Phone expression Quiz 1 Listen & Read

You called a Chinese friend and heard “喂？”on the phone. What did you hear and what did it mean?

• Please wait.

• What is your name?

• Hello.

• Who are you?

When someone says, "要是您方便，...." What does that mean?

• No problem

• Please give me a call.

• If it's convenient for you

• What about you?

On the phone, you hear the person asking “有事吗？”。What does the person ask?

• ask for a favor

• ask for excuse

• ask what the call is about

• ask who is calling

You were calling your friend, and a person answered and said, "请稍等。” What would you do then? (Choose all apply)

• hang up

• call later

• hold on the phone

• say "thank you".

You picked up a phone and heard “请问小王在吗？”。 What did you hear?

• May I please ask if Xiao Wang is available?

• Are you available, Xiao Wang?

• Where is Xiao Wang?

• Who is this?

You were calling Teacher Wang, and heard “我就是。” on the phone.

• You were asked to wait for a minute.

• Teacher Wang is not home.

• Teacher Wang answered the call.

• You were asked to tell your name.

You called a Chinese friend, and heard "请问，您是哪位？” on the phone. What did that mean?

• Please hold on.

• Sorry, he/she is not available.

• He/she is on another phone.

• May I know who is calling.

李老师， what does that mean?

• Teacher Wang

• Mr. Wang

• Teacher Li

• Miss Li

If someone asks, “您有空儿吗？”， she/he is asking...

• availability

• if you need help

• to call back

• to leave a message

Your friend told you "给我打电话。” She/he asked you...

• to pick up the phone

• to leave a message

• to call back

• to give your friend a call