Telephone message: please fill-in the blanks
.Secretary: Good Morning, Johnson Industries.
Caller: Hello, _____ I _____ to Ms. Philips, please?
Secretary: I’m sorry, She’s ____________. Can I ______ a _________?
Caller: Yes, please. _____ _____ John Wilson of XCL Computers.
Secretary: All right.
Caller: Please _____ her our meeting is on Friday at 2:30.
Secretary: Friday ____ _____. Okay.
Caller: And would you ____ her to _____ me this afternoon?
Secretary: What _____ _____ _____ _____, sir?
Caller: It’s 345-6789.
Secretary: I’ll ______ Ms. Philips the _______.
Caller: Thank you. Good-bye.
Secretary: Good-bye.
Useful expressions
May I speak to . . . ?
Can I talk to . . . please?
Is . . . available?
Can I take a message?
Can I leave a message?
Can you take a message?
I’ll give . . . the message.
I’ll tell . . . you called.
Please tell . . . I called.
Could you ask. . .to call me?
Could you tell . . . that . . .
Would you ask . . . to . . . ?