1. Phoning about the Science Activity Week

2. There’s a call for you. You’re just at home, and you answer the telephone. A: Hello. Can I speak to Li Hui? B: This is Li Hui speaking. Situation A

3. There’s a call for you. You’re just at home, and your parent answers the telephone. A: Hello. May I speak to Linda? B: Hold on! I’ll get her. C: Linda is here. Who’s that? A:This is Mary speaking. Situation B

4. You are wanted on the phone, but you are out. Your parent answers the telephone and takes the message. A: Hello. Can I speak to Mary, please? B: Hold the line, please. (half a minute later) I’m afraid, she is out at the moment. May I ask who’s calling? A: This is her friend Tom. B: May I take a message? A: Yes, please. Could you ask her to meet me at the gate of our school at 2:00. My phone number is 66760620. B: Sorry. I didn't catch you. Beg your pardon? A: 66760620 B: Ok. I’ll give her the message. A: Thanks for calling. Bye. B: Bye. Situation C

5. There’s a wrong call. A: Hello. May I speak to Linda? B: I’m afraid you have got the wrong number. A: Sorry. Situation D

6. To begin a call We can also say: Hello. Is sb. in/ at home? Hello. I’d like to speak to sb.. Hello. This is sb. here/speaking. Hello. May I have a word with sb.? Hello. Is that sb. Speaking? Could you please put me through to Extension 353. Note: We can’t say I want to speak to sb.. I’m looking for sb.. Are you sb.? Ways of beginning telephone calls: Hello. May/Can/Could/Shall I speak to sb.?

7. To answer the telephone Note: We can’t say: “Who are you?” 1. How to say who you are. Hello. This is sb. Speaking/sb be here. /Sb.be in/sb be at home. 2. How to ask for the caller’s name. Who’s that calling? / Who’s that speaking? / Hello. May I ask who’s calling, please? 3. How to ask the caller to wait. Hold on. I’ll get her/him./A moment, please./Hold the line, please. Hold on, I’ll get a pen and a piece of paper. 4. How to tell the caller the receiver is out. Sorry, he/she is out at the moment./sorry he/she isn’t in. He/she is not available at the moment. 5. How to tell the caller he/she is on the wrong number. I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong number.

8. To leave/take a phone message May I leave a message? Hold on! I’ll get her/him.(half a minute later) I’m afraid she/he is out. May I take a message for you? Sb., there is a phone call for you. Sb., you are wanted on the phone.

9. To end a phone call  Thanks for your call. Bye.  Thanks for calling. Bye.  Thanks a lot. Bye.  Ok. See you on Friday at two, then.

10. Listening to the text To: _Linda_______ Date:_______Time:____ __ While you were out From:_______________ __ Phone No:______________ Message:____________ ____________________ ____ Complete the message for Linda. May 15th5:00 p.m. Your friend Li Hui 60534561 call him back about the Science Activity Week

11. Practice one 1. A: May I speak to Tom, please? B: _________________. 2. A: I’d like to speak to Tom, please. B: _________________. I’ll get him. 3. A: May I ask who’s calling, please? B: _________________ Li Hua speaking. 4. A: I’m afraid Tom is out. May I ___________________? B: Yes, please. Could you tell him to call me back? 5. A: I’m sorry Linda is out. B: May I _________________? A: Sure. Please __________________. 6. A: _____________ calling. Bye. B: ________________. Speaking Hold on. This is take a message leave a message go ahead Thanks for Bye

12. Practice two (Complete the following dialogue) A: Hello! B: Oh, hello. May I speak to Bill, please? This is Peter. A: ___1____ C: Hello, Bill is here. B: Hi, Bill! Richard and I will go to Suzhou for a one-day trip tomorrow.____2___ C: ____3_____ B: The radio says it will be warm and sunny. C: Great! ____4_____ B: At eight tomorrow morning and outside the gate of the Hongkou Football stadium, the bus will set out there. C: Ok. ____5____ I am sure I will be there on time. B: That’s great! See you tomorrow morning! C: See you! A: But when and where shall we meet? B: Hold on, please. C: Wait a minute, please. D: Thank you for inviting me. E: Would you like to go with us? F: You’d better go with us. G: I’d love to. But what will the weather be like tomorrow? B E G A D

13. Writing (Further practice) : According to the telephone message and make up a dialogue about phone calls. A Telephone Message To: Kate Date: July 10 Leaving time: 6:15. From: Mary Message: Mary invites you to have a picnic at Century Park and she wants to meet you at the school gate. Please bring some food and don’t be late.

14. Conclusion: In this lesson, we have learned how to begin a call.begin a call answer the telephone.answer the telephone leave/take a phone message. end a phone call.end a phone call

15. Homework  I. Read the text and play roles with classmates.  II. Make a telephone call to one of your classmates in English