1. Related Information Passage A Information, Please Experiencing English 1  Alexander Graham Bell  Telephone Booth  How People May Answer the Telephone in English

2. Related Information Passage A Information, Please Experiencing English 1 1. Alexander Graham Bell Born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Alexander Graham Bell was the son and grandson of authorities in elocution and the correction of speech. Educated to pursue a career in the same specialty, his knowledge of the nature of sound led him not only to teach the deaf, but also to invent the telephone. In 1876, at the age of 29, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Bell might easily have been content with the success of his invention. His many laboratory notebooks demonstrate, however, that he was driven by a genuine and rare intellectual curiosity that kept him regularly searching, striving, and wanting always to learn and to create.

3. Related Information Passage A Information, Please Experiencing English 1 2. Telephone Booth The early telephone booth was quite ornate and lavish, almost to a fault. The original patent specified a booth made of wood, four or five feet square, with a domed and ventilated roof and a strong door. When a prospective customer wanted to make a call, an attendant would usher him into one of these specially made rooms. The attendant would then lock the customer in after the connection was made, so he could not leave without paying for the call.

4. Related Information Passage A Information, Please Experiencing English 1 3. How People May Answer the Telephone in English After receiving a telephone call, some people may say “ hello, ” some people may say “ hi, ” some people may say their own first and/or last names, perhaps followed by “ here ” or “ speaking, ” and some people may say their own names followed by “ residence ” or “ office ” to indicate which it is. All of these are considered OK.

5. Related Information Passage A Information, Please Experiencing English 1 Secretaries are often trained to say either the name of the company or the boss ’ s name followed by “ office, ” and then perhaps their own name followed by “ here ” or “ speaking. ” Businesses may train their employees to include friendly phrases like “ may I help you ” or “ how may I help you? ” in their phone greetings.

6. Related Information Passage A Information, Please Experiencing English 1 Here are some examples: “ Hello ” “ Hi ” “ John here ” / “ John speaking ” “ Johnson here ” / “ Johnson speaking ” “ John Johnson here ” / “ John Johnson speaking ” “ Johnson residence ” “ Mr. Johnson ’ s office ” “ Johnson Computer Sales, Jane speaking ” “ Johnson Computer Sales, (how) may I help you? ”