Useful Phrases

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Telephoning


Calling Someone


Hello, can I speak to John?
Is Emile there please?
Can you put me through to Mr Adams please?

Answering the Phone


Hello, who’s calling please?
Jane speaking. How can I help you?
This is Mark. Who’s calling?

Transferring a Call


Hold the line please.
Hang on a minute.
Jill, there’s a call for you! [informal]
Martin, you’re wanted on the telephone. [informal]

The Person is not In


She’s not here at the moment. Can you ring back later?
I’ll phone back later.
Can I leave a message?
Can I take a message?

Problems with the Line


I’ve got the wrong number.
Could you speak up a little, the line’s terrible.
We seem to have got a crossed line. Shall I ring you back?
I’m sorry, we seem to have been cut off.
Could you re-connect me please?

Adapted from Word Routes - Cambridge

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Grammar Awareness

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The Gerund – Part I



WHEN TO USE IT:


*AS THE SUBJECT: Swimming is a good exercise.

*AFTER PREPOSITION: We were thinking of buying a new apartment.

*CAN BE PRECEDED BY THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE: I mind your smoking here.

*AFTER CERTAIN VERBS (enjoy, appreciate, mind, quit, stop, avoid etc): We avoid talking to her.

*AFTER CERTAIN EXPRESSIONS (can’t help, can’t stand, be worth, it’s no use, it’s no good, it’s useless, there’s no etc): It’s useless talking to him about it.

*PASSIVE INFINITIVE: The kid needs punishing (to be punished).


Further uses of The Gerund will be analysed in the near future.

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Spelling Rules

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Capitalization


In English, we use capital letter with names of months, days of the week and festivals:

  • Her birthday is in April.
  • Her classes are on Saturday.
  • Christmas is on December 25.
Other words that are capitalized in English are names of countries and cities, names of nationalities and languages, the pronoun I, the first word of a sentence, the main words in titles, and the people’s names:

  • Candy and Sandy live in Los Angeles.
  • My grandmother was from Kenya.
  • Do you speak Chinese, Eliza?
  • He’s wearing the sweater I gave him.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez are coming over for dinner on Thursday night.
  • Do you ever watch “Friend?”
  • You know, I’ve never seen the movie “The Godfather.”
  • Two of my students are Brazilian.
Adapted from Parlo

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