2 Telephone expressions
Listen to the beginning of this telephone conversation, then have a go at answering the questions.
Activity 2
Transcript
Part 1. In what order are these expressions used? (drag and drop into the correct numerical order)
Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.
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¿Puedo hablar con el señor Gonzalo Reina?
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¿De parte de quién?
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Sí, un momento, le paso.
a.2.
b.1.
c.3.
- 1 = b
- 2 = a
- 3 = c
Part 2. Match the following Spanish telephone expressions to the English descriptions:
Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.
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¿Puedo hablar con la señora Núñez?
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Lo siento pero está comunicando.
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Sí, un momento, ahora le paso.
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¿De parte de quién, por favor?
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¿Quiere dejar un recado?
a.explaining that the line is engaged
b.asking who is calling
c.asking whether the caller wants to leave a message
d.putting the caller through
e.asking to talk to somebody
- 1 = e
- 2 = a
- 3 = d
- 4 = b
- 5 = c