PHONE CALL

Vocabularies and phrases:

Get on : to take
Glad : happy
Supposed : should be, think
Help (someone) out : help someone, to give someone a hand
To pileup : deposit
Take (something) out : to take something
Make sure : to make something certain
Take (something) for a walk:
Frustrated : depressed
To water : to pour water over plants
Backyard : a year at the back of a house
Lawn : green, grass
A couple of days : several days
Pick (someone) up : to get
Arrive : to get to a place
Huge : big
Buddy : friend, pal
 Dialogue

Directions:
- Study the following text about phone call. Use the words in vocabulary list to help you
understand any difficult word.
- Listen to the audioof the following conversation text about phone call!
- Read the conversation texts out loud with many repetitions!
- Study the underline expressions in the text that we might use when talking aboutphone call!
- Answer to the question after each segment/paragraph!

Hey, hello. Hey, oh, man I'm so glad I got you on the phone. This is Mark. Hey, listen; I really
need you to do me a favor. I'm still in New York. I was supposed to come home but it looks like
I need to stay in New York for two more days, so can you help me out?

Where is Mark?
a. In New Orleans
b. In New York
c. At the airport

OK, the first thing I need you to do is to check my mail. I should have a lot of mail. It will be in
the front door and it really piles up and I have an important letter that's coming so can you take
the mail out and put it on the kitchen table.

What should you do with the mail?

a. Send it to him
b. Put it on the coffee table
c. Put in on the kitchen table

Also, I left enough food and water for my dog but just to be sure, can you just check and make
sure the dog has food and water and please walk the dog if you have time. I'm sure he's really
frustrated because he hasn't been walked in a few days so please feed the dog and take him
for a walk.

What should you do for the dog?

a. Feed the dog
b. Walk the dog
c. Do both of these

Oh, yeah, and my flowers. Listen I really need you to water the flowers, my plants inside the
house. Don't worry about the garden outside the house in the backyard because the lawn and the
flowers in the garden are on an automatic sprinkler system so they can get water, but can
you water the plants inside the house. Please don’t forget. I don’t want them to die.

What flowers and plants do you need to water?

a. The ones inside
b. The ones outside
c. Both of them

OK, and one last thing. I'm going to get home really late in a couple of days and if it's possible
can you come to the airport and pick me up. I'm on flight 755 on Delta and I arrive at 11:10 at
night, so can you please some and pick me up. It would be a huge help. Ok man. Thanks buddy.
I’ll see you at the airport.

What else does he ask you to do?

a. Confirm his flight
b. Pick him up
c. Order him a taxi

When does he get in?

a. 7:55 in the morning
b. 7:55 at night
c. 11:10 at night

Answer to the following questionsabout the text above!

Text Quiz

Answer the following questions about the

a) Leave it in the front door
above text!
1) Where is he now? b) In the mailbox
a) Home c) In the kitchen
4) What does he want you to do for his dog?
b) New York
c) Both
a) Both of the below
2) Where does he want you to go?
b) Walk it
a) His house
c) Check the food
b) New York
5) Where should you water the plants?
c) Your house
a) Outside
3) Where should you put the mail?
b) Inside
c) Both
6) When does he arrive?
a) 11.10
b) 7.55
c) Midnight
Study the following language focus that you might find in conversations about phone call!

LANGUAGE FOCUS :
 The use of verb and be (is/am/are) for the third singular and
plural subjects.
 Auxiliaries: can, will, do

Examples:

1. It will be in the front door.

2. It is in the front door.
3. The dog has food and water.
4. The dog eats and drinks.
5. He is really frustrated.
6. He can be really frustrated.
7. He hasn't been walked in a few days.
8. The lawn and the flowers in the garden are on an automatic sprinkler system.
9. They can get water.
10. A dog catches the ball.
11. The dogs catch the ball.

Study the spelling patterns of verbs when they are used with the third singular and plural
pronouns!

Spelling patterns of verbsending with:

A consonant sound A silibant sound A vowel sound

Consonant ⇒ -s -s, -z, -sh, -ch, -x, -o ⇒ -es A, e, i, u ⇒ -s
Answers kisses skis
begins buzzes knows
speaks cashes sees
Visits catches lies
Fax
goes
does

C+ y
Consonant + e ⇒ -s Vowel + y ⇒ -s
Consonant + y: ⇒ -ies
Flies likes buys
Tries loves pays
Carries
makes employs
applies