1. The phrasal verbs below are used for telephoning. Match
them with their correct meaning:
(1) Call back
(2) Cut off
(3) Get back to
(4) Get through
(5) To hang up
(6) Hold on
(7) Look up
(8) Pick up
(9) Put through
(10) Speak up
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____ make contact
____ find
____ contact again later
____ wait
____ talk louder
____ telephone again
____ break contact
____ answer
____ replace the receiver
____ connect
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2. Complete these sentences with phrasal verbs from exercise one:
(A) If you don’t know the number you can
always ___________ it ___ in the directory.
(B) _____________ a minute please, I’ll
see if she is free.
(C) It took a long time but eventually
I ________________ to him.
(D) The switchboard _______________ me
________________ to the manager’s office.
(E) This is a terrible line. I cannot
hear you very well. You have to ______________.
(F) I do not have the figures. I’ll have
to ____________________ you tomorrow.
(G) I can’t talk now. I’ll
_______________ you _______________later.
(H) He’s on his mobile and the signal is
weak. That’s why we keep getting __________.
(I) When you finish a call you
______________.
(J) It’s been ringing for ages. I wish
she’d ______________ the phone.
3. Read and practice the following dialogue:
Mr. Brown: Hello. Can I speak to Mr. Smith please?
Secretary: Certainly
sir. Who shall I say is calling?
Mr. Brown: Mr. Brown from Brown Transports.
Secretary: Could you hold the line one moment please
Mr. Brown.
Mr. Brown: Sure not a problem.
Secretary: (A short time later...) I am sorry Mr. Brown. Mr. Smith is tied up in a meeting at the moment. Can he ring you back when
he is free?
Mr. Brown: That would be great. Thank you!
ANSWERS:
TELPHONING – PHRASAL VERBS
1. The phrasal verbs below are used for telephoning. Match
them with their correct meaning:
(1) Call back
(2) Cut
off
(3) Get
back to
(4) Get through
(5) To hang up
(6) Hold on
(7) Look
up
(8) Pick
up
(9) Put through
(10) Speak
up
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(4) make contact
(7) find
(3) contact again later
(6) wait
(10) talk
louder
(1) telephone again
(2) break contact
(8) answer
(5) replace the receiver
(9) connect
|
(2) Complete these sentences with phrasal verbs from exercise one:
(A) If you don’t know the number you can
always look it up in the directory.
(B) Hold on
a minute please, I’ll see if she is free.
(C) It took a long time but eventually I
got through to him.
(D) The switchboard put me through
to the manager’s office.
(E) This is a terrible line. I cannot
hear you very well. You have to speak
up.
(F) I do not have the figures. I’ll have
to get back to you tomorrow.
(G) I can’t talk now. I’ll call you back later.
(H) He’s on his mobile and the signal is
weak. That’s why we keep getting cut
off.
(I) When you finish a call you hang up.
(J) It’s been ringing for ages. I wish
she’d pick up the phone.
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