on Tue, 17/03/2026 - 00:41

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I don't have a library nearby, but maybe we gonna make a library in my church, if is gonna work it will be nice.

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Submitted by kahloul on Mon, 16/03/2026 - 09:19

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yes, there is a library in my city, but i didnt go there since i finished my studies at the university.

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Submitted by just_nohee on Mon, 09/03/2026 - 17:35

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There is a local library far from my house, but I never went there before. 

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Submitted by PANTOCORP on Tue, 03/03/2026 - 09:57

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There are very few libraries in my city these days. When I was a child, I used to go to the library often and borrow books to do our homework.