2401
Phone calls and meetings
Edward Thomas
Nahoru1. ON THE PHONE
Look at the phrases below which involve making enquiries on the phone. Can you match them with the responses?
Correct answers are here
Nahoru2. MAKING ARRANGEMENTS – AN INVOLVED CONVERSATION
Look at the conversation below between Jim and Ed. Answer Qs 1-8 following it on the page below.
E - „Hi Jim, this is Ed here.”
J - „Oh, hello”
E - „I was wondering whether we could find a time for meeting this week?”
J - „Right. I guess so. Just a second while I get my diary”
„Got it. How about Wednesday?”
E - „Can't do Wednesday, sorry. Are you free Tuesday”
J - „Well, Tuesday I only have an hour free..”
E - „What time?”
J - „between one and two...”
E - „No good, sorry. How about Friday then?”
J - „Friday, well, let me see... mmm, looks ok. Afternoon?”
E - „Afternoon's ok. What time suits you?”
J - „For me, the later the better. Is 5pm ok?”
E - „Ok, after work then, more or less. Whereabouts shall we meet?”
J - „What about the pub on the corner of main street?”
E - „The Dog and Dolly you mean?”
J - „Yes, that's the one!”
E - „Great, that's fixed then. Friday at 5 at the Dog and Dolly?”
J - „Yes, see you then. Cheers”
E - „Cheers”
Questions:
1) How does Jim ask Ed to wait for a moment?
2) Is Jim positive, negative, or neutral about the idea of meeting?
3) Does Jim have any time on Tuesday?
4) How does Jim slow the conversation while he looks in his diary?
5) How does Ed ask what time is best for Jim?
6) How does Jim say later is better?
7) How does Ed say that they have agreed a time together?
8) How do they say goodbye to each other (British English)
Correct answers are here
Nahoru3. FORMAL TO INFORMAL
Can you match the formal phrases on the left of the following chart to the informal ones on the right:
Correct answers are here
Nahoru4. THE CONFERENCE CALL
Conference calls are special types of phone call that may involve many people. Many people find them very difficult. Here is an example of the opening of a conference call. Your task is to reorganise the boxes with speakers' comments so that the dialogue is logical and makes sense.
A) Yes, Julia. 1. Phillip speaking - I have heard about this and I'm going to speak to our Embassy people about it. Thanks for raising that valuable point. Right, now I'd like 2. to turn to other business...
B) Certainly Phillip. I'll begin by quoting from the report summary then. 3. Just a moment, 4. I am just looking for my place. Ah, 5. here it is. Ok then...(time passes)
C) Just 6.…
