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The Standard Introduction Questions 1.??“Good morning (good afternoon). My name’s X. Can you tell me your full name, please?”? (= Please tell me your name.) 2.??“What can I call you?” (= What shall I call you? = What should I call you? = What would you like me to call you?) 3.??“Can you tell me where you’re from?” (= Where are you from?) 4.??“Can I see your identification, please?” (= Could I see your identification, please? = May I see your identification, please?) (The examiner is usually referred to as he on this page because writing, he or she is too cumbersome. Actually, about 40% of the examiners are female.) The ‘Introductory’ phase of the test consists of a greeting from the examiner, followed by four questions. The main purpose of this part is to check the candidate’s identity. At the same time, the examiner begins to get an impression of the candidate’s English ability. Although this is (indirectly) part of the test, you should not give long, detailed answers because: a)??? Long, detailed answers are not appropriate for these questions and, b)??? The examiner wants to do this part of the test quite quickly, in about 30 seconds. Since this is the very beginning of the test and since the examiner wants to do this part quickly, try to avoid causing the examiner to ask you to repeat what you just said. The four questions are standard questions that are used in every test. Therefore, since we know exactly what the questions will be, it is a good idea to look at them in order to avoid making unnecessary mistakes. When the examiner first turns on the tape recorder, he makes a short statement into the tape recorder, stating such information as the date, location and the candidate’s name. Then the examiner says something like: “Good morning. My name’s John. Could you tell me your full name, please?” Many examiners say these three sentences together, without pausing after saying, “Good morning. My names X.”? Because the examiner does not pause to wait f