- Book Two -
LESSON 6. ON THE PHONE

GOAL: To phone someone at work and convey simple phone messages.

A. REVIEW OF PREVIOUS LESSONS:

 Answer the questions below-  
 
 What was the highlight of your spring vacation?
 Where would you like to travel this summer?
 How long is the rainy season here?
 Each year how many typhoons hit your hometown?
 Do you have bangs?
 Are you usually reserved or open with strangers?
 What's the best way to handle zits?
 What are you into?



B. VOCABULARY FOCUS 


Complete the sentences on the right with the words (a - j) on the left.

    a. phone line      The _________ for Osaka is 06.
    b. beeper          The _________ for Japan is +81.
    c. dependable      Mr. Suzuki's office is ________ #123.
    d. cellular phone  A phone call from Tokyo to Osaka is _______________.
    e. extension       Mari uses the phone a lot; her _______ is $100 a month.
    f. area code       Both phones and trains in Japan are ___________.
    g. country code    In Japan a new __________ costs about Y79,000. 
    h. phone bill      A portable phone you can carry around is a _________.
    i  toll free       A small machine that beeps during incoming calls is a _____.
    j. long distance   In Japan, any 0120- phone number is ________________. 


C.  PRONUNCIATION FOCUS  Sentence stress on key words. 

    
   Examples:   "How DEPENDABLE are trains in Tokyo?" vs.

                 "How dependable are trains in TOKYO?"


   Now underline the key word(s) in each of these sentences.

   1. How expensive was your watch?           2. How popular is rap in Japan?
   3. How long does it take to get to Tokyo?  4. How well do you play tennis?


D.  CULTURE FOCUS 


Discuss these questions in small groups:
   
    1. How expensive is a phone line in Japan?  
    2. How dependable is phone service here
    3. How popular are beepers in this country?  
    4. About how much a month is a cellular phone in Japan?
    5. In some countries, to get a new phone line you have to wait 
       six months or several years. How about Japan?


E.  LISTENING/SPEAKING 


	Tomomi is a graduate student and calling her professor -

	Operator:  __________1 University. Can I help you?
	Tomomi:    Yes, I'd like to speak to Professor Silverstein, please.
	Operator:  That's extension _________2. I'll connect you.
	           That line's _______3. Would you like to hold?
	Tomomi:    No thanks. I'll call _________4 later. (hang up)

	Five minutes later Tomomi phones back - 

	Operator:  ________5 University.
	Tomomi:    Yes, I'd like to speak to Professor _________6.
	Operator:  May I have your name, please?
	Tomomi:    Tomomi ___________7.
	Operator:  Just a moment. . . I'm sorry, she's in a ___________8 meeting now.
                  Would you like to ______9 a message?
	Tomomi:    Please tell ________10 I called.
	Operator:  May I have your phone number?
	Tomomi:    _______________________11.
	Operator:  I'll give _________12 the message.
	Tomomi:    Thanks. (hang up)


F. CONTENT QUESTIONS  


Answer the questions below

  1. What is Prof. Silverstein's extension?  _______________________________
  2. Who did Tomomi want to talk to? _______________________________________
  3. Why was Prof. Silverstein busy? _______________________________________
  4. What is Tomomi's area code? ___________________________________________


G. ROLE PLAY  Work in pairs:


    Person A: You work at a pizza shop. Take the customer's order then deliver it.
    Person B: You are hungry and order a pizza by phone.  


H. GRAMMAR FOCUS  


Make the following requests more polite:

     Example:   What's your phone number?    May I have your phone number?

     1. What's your address?        2. Are you single? 
     3. How much do you earn?       4. Where's your credit card?


I. COMMON MISTAKES


Correct these errors - 

    1. ?I will call to you later.   2. ?Give me a telephone when you return. 
    3. ?There is a phone for you.   4. *Would you like to leave a massage?
    5. *Please extension 123!       6. *Phone to me soon.


J. FURTHER DISCUSSION  


Discuss these questions in small groups:

    1.  How often do you use the telephone? 2.  Do you have a beeper?  
    3.  What is your monthly phone bill?    4.  How many phones are in your house?
    5.  Would you like to have a cellular phone? 6. What the area code for Osaka?
    7.  How expensive is a cellular phone?   8.  Is there a pay phone near here?
    9.  Does your phone include an answering machine? 


K. HOMEWORK 


    Write a short essay about telephones and your phone use.

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