Unit 1: English for Telephone Communications

Index:

Aims and Objectives

In this unit you will learn and practise vocabulary related to telephone communications.

You will practise the following skills and functions:

The grammar focus of this unit is:

Vocabulary

Terms

telefónny záznamník
miestna predvoľba
obsadené
volať, hovor
(U.S.)mobil
(U.S)hovor na účet volaného
medzinárodná predvoľba
vyhľadávanie v zozname
obsadené
klapka
fax
(telefónnna) linka
odkaz
mobil
spojovateľ
telefón
telefónna búdka
telefónna karta
slúchadlo
hovor na účet volaného
zvoniť
služba
telefónna ústredňa
telefón
telefónny zoznam
vytočiť
dovolať sa
zavesiť
čakať
zdvihnúť
prepojiť
presmerovať
odpojiť
tón
zlaté stránky

Phrases

Môžem prosím hovoriť s ..?
Môžem Vám nejako pomôcť?
Môžem prevziať odkaz?
Môžete to, prosím, zopakovať?
Môžete to, prosím, hláskovať?
Môžete prevziať odkaz?
Haló.
Neskladajte, prosím.
Zavolám neskôr.
Volám kvoli ...
Volám z ...
Moment, prosím.
Kto volá?
S kým hovorím?
Máte zlé číslo.

Exercises

Section 1: Vocabulary Practice

Exercise 1: Test Yourself

Exercise Help

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Section 2: Listening Comprehension

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. The caller wants:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  2. The caller can't speak to Ms Stone because:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  3. The caller decides:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. The caller is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  2. The caller's name is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  3. The man is calling from:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  4. The woman asks him to:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Exercise 3: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. Who does the woman speak to?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  2. Who does she want to speak to?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  3. Which is correct?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Exercise 4: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. Veronica needs to ring:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  2. She wants to get the number from:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  3. Which is correct?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Exercise 5: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. The collect call is from:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  2. Jane Franklin is the man's:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  3. Which is correct?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Exercise 6: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. Where does Mr Philips work?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  2. Which is correct?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  3. Where is Mr Philips now?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  4. The caller's name is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  5. Which is correct?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Exercise 7: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. Ms Schillaci is from:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  2. The hotel is in:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  3. Where is Ms Schillaci ringing from?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  4. What kind of room does Ms Schillaci want?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  5. How long does she want to stay at the hotel?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Section 3: General Comprehension

Exercise 1: True/False Statements

Exercise Help

For each of the statements below, choose True or False.

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. When you ring a foreign country, you need to know the country code.


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  2. You don't need the country code to ring abroad from a mobile phone.