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Getting started with Spanish 3
Getting started with Spanish 3

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2 Telephone expressions

Listen to the beginning of this telephone conversation, then have a go at answering the questions.

Activity _unit3.3.1 Activity 2

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Part 1. In what order are these expressions used? (drag and drop into the correct numerical order)

Two lists follow, match one item from the first with one item from the second. Each item can only be matched once. There are 3 items in each list.

  1. ¿Puedo hablar con el señor Gonzalo Reina?

  2. ¿De parte de quién?

  3. Sí, un momento, le paso.

Match each of the previous list items with an item from the following list:

  • a.2.

  • b.1.

  • c.3.

The correct answers are:
  • 1 = b,
  • 2 = a,
  • 3 = c

Part 2. Match the following Spanish telephone expressions to the English descriptions:

Two lists follow, match one item from the first with one item from the second. Each item can only be matched once. There are 5 items in each list.

  1. ¿Puedo hablar con la señora Núñez?

  2. Lo siento pero está comunicando.

  3. Sí, un momento, ahora le paso.

  4. ¿De parte de quién, por favor?

  5. ¿Quiere dejar un recado?

Match each of the previous list items with an item from the following list:

  • 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

The correct answers are:
  • 1 = e,
  • 2 = a,
  • 3 = d,
  • 4 = b,
  • 5 = c