Telephoning

Telephoning

Senior teacher: Azimbaeva R.

Contents

• General
• Telephone etiquette
• Suggestions
• Must-know English Phrases for Business Telephone Calls

Telephone [ tel-uh-fohn ]

noun

1) an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.

verb (used with object), tel·e·phoned, tel·e·phon·ing

2) to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone.

3) to send (a message) by telephone.

verb (used without object), tel·e·phoned, tel·e·phon·ing

4) to send a message by telephone.

Telephoning…

… to call or talk to (a person) by telephone

Saying telephone numbers

Here’s a phone number: 0171 222 3344

Oh-one-seven-one, triple two, double three, double four.

And here’s how to say it:

OR

Zero-one-seven-one, triple two, double three, double four.

When you say a seven digit number, separate the number into two blocks of three and four, pausing after each block.

Each digit is spoken separately, unless it’s a double or triple. If the second part of the number was ‘5555’, you’ll probably find it easier to say ‘double five – double five’.

Pausing