On the phone - Pre Intermediate New Headway Unit 10

When you are asking for repetition POLITELY on the phone you can say:

(choose the incorrect)

• Sorry, what did you say?

• Come again?

• Excuse me? Can you say that again?

• What?

When someone is not available we can politely say

• How may I help you?

• Is Harry in?

• I'm afraid Sally isn't in right now.

• She´s not here.

When we give a phone call to somebody else we say:

• I´ll pass you with ...

• I´ll put you with...

• I´ll put you through...

• I´ll pass it to...

When somebody is saying something and you can´t understand because of the signal, you say:

(choose all correct options)

• It is a bad line. I can't hear you well.

• Can I get back to you?

• You´re breaking up, I can´t hear you!

• I can´t make it, sorry.

What do you say when you can´t attend to an arrangement?

• I wouldn´t like to see you on Tuesday

• I don´t want to see you on Tuesday

• I can´t make it on Tuesday

Somebody wants to see you on Tuesday, but you´re not sure if you can make it then, so you say:

• I´ll decide later

• Can I get back to you?

• Can I confirm you later?

• Can I call you back?

I'm afraid Brian is not in. Have you _______?

• called him before?

• tryed his mobile?

• tried his mobile?

• called his mobile?

You have been trying to speak to somebody in particular

• I wan to speak with Brian

• I'm trying to get hold of Brian

• I want to speak to Brian

• Can I communicate with Brian?

To introduce yourself on the phone

• I´m Sara

• Sara speaks

• This is Sara

• My name is Sara

How do you say that the phone is "Apagado" in English?

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