A. Letters
Don’t forget to put a stamp on the envelope.
Don’t forget to post the letters.
B. Email and Internet
Olivia gets a lot of emails from New York.
You have to be careful what information you give people online.
What’s your email address? [email protected] (= Moll at C-U-P dot com /kɒm/)
C. Telephones and mobile devices
Juan makes a lot of phone calls. He phones his girlfriend every day.
I always take my smartphone with me. I never turn it off.
What’s your phone number? What’s your mobile number?
066530718 (= oh six six five three oh seven one eight / oh
double six five ...)
He’s not answering his phone. I’ll leave a voicemail and I’ll
text him / send him a text (message).
D. Expressions
Sue Hello.
Nick Hello. It’s Nick here. Can I speak to Ahmed, please?
Sue I’m sorry, he’s not here at the moment. Can I take a message?
Nick Thanks. Could you just tell him I called. I’ll call back later.
Sue OK. I’ll tell him. Goodbye.
Nick Bye.
Tip
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