B1
English Vocabulary Exercises for B1 – On the phone
5 exercícios
1. Complete the dialogue extracts with the correct form of the verbs below.
- disable enter make save send text top up
- A Ben
- I went abroad last month to Italy. I 1) my mobile before I left with €40. I didn’t 2) data roaming while I was away, and I 3) lots of calls. I checked my balance when I got back and found I’d been charged €30!
- B Emma
- I’ll 4) you a text and you can 5) my number to your phone book. Then, when you want to ring or 6) me, you won’t have to 7) the number.
- call leave listen to lose put put recharge
- C Ryan
- I phoned Tom, but he must have 8) his phone on silent, so he didn’t answer. I 9) a message, so hopefully he’ll 10) his voicemail later.
- D Zoe
- Hi, Sally, we’re on the train. I’ve 11) the phone on loudspeaker so that Mike can speak to you tooNo, it won’t annoy the other passengers!Oh, the train is about to go into a tunnel and I think we’ll 12) the signalCan you hear me?OK, listen, I’m running out of charge too, I need to 13) the battery. I’ll hang up now and 14) you laterBye.
2. Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs.
- 1)Oh, no! My phone has r charge! Can I borrow your charger?
- 2)‘Did you speak to Jack?’ ‘No. I phoned him, and his mobile rang for ages, but he didn’t p .’
- 3)Announcement on a plane: ‘Would all passengers please s all mobile devices and computers.’
- 4)Can you please s ? I can’t hear you very well. You are b because the signal isn’t very strong.
- 5)I rang my dad’s office and spoke to the receptionist, but I didn’t g to my dad.
- 6)Message on an answerphone: ‘Can you c me when you get this message? My number is 01548 956711.’
- 7)Recorded announcement: ‘The number you have dialled does not exist. Please h and dial again.’
- 8)Message on an answerphone: ‘Hi, Neil. I’ve been trying to call you all morning. Can you g to me on 01548 190684?’
- 9)‘Why did you hang up during the call?’ I didn’t hang up. We were c .’
3. Listen and circle the correct answers.
Audio
- Dialogue 1
- Which of these sentences is a fact, not an opinion?
- a)Alex returned the charger to Jane.
- b)Alex borrows Jane’s charger very frequently.
- c)Alex was the last person to use Jane’s charger.
- Dialogue 2
- Daniel was cross because
- a)of something Sally said.
- b)Sally didn’t return his call.
- c)he’s too busy to go to the cinema.
- Dialogue 3
- Lucy’s mum needs help with
- a)recharging her phone.
- b)saving a number to her phone book.
- c)understanding warning messages.
4. Complete the sentences with the verbs below.
- add enable leave lose make put recharge top up
- 1)Can I use your phone, please? I need to a call.
- 2)We’re supposed to our phones on silent when we’re in class.
- 3)You’ll have to data roaming if you want to make calls from abroad.
- 4)Tell me your number and I’ll it to my contacts list.
- 5)I need to my phone because I haven’t got much credit left.
- 6)Sam’s not here. Would you like to a message?
- 7)My battery has run out. Where can I my phone?
- 8)This village is very remote, so you might the signal.
5. Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the phrasal verbs below.
- break up call back cut off get through to
- hang up pick up run out of speak up
- 1)I’ve been trying all day, but I can’t establish contact with the hospital.
- 2)Sorry I didn’t answer the phone, but I was driving.
- 3)Can you talk more loudly? I can’t hear you.
- 4)I can’t talk now, but I’ll phone again later.
- 5)I didn’t end the call until they had answered all my questions.
- 6)Tell me if I start to become difficult to understand and I’ll go outside.
- 7)The signal is quite bad here, so we might get interrupted
- 8)You won’t be able to use your phone if you have no more credit.
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