What were the first words on the telephone?

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

1. Do you prefer calls or messages?
2. Who do you call most often?
3. Do you answer calls from unknown numbers?
4. What do you do when you have no signal?
5. What are you doing tomorrow?
6. What are you doing this weekend?

Read each word and the example. Then say a sentence about phone calls.

Choose the word that fits.

1. Please the phone. It's my mother.
2. Don't ! I have one more question.
3. I'm out. Can I leave a ?
4. There is no in the lift.
5. My is almost dead.
6. What is your phone ?
7. Let's a meeting for Friday.
8. a minute, please. I'll check.

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. to answer ↔ to
   ringtexthang up
2. to phone again later = to
   hang uphold oncall back
3. A short written phone message is a
   textnumberring
4. A call to the wrong person is a wrong
   signalbatterynumber
5. A fixed time to see a doctor is an
   batteryvoicemailappointment
6. to wait on the phone = to
   hang uptexthold on

Use these phrases on the phone.

• Hello, this is...Алло, це...Hello, this is Anna from the school.
• Can I speak to...?Можна поговорити з...?Can I speak to Mr Brown, please?
• Hold on, please.Зачекайте, будь ласка.Hold on, please. I'll put you through.
• Can I take a message?Чи можна передати повідомлення?He's out. Can I take a message?
• I'll call you back.Я передзвоню.I'm busy now. I'll call you back.
• Sorry, wrong number.Вибачте, не туди потрапили.Sorry, you have the wrong number.
• The line is bad.Зв'язок поганий.The line is bad. Can you repeat that?
• I'm meeting... on...Я зустрічаюся з... у...I'm meeting my client on Friday.

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. Bell and Watson were in different rooms.
   TrueFalse
2. The first words were about the weather.
   TrueFalse
3. Watson heard the words through the telephone.
   TrueFalse
4. Many people believed at once that the telephone was useful.
   TrueFalse
5. The text says that today we use phones for calls, messages and video.
   TrueFalse

1. Do you prefer calling or messaging? Why?
2. Why do you think some people did not believe in the telephone?
3. Which invention changed your life the most?
4. How would your day look without a phone?

Common mistakes: This is... on the phone, and -ing for arrangements. ✗ Hello, I am Olga → Hello, this is Olga. ✗ We are meet on Friday → We are meeting on Friday.

1. Hello,
   I amthis is
   Olga.
2. Can I
   to speakspeak
   to Mr Brown?
3. I'm
   meetmeeting
   my client on Friday.
4. We
   have havingare having
   a meeting at ten.
5. DoAre
   you coming tomorrow?
6. He's out. Can I
   maketake
   a message?
7. I'll
   callcalling
   you back.
8. She
   doesis
   visiting us on Sunday.

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. Hello, I am Olga. →
2. Can I to speak to Anna? →
3. We are meet on Friday. →
4. Can I make a message? →
5. She is visit us tomorrow. →
6. Do you coming on Friday? →

Answer in detail. Use phone phrases and the Present Continuous for plans.

1. Do you prefer calling or messaging? Why?
2. Who do you call every day?
3. What are you doing tomorrow?
4. What are you doing this weekend?
5. Do you ever get a wrong number? What do you say?
6. How do you feel when you have no signal?

Three people have a phone problem. Say what each person can say and do. Who has the most difficult situation?

Your teacher will time you.

1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
2. Part 1: who you call and why.
3. Part 2: what you say at the start and at the end of a call.
4. Part 3: your arrangements for the next days (Present Continuous).

1. Do you prefer calls or messages?
2. How many calls do you make a day?
3. Who do you call most?
4. Do you leave voice messages?
5. Do you give your number to new people?
6. What do you do when you have no signal?
7. Do you answer calls from unknown numbers?
8. What are you doing tomorrow?

1. Who calls you every week?
2. Who in your family hates phones?
3. Who is always on the phone?
4. Who are you meeting this week?
5. What are your friends doing at the weekend?
6. Who do you text first in the morning?

1. Are phone calls better than messages?
2. Is it rude to look at your phone at dinner?
3. Should children have phones?
4. Is video calling better than a normal call?
5. What was life like without mobile phones?