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Unit 23 Telephones

Listen to the tape answer the following questions:

1 What do you usually say if you dialed a wr1 What do you usually say if you dialed a wrong number?ong number?

2 What does Steve ask Pippa to do2 What does Steve ask Pippa to do?• I’m sorry. I dialed the wrong number.I’m sorry. I dialed the wrong number.• To go to a lecture.To go to a lecture.

Fill in the blankets after listening

1 There is Pippa here.This is .2 I’m sorry.I the .3 .I’ll go and her.4 Would you with her?5 Pippa ,I to ask you if you’d like to a

on Thursday evening at the .6 The speaker’s to be excellent.7 I’ve already something that evening.8 We must some other time for a .

Language points(1) Would you like a word with her? → (informal) Would

you like to speak to her?(2) Hold on. → Wait a moment; don’t put down the

telephone.(3) The speaker is supposed to be excellent. → People say

(that) he/she is excellent.(4) I have already got something on that evening. → I

already have another engagement for that evening.(5) We must get together. → Let’s get together. (6) a chat → (informal) a talk.

Expressions about making telephone calls.Expressions about making telephone calls.

1 打电话找人： Hello! May could / I speak to …? Is that Mr.Smith speaking? Hello! Who is that, please? Hello! Is Tom in? I’m sorry, I think I dialled the wrong number.2 接电话： This is Mr. Smith speaking. Mr. Smith is not here at the moment. Shall I take a message? He is not in. Will you leave a message? Hold on, please.He is coming now. Call back five minutes later. Sorry, you’ve got the wrong number. Yes.Mr. Smith, you are wanted on the phone.

  Complete the dialogues.• 1 A ： Hello. ( 让比尔接电话好吗 ) ？• B ： ___ ( 这里没有叫比尔的 ).• A ： I' m sorry. ( 我想我是拨错号码了 ).• 2 A ： Hello. ( 是吉姆吗 ) ？• C ： Yes, speaking . • A ： Hi, Jim. ( 我是彼得 )• ( 比尔在那儿吗？ ). • C ： Yes, he is . ( 你要和他说话吗 ) ？

• A ： Yes, please.• C ： ________ ( 别挂电话 ). g ( 我去叫他 ).

Make dialogues of telephone callsModel:M:Hello.Is Jack in?W:No,he’s out at the moment.Who is that

speaking,please?M:Jim,his basketball teammate.May I leave a message?W:Certainly.Just a moment,please.I need to get a pen…

Yes?What’s the message?M:Please ask him to call me back at five thirty this afternoon.My number is 83362507 .

W:83362507?M:That’s right.Thank you.

Dialogue Production

Situations:Group1:Make up a dialogue between two students who want to watch a football match.Group2:Make up a dialogue between two students,o

ne of whom doesn’t know the English homework.Group3:Li Lei is ill.His mother(A) is making a telep

hone call to his teacher Mrs Chen(C) to ask for a sick leave for his son.

Model:

A:Hello,is that Mrs Chen?B:No.Hold on for a moment,please. I’ll go and get her.A:OK.Thank you.C:Hello!This is Mrs Chen speaking.Who is that?A:Li Lei’s mother.Hello,Mrs Chen.I’m calling to tell

you that Li Lei is ill,I’m afraid he can’t go to school today.

C:Oh,what a pity!Is he getting better now?

A:Not yet.Yesterday afternoon he caught a bad cold after swimming.Then he had a headache and a fever.The doctor told him to stay in bed for two days.So he will not be able to go to school today and tomorrow.I call to ask for a two-day leave for him.

C:That’s all right.I hope he’ll be fine soon.A:Thank you,Mrs Chen.

Homework:

1 Recite the dialogue.2 Pre-read Lesson 90.