Extension activity

Submodule 9.1

Name _______________________________________________ No. _______ Class _________ Date _________________

VOCABULARY – Phrasal verbs related to the telephone

1. Match the phrasal verbs used in English telephone conversations

(on the left) with their meaning (on the right).

PHRASAL VERB MEANING

a. ring back (BrE); call back (AmE) • • 1. to wait for a short time
b. call up • • 2. to end a telephone conversation
c. cut somebody off • • 3. to make a telephone connection which
allows somebody to speak to somebody
d. get off the phone • • 4. to telephone somebody again or to
telephone someone who has
telephoned you
e. get through • • 5. to make a phone call
f. hang on • • 6. to succeed in speaking to somebody on
the telephone
g. hang up • • 7. to stop or interrupt somebody’s
telephone conversation
h. pick up • • 8. to stop talking on the phone
i. put somebody through • • 9. to deactivate a mobile phone
j. speak up • • 10. to answer a call/lift the receiver or
press a button to take a call
k. switch off/turn off • • 11. to talk louder

2. Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verbs above.

a. The connection is bad… I’m having trouble hearing you. Could you _________________,
please?
b. I was _________________ before he could give me directions.
c. I’d like to leave him a message. Could you tell Mr Darcy to ______________ me ______________,
please? I really need to talk with him.
d. This morning the phone rang and rang and no one _________________ .
e. I tried calling my boss, but I couldn’t _________________ .
f. Can you _________________ me _________________ to the accounts department, please?
g. It really annoys me when people _________________ without leaving a message.
h. Could you _________________ a moment? I’ll just need to get my diary.

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