Connections

Question 1

to introduce yourself

Answer 1

May I introduce myself? I’m Leandro

Question 2

to start a conversation

Answer 2

How do you do?

Question 3

to start a conversation when you know someone’s name

Answer 3

Hi Excuse me, you must be Robert

Question 4

to ask for someone name in polite way

Answer 4

Im sorry, We haven’t been introduced

Question 5

to ask for someone name in informal way

Answer 5

Hi, My name is Leandro I come from Brazil, What’s yours?

Question 6

Telephone language - to connect to a person

Answer 6

Can I speak to John, please?

Could I speak to John, please?

Could you put me through to John?

Could you put me through to him?

Question 7

Telephone language - to disconnect

Answer 7

We’ve been cut off

Question 8

Telephone language - trying to be connected

Answer 8

I can’t get through

Question 9

Telephone language - to put down the receiver

Answer 9

I’ll hang up now

Question 10

Telephone language - to wait in the line

Answer 10

Would you like to hold on?

Question 11

Telephone language - is not possible to call

Answer 11

The number’s busy

Question 12

Telephone language - ask to speak more loudly

Answer 12

Can you speak up?

Question 13

Telephone language - to return the call

Answer 13

Could you call back later?

Question 14

Telephone language - person who is called will pay the call

Answer 14

To make a collect call

Question 15

Grammar Review

Present tense - to talk about regular actions or normal situations

Answer 15

I drive to work every day

Question 16

Grammar Review

Present continuous - to talk about a temporary situation os something is that’s happening now

Answer 16

I driving a hired car fot this week

I'm looking out of the window

Question 17

Vocabulary

Birmingham is pulling down its ugly Bull Ring inner-city shopping center

Answer 17

is pulling down = when you unbuild something, pull down

Inner-city = something belonging to the city center

Question 18

Vocabulary

Phone jumble

Answer 18

It is a confusion in Phone Call

Question 19

Vocabulary

Whats the meaning of plc? UK

Answer 19

Public Limited Company

Question 20

Vocabulary

If a Japanese bows to you, don’t try to do the same, just nod your head a little.

Answer 20

Nod = bounce, a smooth gesture with this head head

Question 21

Telephone language - to ask someone where is calling from

Answer 21

Where are you ringing from?

Question 22

Vocabulary

Newcastle is embarking on a 120M reconstruction of its city

Answer 22

Embarking - is going through to a project

Question 23

Vocabulary

It helps to be formal rather than relaxed

Answer 23

Rather than - comparison between two options