These exercises are based on the phone call phrases and expressions covered in the course. Practice starting, managing, and ending a call politely in real-life English situations.
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Exercice 1 — What do you say?
Read each phone call situation and choose the most appropriate phrase.
Correction
- Hello, this is Sarah speaking. How can I help you?
- Is Mr. Brown there, please?
- Could I leave a message, please?
- Thank you for calling. Goodbye!
Exercice 2 — Complete the phone conversation
Fill in the missing lines to complete this phone call dialogue. Use the phrases learned in the course.
- Agent: Good morning, City Hotel. How can I help you? / Caller: ___
- Caller: Could I speak to Ms. Lopez, please? / Agent: I'm sorry, she's not available right now. / Caller: ___
- Agent: Could you spell your name for me, please? / Caller: ___
- Agent: Is there anything else I can help you with? / Caller: ___
Correction
- Good morning. I'd like to speak to the reservations department, please.
- Could I leave a message for her, please?
- Yes, of course. It's J-A-M-E-S, James.
- No, that's everything. Thank you very much. Goodbye!
Exercice 3 — Say it more politely
Rewrite each sentence to make it more polite and appropriate for a phone call, as practised in the course.
- Give me your phone number.
- Wait. I'm not ready.
- I don't understand you. Say it again.
- Who are you?
Correction
- Could you give me your phone number, please?
- Could you hold on for a moment, please?
- I'm sorry, could you repeat that more slowly, please?
- Could I ask who's calling, please?
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