ENGLISH IV T4
2002 –2003 Semester II
N. Iwamoto © 2002
LECTURE 9: PHONE CALLS
26 November 2002
Telephone
Cellular phone; Cell phone
Phone company
Phone booth
Pay phone, public phone
Phone directory; phone book; individual listing; yellow pages
Directory assistance
Long distance: 1-area code -555-1212
Toll free:
1-800-555-1212
What city? ---Toledo.
Business or residence? ---Business.
Name of the company?---The University of Toledo
7-digit phone number
Area code
Extension
Operator
0
Local call
Long-distance call
International call, overseas call
In-state call
Out-of-state call
Person-to-person call
Station-to-station call
Collect call
Calling card call:
connection fee $4.99 + $.89/minute
Credit card call
Wrong number
Toll free number
Phone conversation
(Phone) answering machine
Hello.
May I speak to Mr. ……
I’d like to speak to Mr……
I wish to speak to Mr…….
Mr……, please.
Physics department, please.
Is Mike there? (informal)
This is Naoki Iwamoto speaking.
This is he/she.
It’s me. (informal)
Who is this, please?
Who is calling, please? Who’s calling, please?
Cf. Who is it?
Just a minute, please.
Just a moment.
Hold on.
I’m sorry, but he isn’t in.
He is out of his office right now.
I haven’t seen him today.
He is out of town.
He is out of the country.
He doesn’t work here any more.
He is on vacation.
Shall I take a message?
Please call back later.
I’ll call back later.
I beg you a pardon?
Pardon?
I can’t hear you well.
Please speak up.
Please speak a little louder.
The line is busy. Would you like to wait or would you like to call back later?
This is 271-8281. Sorry. I’m either on the phone or out of my office. Please leave a message after the tone.
The number you have dialed is not in service. Please check the number and call again. This is a recording.
You have reached the customer service of …. Currently, all our representatives are busy. Please wait for
the next representative available. Please do not hang up. Your phone call is important to us. Please be
patient.
Bye.
See you later.
Nice talking to you.
So long.
Good-bye.
Never call me again. (When breaking up with your girl/boy friend.)
I want place a collect call.
Phone bill
Phone rates in the U.S.
Long distance--out of state:
International call from U.S. to Japan:
Cf.
Phone rates in Japan
Long distance > 100 km
International call from Japan to U.S.
5 cents a minute for 24 hours a day, seven days a week
15 cents a minute for 24 hours a day, seven days a week
20, 26, 36 sec/10 yen (NTT)
8-19, 19-23, 23-8
20, 26, 36 sec/10 yen (Nippon Telecom: 0088-)
6, 5, 4 yen/6 sec (KDDI: 001-1-)
6, 5, 4 yen/6 sec (Nippon Telecom: 0041-1-)
Number of long distance phone companies in the U.S.: about 500
Police/Fire department
419-474-8304
419-530-4622
419-530-2241
911
four-one-nine, four-seven-four, eight-three-ou-four
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