1. Taking about the future

2. Making arrangements on the phone
Replace the words in bold in sentences 1-10 with a word or words from the box.

1) All of our operators are currently too busy to answer your call.
eg. unavailable take
2) Please wait.
3) Could you connect me to someone?
4) Wait a moment, please. One
5) Can I write down your name, please? take
6) Can you wait for me for a second? bear with me
7) I'm just going to make you wait. put you on hold
8) Can I get back to you ? call you back
9) Let me read that back to you. It's zero one seven, two double four, three nine two nine. so that was
10) When would be convenient for you? suit
The following are the other useful language expressions for your reference.


