Unit 10 Making telephone calls

By now, giving a phone call

M:Can I make a phone call?

W:I want to make a long distance call.

M:Is this John?

W:Is that John?

M:Is Doctor Jamson ,please?

W:Hello, May I speak to Mr. Green?

M:May I have Mr. Green, please?

W:May I talk to Mr. Green, please?

M:I'd like to speak to Mr. Green.

W:Would you tell Mr. Green that I called.

M:When were you expecting in bed?

W:Would you call back tomorrow?

M:There's something wrong with the phone.

W:I try to call you but the line was busy.

M:I couldn't get through.

W:Extension 109, please.

M:I have to hang up now.

W:I'll call again later.

M:I must dial the wrong number.

W:Make this a collect call.

M:I'll pay for here.

Answering a phone call

M:Hello, Would you be speaking ,please?

W:May I ask who's calling?

M:May I ask who's on the line?

W:May I ask who's speaking to?

M:Where are you calling from?

W:Speaking?

M:It's Tom speaking.

W:Hello, oriental hotel.

M:Oriental Hotel , May I help you?

W:Could you speak a low louder?

M:Would you speak up ,please?

W:Sorry ,wrong number.

M:Sorry ,you've got wrong number.

W:Will you be collect or charge to you?

M:I'm expecting a call on this phone.

Whether the person you want is available or not.

M:Mr. Smith has been waiting for your call.

W:We have no Peter here.

M:We have two Peters here.

W:There's no one at the office by that name.

M:This is not Mr. Sam's office.

W:Hold on, please.

M:Hold line, please.

W:Don't hang up, please.

M:Just a minute, please.

W:Please hold, I'll see his in.

M:Please hold, I'll tell him your calling.

W:Mr.Stoot's calling to Mr Lee.

M:It's a phone call from Mr Lee.

W:Mr Lee, do you wish to talk to him?

M:Mr Lee, you are wanted on the phone.

W:Mr. Lee, a long distance call for you.

M:He's not in.

W:He's not available now.

M:No, he's out at the moment.

W:At the moment, he's out of the office.

M:At the moment, he's in the meeting.

W:At the moment, he's busying.

Leaving a message:

M:May I take a message for him.

W:Would you like to leave a message?

M:Do you have a message?

W:Do you wish to leave a message?

M:I'll be sure he gets the message.

W:I'll be sure he receives the message.

M:Would you like to leave your name?

W:Would you like to leave your company's name?

M:Would you like to leave your number?

W:Does he have your telephone number?

Conversations

Dialogue 1

M:Hello, can I speak to Alice, please?

W:Hold on, please.

M:Thank you.

W:Sorry, but she's out.

M:Could you tell her Tom Green called?

W:I'd be glad to.

Dialogue 2:

W:Hello, Oriental Hotel.

M:I'd like to speak to Markael Baker ,please.

W:I'm sorry, Mr Baker's not in. May I take your message?

M:Yes, tell him Mr Cook called and ask him to return my called as soon as he gets back.

W:Ok. Mr Cook,I have Mr baker called you back as soon as he gets here.

Dialogue 3:

M:Hello, May I speak to Mary, please?

W:Speaking, Who's calling please?

M:Hi, Mary, this is Tom.

W:Oh, hi, Tom， have you been？

M:Just fine. I see. Aren't you busying tomorrow evening?

W:Let me see. Ahha. No, I guess I'll be free.

M: Well, why not date out together and go to the moives.

W:Sounds like a good idea.

M:Ok. I'll pick you up at 6 o'clock.

W:Thank you for inviting me. See you, then. Bye Tom.