Gesprekken voeren A2, lesson 2- 2023

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Gesprekken voeren A2, lesson 2- 2025

Welcome, class!

Today's plan. 

- Calling and answering the phone in a professional context

When do you answer the phone in this professional context?

1. on the first ring
2. on the second ring
3. on the third ring

What do you say when you are calling someone after they pick up the phone?

1. Good morning, this is [name] speaking.
2. Good morning, you speak with [name].

Should you mention the name of the company you work for?

1. Yes
2. No

Professional telephone calls:

Answering the phone:

• Appropriate Greeting!
• Your company's name   (your department)
• Your name
• How may/can you help?

When you make a call:

• Appropriate greeting!
• Your name
• Your company's name   (your department)
• The reason why you are calling 
  
• What help do you need?

How to ask something politely

Useful vocabulary:

• Excuse me, ...
• Could I ... 
• Would you be so kind, ...
• May I ask ...

Practise

You are a trainee at Broadway Lawyers and today you are handling the incoming calls.

The telephone rings ... 

How would you answer this call?  

Good afternoon,

Labour Law Corporations

This is ..... speaking

How may I help you?

Homework next time:

Study all the information about telephone etiquette (p.6 -p.11) and do exercise D and practise exercise G1 and G2. ; role A and B.  Please, hand in via teams/opdrachten.