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Practice Telephoning

The document provides vocabulary and phrases for telephoning in English. It contains exercises to complete sentences with suitable words related to telephone numbers, lines, and bills. It also has exercises matching phrasal verbs like "pick it up" and "look it up" to their meanings. Finally, it matches phone-related words and phrases like "I'll put you through" and "Who's calling, please?" to show similar meanings. The document is teaching English vocabulary and expressions for making phone calls.

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Practice Telephoning

The document provides vocabulary and phrases for telephoning in English. It contains exercises to complete sentences with suitable words related to telephone numbers, lines, and bills. It also has exercises matching phrasal verbs like "pick it up" and "look it up" to their meanings. Finally, it matches phone-related words and phrases like "I'll put you through" and "Who's calling, please?" to show similar meanings. The document is teaching English vocabulary and expressions for making phone calls.

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Practice: Telephoning

Vocabulary

1) Complete the sentences with the most suitable word.

a If you don’t know his number, why don’t you look it up in the __________________ ?

b The phone’s __________________ . Would somebody answer it, please?

c I called you a while ago, but your line was __________________ .

d The telephone __________________ has been increased.

e I left her a message on the __________________, but she didn’t call me back.

f Our telephone __________________ was enormous last month. I had to call abroad several times, so
it is not a big surprise.

g I’m sorry, it’s a __________________ . I can’t hear you very well.

h Sorry, you have the __________________ number.

2) Complete the sentences with the most suitable phrasal verb.

a ‘The phone’s ringing.’ – ‘I’ll ________ it ________ .’

b Sorry, I’ve got to go now. I’ll ________ you ________ later.

c ‘Could I speak to Mr Barring, please?’ – ‘I’ll ________ you ________ .’

d I tried to call you several times last night, but I couldn’t ________________ . There must have been
something wrong with the lines.

e I was going to explain the details when suddenly we were ________________ .

f Could you ________________ for a moment. I’ll check the figures for you.

g Why don’t you ________________ his number in the directory?

h I was waiting for a couple of minutes but there was no answer, so I ________________ .

i Could you _________ Harry _______ ? I’d like to talk to him as well.

j Sorry, I can’t hear you very well. Could you ________________ ?

On the phone

3) Match the words and phrases with similar meaning.

a I’ll put you through. 1 Is that all?

b Who’s calling, please? 2 I’m ready.

c Anything else? 3 I’ll connect you.

d The line’s busy. 4 … speaking

f Go ahead. 5 Could I have your name?

g Hold on. 6 The line’s engaged.

h This is … 7 One moment.

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