INTENSIVE

LEVEL 4
DISTANCE
MSc. Margarita Pillajo
ENGLISH IV
◦ Date:____April 6th, 2020_
 Week No. 3

Class objectives:

 Remember ways of communication

 Listen how people keep in touch.
 Learn new vocabulary on the phone
 Read and learn about Texting
 Prantice grammar about more,fewer, and less
UNIT10

•WAYS OF
COMMUNICATION
GRAMMAR
MORE / LESS
KEEP IN TOUCH. .

• LISTEN HOW PEOPLE KEEP IN TOUCH.

• REPORT EACH ONE

• ALMA
• PACO
• KAYLA
• TIM
• MAYUMI
ON THE PHONE

1.- “Do you ever have problems

when you are trying to call someone
or when you’re trying to have a
phone conversation?

2.- What are some possible

problems?”
USING THE PHONE

• Ask to speak to someone ………………………………………

• Start a voice mail message Hi, . This is . ……………………….
• Want someone to return your call Call me back on my cell…………
• Need to interrupt because you have another call Oh, hold on. I have another
call……………………………………
• Call someone by mistake I’m sorry, I think I have the wrong number………….
• Can’t hear some of the other person’s words You’re breaking up. ………..
• Suddenly the phone call ends We got cut off…………………………….
• Interrupt the conversation politely…………………
USING THE PHONE

• ask to speak to someone Could I speak to , please?

• start a voice mail message Hi, ……… This is . …..
• want someone to return your call Call me back on my cell.
• need to interrupt because you have another call Oh, hold on. I have another
call.
• call someone by mistake I’m sorry, I think I have the wrong number.
• can’t hear some of the other person’s words You’re breaking up.
• suddenly the phone call ends We got cut off.
• Interrupt the conversation politely…..just a minute …Can you hold on?
Telephone language

• Call me back (at the office /

on my cell).
• Call me later, OK?
• Could I speak to …………..,
please?
• Hold on. I have another call.
• I can’t hear you. You’re
breaking up.
• Oh, I’m sorry. I think I have
the wrong number.
• Please leave a message.
• This is Nathan. We got cut
off.
GRAMMAR
EXAMPLES
• 1. My friends talk more / less than I do.
• I talk less / more than my friends do.
• 2. On the phone, I listen more / less than I talk.
• On the phone, I talk more / less than I listen.
• 3. I send more / fewer emails than texts.
• I send more / fewer texts than emails.
• 4. I spend more / less time on social networking sites than my
parents.
• My parents spend more / less time on social networking sites than
I do.
FIND THE CORRECT WORD