"Making a telephone invitation"

Warm-up

1) Answer the questions with a partner or in small groups.

How do you feel when you speak English on the phone?

What is more difficult for you - having a conversartion on the phone in English, or leaving someone a recorded message in English? Why?

2) Circle what you think are the correct answers.

When you want to ask who is calling you, you can say:
a) Who are you? b) Who's this?
When you say your name on the pone, you can say:
a) I am____. b) This is ____.
When you ask someone on the phone to wait, you can say:
a) Wait please. b) Just a minute.

3) Before you listen what Alex and Sara are talking on the phone. What do you thing they are talking about?

4) After you listen answer the questions below.

Why is Alex calling?

Does Sara want to see Alex?

5) Answer these questions with short Yes/No answers. Use is, are, does or can (and their negative forms if necessary). Check your answers with a partner.

Is Alex calling Sara?
Is Anna Sara's sister?
Does Alex want to go to the movies with Sara?
Does Alex want to go to the movies with Anna?
Can Sara go to the movies on Friday night?
Can she go to the movies on Santurday night?
Is Alex going to drive?
Is Sara going to drive?
Are Sara and Anna going to have dinner soon?

Your Turn

What are the best questions to ask in this telephone conversations?

CONVERSATION 1

A: Computer Incorporations.

B: Hello. May I please speak to Ms. Williams?

A:____________________________________?

B: This is her son.

A: One moment, please.

_____________________________________________________

CONVERSATION 2

A: Hello.

B: HI! Can I speak to Steve, please?

A:________________________________________?

B:It's his siter.

A: Sure. Just a sec (just a second).

So now, have a phone conversation with a partner. Use one of the dialogues above as a model.
Your partner will anwer your phone and you will ask to speak to a famous person. Your partner will ask you who are you.

A: Hello!
B: _________________________________
A: _________________________________
B: _________________________________

A: _________________________________

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