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Today's topic: 'Telephoning'
1. When I try to call my mother, the line is always __________.
engaged occupied taken used
2. In British English, it's called a 'mobile', what's it called in the U.S.?
a handy a cell phone a portable a take-away
3. To tell someone who you (are on the phone), which of the following is the most natural?
It's Janet I'm Jackie Jackie speaking Janet here
4. If the connection on your mobile is not very good, you could say, 'Sorry, it's a poor _______'.
sign sound signal transmit
5. When I have arguments on the phone with my girlfriend, she always hangs ____ on me (puts the phone down angrily).
off in down up
6. If you don't pay your phone bill, they'll cut you _____ (disconnect your phone).
up down off from


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