Written By: T. Pascal Brown
Description: A phone calls asking to make a telephone call
Instructions: Read the sentences below and answer the questions or fill in the spaces
Telephoning Reception
‘Hello.’
‘Yes, Hotel Reception, can I help?’
‘Yes. I want to attempt a call back to my wife, who’s overseas.’
‘To which country, Sir?’
‘To New Zealand.’
‘OK. To place a call dial 0 then 649 followed by the local number.’
‘Many thanks.’
‘You’re welcome. Bye.’
Vocabulary:
1: attempt = here it means to try, or to make an effort
2: who’s = is a shortened form of ‘who is’
3: overseas = is a way of saying ‘in another country’
4: place = here it means dial a telephone number correctly
5: local = in the home area or neighborhood
6: sir = a form of way of addressing someone you don’t know
