Exercise 1: Talking on the phone

1SPEAKING! Think about the questions and record your answers. Speak for no longer than one minute.

Use the prompts to talk to someone on the phone.

• Give your name.

This is …

• Ask to speak to Rebecca North.

Can I / Could you …

• Give the reason why you're phoning and continue with the phone conversation.

 I'm phoning to / The reason why I'm phoning is / I wanted to ...

You answer the phone. Use the prompts to reply to the other person.

• Apologize because Mr Roberts is not there.

I’m sorry ...

I’m afraid ...

• Offer to take a message.

Do you want ...

Can I …

1. 1 Select Record Audio to record yourself.
2. 2 If you want to add a note to your teacher, write it in the Comments box.
3. 3 Select Submit to dropbox to send the recording to your teacher.