ON THE PHONE Talking on the phone, taking a message. VY_32_INOVACE_13-17
A dialogue Ring ring… Mr. Brown: Hello. Joe Brown, speaking. Jack: Hello. It´s Jack Malory. Can I speak to John, please? Mr. Brown: Sure, wait a minute. I´ll get him. Jack: Thank you. … Secretary: ABC London. How can I help you? Mrs. Black: Hello. Can I speak to Mr. James Cunnigham, please? Secretary: No, I´m sorry. He isn´t at his desk now. Would you like to take a message? Mrs. Black: No, thank you, I´ll call back later. …
Jane: Hello. Brad: Hello, it´s Brad. Is that Jane Browning? Jane: Sorry, it´s Jane Mc Dowell. You have wrong number. Brad: Oh sorry. … Secretary: Hello. ABC London, can I help you? Mr. Gray: Hello, it´s Mr. Gray. Can I speak to Mr. Newborn? Secretary: Just a minute, I´ll put you through….Sorry, the line´s busy. Would you like to hold on? Mr. Gray: OK. I´ll hold.
A dialogue Ring ring… Mr. Brown: Hello. Joe Brown, speaking. Jack: Hello. It´s Jack Malory. Can I speak to John, please? Mr. Brown: Sure, wait a minute. I´ll get him. Jack: Thank you. … Secretary: ABC London. How can I help you? Mrs. Black: Hello. Can I speak to Mr. James Cunnigham, please? Secretary: No, I´m sorry. He isn´t at his desk now. Would you like to take a message? Mrs. Black: No, thank you, I´ll call back later. …
Jane: Hello. Brad: Hello, it´s Brad. Is that Jane Browning? Jane: Sorry, it´s Jane Mc Dowell. You have wrong number. Brad: Oh sorry. … Secretary: Hello. ABC London, can I help you? Mr. Gray: Hello, it´s Mr. Gray. Can I speak to Mr. Newborn? Secretary: Just a minute, I´ll put you through….Sorry, the line´s busy. Would you like to hold on? Mr. Gray: OK. I´ll hold.
Useful phrases Answering the phone: Hello. It´s …. …..speaking. Putting through: Wait a moment, I´ll put you through. The line is busy, can you hold on? Taking a message: Would you like to take a message? Can/ Could I leave a message? Wait a minute, I´ll get him/her.
Practice In pairs make two telephone dialogues. One of them should be formal and the second one informal. Act out the dialogue to the class.
Thank you for your attention. Autor DUM: Petra Navrátilová Zdroje obrázků: sada Microsoft Office, kliparts