Film 3

Film 2

Oh. OK. I can do that today. Thank you for telling me.

Hello. I’m calling from Parkfi eld School. Can I speak to Mariam Ahmed’s mother or father please?

11. Phone call

Jamal! Jamal!

Mariam? Err…

Err…

Hello.

Sorry. My English is not so good. What do you want? A school trip?

I see.

Can you sign the paper for Mariam?

You want me to sign the paper?

Yes. Then Mariam can go to the museum.

Yes. I’m phoning about the permission slip for a school trip at the end of term? We need permission from the parent or guardian to let her go on the trip. Would that be you?

Yes. We’re going to the science museum. We need you to sign a permission slip so that Mariam can go to the museum at the end of term…

I’m from the school. I’m phoning about a school trip, for Mariam.

Please, slow down. Could you say that again?

Yes. I’m phoning about the permission slip for a school trip at the end of term? We need permission from the parent or guardian to let her go on the trip. Would that be you?

Have you ever… had a diffi cult phone call?

LEARNINGENGLISH

Jane from Greenway Schoolthe schoolMrs Khan

tell you about the parents’ evening

A B

Hello, this is _____ .

Sorry. Could you say that again?

I am calling from _____.

Who do you want to talk to?

I want to talk to _____.

What do you want?

I want to _____ .

A

B

A

A

B

A

B

LEARNINGENGLISH

Have you ever… had a diffi cult phone call?

11. Phone call