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āļāļāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĒāđāļāļĒ 9
Listen to find out how to make a phone call in English.
ėīëē ë ėĻėėë, ėėīëĄ ė ííĩííë ííëĪė ë°°ėëģīėļė.
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How do I make a phone call?
ė ííë ėŽëęģž ė íë°ë ėŽëėī í ë§ė ë§ėķ°ëģīėļė.
- CALLER ė ííë ėŽë
- RECEIVER ė íë°ë ėŽë
Hello?
Hello, is Melissa there, please?
Sorry, she's not here at the moment.
Can I take a message?
It's ok. I'll call back later.
Hello, can I speak to Melissa, please?
Yes. Who’s speaking, please?
It’s Peter.
Listen to the audio and take the quiz. ėĪëėĪëĨž ëĢęģ íīėĶëĨž íėīëģīėļė.

Bolam
ėë
íėļė. ‘How do I’ė ėĪė ęēė íėíĐëëĪ. ė ë ėëģīëė
ëëĪ. ė íŽė íĻęŧ íīėĢžėĪ Samë ëŠĻė
ëģžęēė.
Sam
Hello, everybody. Welcome!
Bolam
ėĪëė ė íí ë ė°ë ííė ë°°ėëģīëëĄ íęē ėĩëëĪ. ëĻžė ëėŽëėī ė íëĄ íë ëíëĨž ëĪėīëģžęđė. ėīíīíė§ ëŠŧíīë ęąąė íė§ ë§ėļė. ėĄ°ęļ ėëĪ ė íŽę° ëėëëĶŽęē ėĩëëĪ. ėžëĻ Peterę° ëęĩŽėęē ė ííëė§, ę·ļëĶŽęģ ę·ļ ėŽëęģž íĩíė ėąęģĩíëė§ í ëē ë§ėķ°ëģīėļė.
Melissa’s mother
Hello?
Peter
Hello, is Melissa there, please? It’s Peter.
Melissa’s mother
Sorry, she's not here at the moment. Can I take a message?
Peter
It's ok. I'll call back later.
Bolam
ėėëĪėžė
Ļëė? Peterë Melissaė íĩííë Īęģ ė ííëë° ęē°ęĩ íĩííė§ ëŠŧíėĢ . ę·ļëž Sam, íĩíí ë ėŽėĐí ė ėë ėėīííė íĻęŧ ėīíīëģžęđė?
Sam
Good idea!
Bolam
ė ėž ėēė Peterę° Melissaė ėīëĻļëėęē Melissaę° ė§ė ėëė§ ëŽžėīëīĪėĩëëĪ. ‘Is Melissa there, please?’ëžęģ íėĢ ?
Sam
Yes, we make this question with ‘is’, the person’s name, and ‘there’. Let’s practise it together! Repeat after me: ‘Is Melissa there, please?’
Bolam
ė ėīė Peterę° ėė ė ėīëŧęē ėę°íëė§ ëĪėīëģžęđė? Peterę° ‘I’m Peter’ ëžęģ íëė? ėë ‘It’s Peter’?ëžęģ íëė?
It’s Peter.
Sam
He says ‘It’s’.
Bolam
ëĪ ë§ėĩëëĪ. íĩíí ëë§ ę·ļë ëĪë ęē ėĢžėíėļė. ėĪė ëĄ ë§ëė ëíí ëë I’m’ ëë ‘My name is…’ëĨž ėŽėĐíĐëëĪ.
Sam
…But on the telephone ‘it’s’.
Bolam
ė ėīė Melissa ėīëĻļëę° ëëžęģ íëė§ ëĪė í ëē ëĪėīëģžęēė. Melissa ėīëĻļëę° ë ė ėíėęđė?
Sorry, she's not here at the moment. Can I take a message?
Bolam
ëĪ. Melissaė ėīëĻļëę° ‘take a message’ ëĐėļė§ ëĻęļ°ë ęēė ė ėíėĢ ? ėŽęļ°ė 'can I'ëĨž ėŽėĐíęģ ëėŽë 'take'ëĨž ėžėĩëëĪ.
Sam
But what did Melissa’s mother say before that?
Bolam
ę·ļ ė ė ‘sorry’ ëŊļėíëĪęģ íėĩëëĪ. ėŽęļ°ėë ė ę°ėīëĪ ëžë ëŧėīęļ°ë íĐëëĪ. ‘she’s not here’ ëĐëĶŽėŽę° ė§ė ėëĪ ‘at the moment’ė§ęļ. ė ėīė ëĪė í ëē ëĢęģ Peterė ëëĩė ėīíīëģžęēė. Peterę° ëĐėļė§ëĨž ëĻęļ°ëė?
It's ok. I'll call back later.
Bolam
ėëėĢ . Peterë ‘it’s ok’ ęīė°Ūėė. ëžęģ ëëĩíėĩëëĪ. ‘No, thank you’ ę°ėŽíė§ë§ ęīė°Ūėė ėīë ęē ë§í ėë ėėĩëëĪ. ę·ļë° ëĪė Peterë ëėĪė ëĪė ė ííęē ëĪęģ íėĢ . ‘I’ll call back later’ ėŽęļ°ėë I ė willėī íĐėģė ļė I’llėī ëėėĩëëĪ. ėī ëĪėë ëėŽëĨž ėĻėžęē ėĢ . ėŽęļ°ėë ‘call back’ ëĪė ė ííëĪ ëžë ëėŽëĨž ėžëĪė.
Sam
Let’s practise altogether! Repeat after me:
‘I’ll call back later’.
Now it’s time for you to have some practice!
Bolam
ëĪ ėĒėĩëëĪ. ėīė ėŽëŽëķėī ė íëĨž íëĪęģ ėę°íīëģžęēė. ėęļ°ėę°ëĨž ëëžęģ í ęđė? ‘I’m’ė ė°ė§ ėëëĪë ęē ęļ°ėĩíėėĢ ? ėŽëŽëķ ėīëĶė ėŽėĐíīė ėęļ°ėę° íīëģīėļė. ė ėíė Samėī ė ëĩė ëĪë ĪėĪęą°ėė.
Sam
It’s Sam.
Bolam
ėíė
ĻėĩëëĪ. ėīė ėŽëŽëķėī Melissaėęē ė íëĨž íëë° ëĪëĨļ ėŽëėī ė íëĨž ë°ėëĪė. ëëžęģ ë§íīėží ęđė? ė ė í Samėī ė ëĩė ėë ĪėĪęēëëĪ.
Sam
Is Melissa there, please?
Bolam
Good! ėīė ëëĩė ëĪėīëģžęēė.
Sorry, she's not here at the moment. Can I take a message?
Bolam
ę·ļëž ėīė ėŽëŽëķėī ęīė°ŪėĩëëĪ ëėĪė ëĪė ė íí ęŧė ėīë ęē ë§íīëģīėļė. ‘It’s’ëĄ ėėíĐëëĪ. ę·ļëĶŽęģ ëëēė§ļ ëŽļėĨė ‘I’ll’ëĄ ėėíęģ ė. Samėī ė ėí ė ëĩė ëĪë ĪėĪęēëëĪ.
Sam
It's ok. I'll call back later.
Bolam
Great! ėīė ėėīëĄ ė ííë ëē ė ėėęē ėĢ ?
Sam
Yes, congratulations! Please join us next week for another episode of 'How do I…' Bye!
Bolam
Bye!
Learn more!
1. ė íëĨž íëë° íĩííë Īë ėëë°Đėī ë°ė§ ėėëĪëĐī?
ę°ëĨí ííėī ë ę°ė§ ėėĩëëĪ.
- Is ____ there, please?
- Can I speak to _____, please?
2. ė§ëŽļė ę°ëĨí ë ę°ė§ ëëĩė ëŽīėėļę°ė?
ë§ė― íĩííë Īë ėŽëėī ėëĪëĐī ‘He/She’s not here at the moment’ ëžë ë§ė í ė ėėĩëëĪ.
ë§ė― íĩííë Īë ėŽëėī ėėžëĐī ėīëĶė ëŽŧë ‘Who’s speaking?’ëë ‘Who’s calling?’ ëžë ė§ëŽļė ëĪė ęēė ëëĪ.
3. I’m ëë My name’s ëĨž íĩíėĪėë ėŽėĐí ė ėëė?
ėĢžëĄ íĩíėĪė ėė ė ėę°í ëėë it’s ëĨž ėŽėĐíĐëëĪ.
4. Can IëĄ ėėíë ėëŽļëŽļėī ëę°ę° ëėëë° ę°ė ëŧėļę°ė?
Can ė ë§ė ėëŊļëĨž ė§ë ëĻėīėļë°ė. ėŽęļ°ėėēëž ėėēí ë ėŽėĐí ė ėėĩëëĪ. ‘Can I speak to _____, please?’ ‘Can I take a message?’
ë ė§ëŽļėė ę°ė ë°ĐëēėžëĄ ėëŽļëŽļė ë§ëĪėėĩëëĪ.
- Can I + ëėŽ
How do I make a phone call?
3 Questions
Choose the correct answer.
ėŽë°ëĨļ ė ëĩė ė ííėļė.
āļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļŦāļĨāļ·āļ
āđāļāļāļāļķāļāļŦāļąāļ
Choose the correct answer.
ėŽë°ëĨļ ė ëĩė ė ííėļė.
āļāļģāđāļāđ
Can ëë isëĄ ėėí ė ėėĩëëĪ.Question 1 of 3
āļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļŦāļĨāļ·āļ
āđāļāļāļāļķāļāļŦāļąāļ
Choose the correct answer.
ėŽë°ëĨļ ė ëĩė ė ííėļė.
āļāļģāđāļāđ
ëę°ė§ ë°ėėī ëėŽ ė ėėĩëëĪ. Yes ëë No.Question 2 of 3
āļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļŦāļĨāļ·āļ
āđāļāļāļāļķāļāļŦāļąāļ
Choose the correct answer.
ėŽë°ëĨļ ė ëĩė ė ííėļė.
āļāļģāđāļāđ
ėĪė ë§ëė íë ëíė ė í ëíë ëĪëĶ ëëĪ.Question 3 of 3
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Who’s speaking, please?
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ė íŽ Facebook ę·ļëĢđė ę°ė
íėļė.
ëĪė 'How do I'ėėë ëėą ė ėĐí ííëĪė ė°ėĩíęģ ë°°ėëģīėļė.
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Session Vocabulary
Hello?
ėŽëģīėļė.Hello, is ______ there, please?
ėŽëģīėļė, _____ ėëė?Sorry, he/she's not here at the moment.
ėĢėĄíĐëëĪë§, ę·ļë/ę·ļë ë ė§ęļ ėėīė.Can I take a message?
ëĐėļė§ëĨž ëĻęļļęđė?It's ok. I'll call back later.
ęīė°ŪėĩëëĪ. ëĪė ė ííęē ėĩëëĪ.Hello, can I speak to _______, please?
ėŽëģīėļė, _____ė íĩíí ė ėëė?Yes. Who’s speaking, please?
ëĪ. ëęĩŽėėĢ ?It’s _____.
ė ë _____ė ëëĪ.