How To Speak English On The Telephone Part 1 Of 2

A big fear for many people who speak English as a				= return a telephone call
second language is speaking on the telephone. A lot of				As you can see they are very simple and if you have
native speakers also fear telephone conversations for				spoken English on the telephone already you have
various reasons such as low confidence.				probably already heard them.
In this first tip my aim is to help you gain that				Here are some example uses for you.
confidence and never fear the telephone again.				1."Hello can I speak to John". "Hold on/hang on I will put
First I want to talk about are some basic expressions,				you through".
their meanings and some examples of use.				2."John just hung up/rang off on me".
The basic expressions and their meanings are:				3."I can't get through to him can I ask him you call you
Hold on				back?"
=				You now need to practice these sentences by doing
� =				the following;
� = finish the				1.Get together with a friend or colleague and practice
� = finish the callring				the sentences.
up				2.Then call your friend or colleague on a phone and
= call somebodyput you				practice again.
through =				3.Record the call (ask permission first).
connect youget through				4.Repeat.
to =				Be sure to do all the actions I have talked about so
contact on the phonecall				you can become confident on the telephone. Look out
back				for part 2 which will be published soon.

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