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In the next dialogue Erik has some good news for Maria.

E: Hello? Maria? It's Erik here.

M: Hi Erik. Nice to hear from you. It sounds like you're having a party! Can you speak up a bit?

E: I'm calling from a restaurant. It's very noisy in here – I'll just go outside. (...) Can you hear me now?

M: Yes, that's fine now.

E: Good. I was just calling to tell you the news about the contract. We got it! We got the contract!

M: Fantastic! That's wonderful!

E: They're going to pay two hundred and fifteen thousand.

M: Did you say two hundred and fifty -- five, zero?

E: In your dreams! No, two hundred and fifteen -- one, five. It still gives us a very good margin.

M: And did they agree to the time schedule we proposed?

E: Well, I had to move a little on that in the discussions.

M: What exactly do you mean by 'move a little'?

E: I said that we could start work in early March and finish the installation by the middle of April.

M: Now, wait a minute. Let me just check that I understand. Are you saying that we have just six weeks to do the whole job?

E: That's right.

M: I see. That's going to be difficult, you know.

E: Well, there is a way we can do it. Look, my battery is very low. I think we're going to get cut off. I'll give you a call tomorrow.

M: OK. Great news anyway. Thanks for calling. Bye.

The phrases you need

Comprehension problems

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

Can you speak more slowly, please?

Ask for repetition

Can you repeat that?

Sorry, I didn't catch that.

Would you mind saying that again?

Did you say fifty, five-zero?

Clarify

What exactly do you mean by … ?

Let me just check that I understand. Are you saying that ... ?

Can I just go over that again?

Active listening

Right. / I see. / I understand. / OK.

Really? / That's interesting.

(confirming) Exactly. / Yes, that's right. / Correct.

(pleasure) Great! / Fantastic! / That's wonderful!

Technical problems

Can you speak up a bit?

It's a really bad line. You keep breaking up.

My battery is very low. I think we're going to get cut off.

It's very noisy in here. I'll just go outside. Can you hear me now?

Returning after problems

We got cut off. I don't know what happened.

Sorry about that. Where were we?

Exercises

1 Make phrases by matching an item from each column.

(first dialogue)

1 It's a really

2 You keep

3 I didn't

4 We got

5 Thanks for

6 I have to

breaking up.

cut off.

go now.

letting me know.

bad line,

catch that.

(second dialogue)

7 Can you speak

8 I'll just go

9 Can you

10 What exactly

11 Let me just

12 Are you saying

13 My battery

14 We're going to

15 I'll give you

16 Thanks

hear me now?

up a bit?

check that 1 understand

outside.

do you mean by ...?

get cut off.

a call tomorrow.

that ...?

for calling.

is very low.