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Lesson 3 Business --- COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES
Lesson 3: COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES
Grammar Pattern
Communication Difficulties

General
Just a minute. Let me get a pen.
The line is busy.
There’s no answer.
I can’t contact/ get a hold of Peter!

Technical

The number is not in service.
We were cut off.

Sound

I can hardly hear you.
Can you speak up?
It’s very noisy here.
Can you speak up a little, please?
It’s a terrible/bad line.
Can you hear me?

Cellular phones
My battery is nearly out.
I’m losing you. I’m going into a tunnel.
There are some problems with the net.

To the operator

I’m having some problems with a New York number.
Could you check the line please?

Wrong Numbers

I’m sorry. I think you have the wrong number.
I think I have the wrong number.
Is this 019-945-5677
I’m afraid you have reached sales.

Call back
I’ll call you right back.
Hang up and I’ll try again.
Talk to you in a moment.
 
Dialogue
Fill in the blanks.
Hang up
Hardly
Busy
Wrong number


Peter: Hi, Charmie? I’ve been calling all morning, but the line has been _______.
Charmie: Hello? Can you speak up? I can __________ hear you. Who is calling please?
Peter:  It’s Peter! Can you hear me now?
Charmie: Hi Peter! What’s wrong with this phone line? Is your battery dying?
Peter: It’s not my cellphone. The line is terrible. Let me ____ and call you right back. (Both hang up. Petr dials again)
Woman: Hello?
Peter: Who is this? Is this Linda?
Woman: There’s no Linda here. I think you have the wrong number.
 
Vocabulary
Match the problem with the sentence to describe it.

1. another caller on the line
2. company went out of business
3. Volume is too low
4. cellphone beyond service range
5. wrong number

a. I’m sorry the line is busy.
b. Speak up! I can hardly hear you!
c. The number is no longer in service.
d. There is nobody here by that name.
e. The signal is too weak. Call me later.
 
Practice
1. I don’t know why, but we were suddenly __________ in the middle of our conversation.
     a. cut off b. lost  c. reached  d. spoken
2. You can ______ customer service by dialing “1” now.
     a. hang up b. lose  c. reach  d. transfer
3. It’s too _________ to talk in his restaurant. Let me you call you back after lunch.
     a. general  b. noisy  c. technical  d. wrong
4. This is outrageous! I’ve been on hold for ________ ten minutes!
     a. exactly  b. hardly   c. finally d. nearly
5. Due to a ______ problem, the office phones will not be working for the next hour.

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