TELEPHONE
Level: Easy
Watch the three videos and then answer the questions
Dialog 1 - Taking a Message
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VIDEO A
John is at home when he answers the phone. Watch the video (29 seconds) and then answer the questions. VIDEO B
After you answer the questions, watch the same video again - with the words! |
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Dialog 2 - Wrong Number
vocabulary preview: call a wrong number = when you mistakenly phone a person you didn't want to call
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VIDEO A
John answers the phone - but he isn't happy. Watch what happens (31 seconds) and then answer the questions. VIDEO B
After you answer the questions, watch the same video again - with the words! |
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Dialog 3 - Hi, John!
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VIDEO A
John's wife calls him. Today is his lucky day! Watch the video (31 seconds) and then answer the questions. VIDEO B
After you answer the questions, watch the same video again - with the words! |
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Discuss these questions with a friend or classmate.
1. Do you enjoy talking on the phone? Why? / Why not?
2. How do you feel when you get a wrong number? Why?
3. How often do you talk on the phone?
4. When was the last time you talked on the phone? Who did you talk to?
5. Do you ever speak English on the phone? Why? / Why not?
6. What famous person would you like to call? What questions would you ask that person?
2. How do you feel when you get a wrong number? Why?
3. How often do you talk on the phone?
4. When was the last time you talked on the phone? Who did you talk to?
5. Do you ever speak English on the phone? Why? / Why not?
6. What famous person would you like to call? What questions would you ask that person?
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