Showing posts with label Pre-intermediate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pre-intermediate. Show all posts

Friday, 15 July 2011

More on speaking on the phone

We've already studied different expressions to speak on the phone. Today, we'll be revising them and learning some phrasal verbs we can use. Watch this episode and try to find the answer to these questions. Also, take advantage of the subtitles to revise typical expressions.

1) Why can't Mr Smith's assistant give Mr Green his phone number?
2) What does Mr Smith's assistant offer?
3) What's Mr Wilson's mobile phone number?
4) What does Mr Bradley tell Mr Wilson?
5) Why does Mr Green want to talk to Mr Smith?




Mr Green sees "I'll ring back". Ring back is a phrasal verb anstyle="font-weight:bold;">d it means "to call again". Then, Mr Bradley's secretary says "I'll put you through". "Put through" means "to connect your call to another telephone".

Do you know any other phrasal verb to speak on the phone? Here, you can find others:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/talkingbusiness/unit1telephone/expert.shtml



Sunday, 11 July 2010

My cubicle

A cubicle is "a small room etc closed off in some way from a larger one" (The Free Dictionary). Some people work in an office, but most do so in a cubicle. This song exaggerates the frustration felt by many who don't like working in this way but it's really funny to listen to and read. Hope you have a good laugh!

Sunday, 20 June 2010

Telephoning

Afraid of speaking on the phone? Learn some expressions with this video!!



Here are some other expressions you can learn:
http://www.learn-english-today.com/business-english/telephone.html