021 telephoning

words

Land line

Office/home number

Pin number

Public phone

Telephone number

Extension

Transfer

Mobile/cell phone

Phone booth

Calling card

Operator

Answering machine

Voice message

SMS

Wrong number

Prank call

Long distance call

Local call

Phone book

Country/area code

Busy signal

Dial tone

Speaker phone

Automatic redial

Phrases

Answer the phone

Make/place a call

Leave/take a message

Return a call

Call someone (back)

Hang up

The line is busy

Get through to someone

On the phone

Beginner

A: hello, this is rich.

B: hi, rich. Is jim here?

a: he’s not in at the moment. Can I take a message?

B: sure. This is Claire.

A; does have your telephone number?

B: no,it’s 3725019281.

A: 3725015281?

B: no, it’s 3725019281,it’s a 9,not a 5.

A: right. I’ll have him call you back.

B: can you tell him that it’s urgent?

A; sure can.

B: thanks a all.

A: no problem.

B: bye.

A: goodbye.

Intemp3ediate

A: sandy, can you help me contact these people?

B: sure, what do you want me to tell them?

A: well, I need to confimp3 the time of their classes.

B: ok, where can I find their telephone number?

A: they are all listed here on this sheet of paper.

B: is it their home, office or cell phone number?

A: unless it’s marked differently, it’s their home number.

B: alright. What if I can’t get a hold of them by phone?

A: then, you should e-mail them with the infomp3ation.

B; where can I find their e-mail address?

A: they should have then listed on their resume.

B: and if there aren’t any e-mail addressed?

A: then send them a SMS on their cell phone.

B: ok. That sounds easy enough. Have you called any of them yes?

A: yes. I called the first three people on the list, but they didn’t pick up.

B: did you leave a voice message?

A: i left a voice message on one---just for the first person on the list.

B: I see. What did you tell her?

A: I told her that she should call me back at my office number.

B: ok, so, maybe I should call her again.

A: yes, that sounds like a good idea. She might not get the other message in time.

B: one more question. It looks like some of these numbers are long-distance. Do you have a calling card that I can use to get through to them?

A: sure. You can use this one. The pin number is written on the back of the card.

B: alright. Thanks a lot. Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it.

A: great work . I’m off for the weekend! See you on Monday.

B: see you