| public telephone
syn payphone
| телефон-автомат
|
| phone card
| телефонная карта
|
| mobile phone |
syn mobile | Br.E.
syn cellphone |
syn cellular phone | AmE.
syn cellular |
| мобильный телефон
|
| extension
| добавочный номер
|
| cordless phone
syn cordless
| беспроводный телефон
|
| telephone directory
| телефонный справочник
|
| dial telephone
press-button telephone
| дисковый телефон
кнопочный телефон
|
| to pick up the phone
| поднять трубку
|
| handset
syn receiver
| телефонная трубка
|
| message pad
| зд. блокнот
|
| to charge
| взимать плату
|
| dialling tone
syn dial tone
| длинный гудок
|
| engaged tone (Br.E.)
syn busy tone (Am.E.)
| короткие гудки
|
| to dial
| набирать номер
|
| switchboard
| коммутатор
|
| to hang up
| положить трубку
|
| to get the wrong number
| набрать неправильный номер
|
| operator
| оператор
|
| to put through
| соединить
|
| to transfer
| переключить
|
| to call someone
syn to phone someone
syn to telephone someone
syn to ring someone
syn to give someone a call
| позвонить кому-либо
|
| to call smb back
syn to return smb’s call
| перезвонить кому-либо
|
| accounts department
| бухгалтерия
|
| to erase
| стирать
|
| to spell
| произносить по буквам
|
| capital letter
| заглавная буква
|
| small letter
| строчная буква
|
| dash
syn hyphen
| дефис
|
FOCUS 4. Listen to the telephone conversation. Fill in the table as you listen
Tape 1 – Getting information
| Person called
| Caller
| Request
| Who will make the next call?
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
|
| Who is the caller?
|
|
| Who is taking the call?
|
|
| How are these two people related to each other? Are they friends or business partners?
|
|
| Have they been doing business long?
|
|
| What information is needed to Tom Parker?
|
|
| What sort of work does Maria Edwardes do?
|
|
| Has Tom Parker received the information he required?
|
|
| How is Ron Benson going to find out Maria Edwardes address?
|
|
| What’s the outcome of the conversations?
|
FOCUS 5. Now listen to Frank Sharp ringing back as he said he would. Take notes on the call on the message pad below
Tape 2 – Frank Sharp rings back.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
|
| Who is the caller?
|
|
| Who is taking the call?
|
|
| Has Tom Parker got the information he required?
|
|
| What kind of information is it?
|
FOCUS 6. Listen to four dialogues on the cassette and take down the message details
Tape 3 – Taking messages.
