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
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Question 1 of 10
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1. Hotel Reception says, ‘Can I help?’ What does this mean?
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Question 2 of 10
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2. ‘Attempt to call back’ means …………….
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3. Question
3. What does “Sir” mean in this context?
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4. What word(s) could be used to replace ‘place’ in the text?
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5. What does ‘many’ in ‘many thanks’ suggest?
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6. What does the ‘welcome’ in ‘You’re welcome’ mean?
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7. Question
7. ‘Bye’ is the shorter way of saying …….
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8. Attempt also means ……………….
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Question 9 of 10
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9. Who’s is a shortened form of ‘who is’.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
10. ‘Overseas means’ at home.
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