UNIVERSITATEA ANDREI AGUNA LIMBA ENGLEZ Note de curs Emanuela Pascari Constana - 2014 CURS 4 WHO'S CALLING, PLEASE?

Curs 4 WHO'S CALLING, PLEASE? Listen to the two telephone conversations (Tapescript 1 and Tapescript 2) and fi ll in the table: Call Number Called Where is called perso n? Country of meeting 1 Singapore 2 515 5624 Listen to the conversations again, and write a message for each of the absent pe ople: Call from: _____ ______ ______ ______ Message: _____ ______ ______ ______ Phrases to use in a telephone call: Announcing identity: Person calling: Hello, this is Sue, Sue James. Simpson here. My name is Jack Simpson. I'm Jack Simpson. Good morning. Person called: Hello, 7214 44 22 Simpson here. Asking if someone is in Person calling: Can I speak to Mr. Bild, please? Hello, is Margaret there by any chance? Could you put me through to Mrs. Dylan, please? I'd like to speak to your husband if I may. Person wanted is not there Person called: I'm afraid she isn't in at the moment. Sorry, she's just gone out. Would you like to ring back later? He's away for a few days. Can I give him a message? He's out of town this week, I'm afraid. When will the person wanted be in? Person calling What time could I reach her? Will he be at home this evening? Can I contact him on Saturday? Right, I'll phone again next week. Ringing off Person calling: Thanks a lot. Goodbye. I'll get back to you soon. OK. Bye. Person called: Thanks a lot. Goodbye. Thanks for calling. Bye bye. Exercise IV.1.: Complete the sentences with the words below. Use each word or phrase only once. after, moment, back, reach, calling, ring up, hold the line, see, in

1. Hello, who's that _____? 2. Just a _____, please. 3. I'll _____ if she's here. 4. I'll get the information you want; _____, please. 5. You asked me to _____ when I was in town again. 6. Sorry, he's not _____ at the moment. 7. You can _____ him any evening. _____ six o'clock. 8. Well, I can ring _____ later if it's convenient. Exercise IV.2.: Listen to the telephone conversation once and decide which message pad has the c orrect information. PAST SIMPLE FORM Affirmative: Subject + Verb +ED / irregular verbs Negative: Subject + DID+ NOT + Verb Interrogative: DID + Subject + Verb Examples: You called Debbie. Did you call Debbie? You did not call Debbie. USE completed action in the past = an action started and finished at a specific ti me in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one spe cific time in mind. (o aciune nceput i finalizat la un moment specific din trecut. Uneori, vorbitorul ar putea s nu menioneze timpul specific, dar are unul n minte) I saw a movie yesterday. Last year, I traveled to Japan. Did you have dinner last night? He didn't wash his car. a series of completed actions = a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on. (o serie de aciuni completate n trecut. Aceste aciuni s-au d esfurat succesiv, prima, a doua, a treia, a patra i aa mai departe) I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim. He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00. Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs? duration in past = a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc. (o durat ce ncepe i se termin n trecut. O durat este o aciune mai ndelungat, fapt deseori indicat de expresii prec um: timp de doi ani, timp de cinci minute, toat ziua, tot anul etc.) I lived in Brazil for two years. Shauna studied Japanese for five years. They sat at the beach all day. They did not stay at the party the entire time. We talked on the phone for thirty minutes. A: How long did you wait for them? B: We waited for one hour. habits in the past = a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same mea ning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: alw ays, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc. (un obicei ce s-a ncheiat n trecut. Poate

avea acelai neles cu obinuiam s.... Pentru a arta clar c este vorba despre un obicei, se adaug deseori ex resii precum: mereu, deseori, de obicei, niciodat, cnd eram copil, cnd eram mai tnr, etc.) I studied French when I was a child. He played the violin. He didn't play the piano. Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid? She worked at the movie theater after school. They never went to school, they always skipped class. past facts or generalizations = past facts or generalizations which are no longe r true. (fapte i generalizri din trecut ce nu mai sunt adevrate) She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing. He didn't like tomatoes before. Did you live in Texas when you were a kid? People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past. Exercise IV.3.: Put the verbs into the simple past: Last year I (go)_____ to England on holiday. It (be) _____ fantastic. I (visit) _____ lots of interesting places. I (be) _____ with two friends of mine . In the mornings we (walk) _____ in the streets of London. In the evenings we (go) _____ to pubs. The weather (be) _____ strangely fine. It (not / rain) _____ a lot. But we (see) _____ some beautiful rainbows. Where (spend / you) _____ your last holiday? Exercise IV.4.: Put the sentences into simple past. We move to a new house. They bring a sandwich. He doesn't do the homework. They sell cars. Does he visit his friends? Exercise IV.5: Write sentences in simple past. Janet / miss / the bus she / tidy / her room Nancy / watch / not / television she / read / a book Exercise IV.6.: Put the verbs into the past simple tense: 1. I _________________ (work) in a bank for ten years. 2. Where _________________ (you / live) when you were young? 3. She _________________ (not / study) French at university. 4. He _________________ (travel) through the Middle East last year. 5. _________________ (they / visit) the Louvre in Paris? 6. She _________________ (not / watch) TV yesterday. 7. We _________________ (buy) a new car last weekend. 8. Where _________________ (you / teach) before you came here? 9. He _________________ (not / think) that he was right. 10. I _________________ (cook) steak last night. 11. _________________ (Lucy / read) `War and Peace' at school? 12. She _________________ (not / write) to her grandmother. 13. We _________________ (have) a computer when I was a child. 14. Where _________________ (you / go) on holiday? 15. I _________________ (love) ice cream when I was a child. Exercise IV.7.:

Put the verbs into the past simple tense: 1. I _________________ (come) to England in 1993. 2. She _________________ (stand) under the tree to shelter from the rain. 3. They _________________ (do) their homework yesterday. 4. We _________________ (sing) too much last night, I have a sore throat! 5. He already _________________ (eat) all the cake. 6. The child _________________ (fall) off his bicycle. 7. It _________________ (take) three hours to drive to Paris. 8. I _________________ (find) your keys under the table. 9. She _________________ (get) a new bike for her birthday. 10. She _________________ (sell) her house last year. 11. We _________________ (go) to New York in January. 12. Finally my mother _________________ (let) me go to a party. 13. It _________________ (be) cold last night. 14. I _________________ (meet) John at the weekend. 15. Lucy _________________ (pay) the bill, before leaving the restaurant.