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REAL Conversations... on the PHONE | Easy English 232

English shadowing practice · 364 sentences · 12:09 long · 2138 words

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This page turns the YouTube video “REAL Conversations... on the PHONE | Easy English 232” into an English shadowing exercise. The recording is split into 364 short sentences that you can play one at a time, repeat after the speaker and record your own version for automatic pronunciation scoring.

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Transcript (English)

1. 0:00 Hi everybody. Today I want to show you
2. 0:02 useful and essential phrases and
3. 0:05 vocabulary that you'll need when making
4. 0:07 a phone call in English. [music] I'm
5. 0:08 going to make five phone calls in
6. 0:10 different scenarios. So, let's get
7. 0:12 going.
8. 0:16 >> Good afternoon.
9. 0:18 And how can I help?
10. 0:19 >> Hi, yeah. Um, would it be possible to uh
11. 0:22 book a table this weekend?
12. 0:24 >> Yeah, I don't see why not. That would do
13. 0:26 one second.
14. 0:26 >> Thank you.
15. 0:27 >> Uh, which day?
16. 0:29 >> Uh, for Saturday, please.
17. 0:31 >> Saturday, the 3rd, yeah?
18. 0:33 >> That's right.
19. 0:34 >> Okay, so how many people?
20. 0:35 >> Uh, just for two people, please.
21. 0:37 >> Oh, yeah, that's absolutely fine. What
22. 0:39 sort of time are you thinking?
23. 0:41 >> Uh,
24. 0:42 in the evening, like 6:00 p.m. Do you
25. 0:45 have something then?
26. 0:46 >> Yeah, 6:00 is fine. If you wanted it a
27. 0:48 bit later, we could also do 4:30 or
28. 0:50 5:30.
29. 0:51 >> Okay. Um, let's stick with 6:00 for now.
30. 0:54 >> Yeah, no worries.
31. 0:56 Could I please get a name?
32. 0:58 >> Yeah, my name's Mitch. And is it
33. 1:00 possible to have a table by a window or
34. 1:03 like or do you even have seating
35. 1:04 outside?
36. 1:06 >> Yeah, we have seating outside.
37. 1:08 >> Okay.
38. 1:08 >> Um, but we also do have a few tables by
39. 1:11 the windows. So, I can pop a note on
40. 1:14 your booking to say maybe outside, maybe
41. 1:16 by the window. Or we can reserve one
42. 1:18 inside for you and then if it's nice,
43. 1:20 you can always sit outside.
44. 1:21 >> That'll be perfect. Thank you.
45. 1:23 >> good, yeah?
46. 1:23 >> Yeah, thank you.
47. 1:24 >> Can I also get a contact number, please?
48. 1:26 >> Yeah, it's this phone. Do you have this
49. 1:27 phone number on your
50. 1:29 >> I don't have that.
51. 1:29 >> Okay.
52. 1:30 >> I don't have that, sorry.
53. 1:31 >> Okay, fine. Uh, it's
54. 1:34 And do you have um,
55. 1:36 do you have like a vegetarian or vegan
56. 1:39 part of the menu?
57. 1:40 >> Yeah, so we for vegans we have a whole
58. 1:42 separate menu. Um, and for vegetarian we
59. 1:45 do have some options on the main menu.
60. 1:47 It is also always an option to switch
61. 1:50 out toppings. So, even if there was a
62. 1:51 pizza on the main menu that didn't say
63. 1:53 meat, we could swap out for a
64. 1:55 like some artichoke or extra veg or
65. 1:57 something like that.
66. 1:58 >> Amazing. And do you gluten-free as well?
67. 2:00 >> Yeah, we do gluten-free. We do
68. 2:01 gluten-free pizzas and we do some
69. 2:03 gluten-free pastas, gluten-free dough
70. 2:05 balls. You've got loads of options for
71. 2:07 dietary requirements.
72. 2:09 >> Sounds good. Okay, brilliant. And then
73. 2:11 how would I change the booking? Can I do
74. 2:12 it on Is it Do I just have to call up,
75. 2:14 do I?
76. 2:15 >> Yeah, you could just call up and and
77. 2:16 change the time or
78. 2:17 >> Okay.
79. 2:19 Sounds good.
80. 2:20 >> Okay, anything else I can help you with?
81. 2:21 >> Uh no, that's it I think for now.
82. 2:24 >> Okay, lovely. See you Saturday.
83. 2:25 >> Thank you very much.
84. 2:27 >> Okay, thank you. Take care.
85. 2:28 >> Bye.
86. 2:29 >> Bye-bye.
87. 2:30 >> Okay, now let's make our second call.
88. 2:33 >> Thank you for calling
89. 2:36 award-winning dental practices providing
90. 2:39 NHS and private care.
91. 2:41 If you are already a patient, please
92. 2:43 press one.
93. 2:45 If you are a new patient,
94. 2:54 Thank you for your patience. We will be
95. 2:56 with you as soon as possible.
96. 2:58 >> Maybe I'll call them back. But in the
97. 3:00 meantime, while I'm waiting, I would
98. 3:02 like to welcome you to join our Easy
99. 3:05 English membership. We also host regular
100. 3:08 weekly conversation [music]
101. 3:09 calls online. I believe the best way for
102. 3:12 you to improve your confidence or skills
103. 3:14 [music] in speaking and listening is
104. 3:16 just by doing it. And that involves
105. 3:18 making mistakes on a regular basis,
106. 3:19 which is what our conversation calls are
107. 3:21 all about. It's a relaxed, inclusive
108. 3:24 atmosphere. You'll be surrounded by
109. 3:27 many people [music] from all around the
110. 3:28 world who are looking to make friends
111. 3:30 and all improve their English as a group
112. 3:32 together.
113. 3:33 We talk about preset topics [music] that
114. 3:35 we organize on a Tuesday night for 1
115. 3:37 hour, where we can all just sit around
116. 3:39 [music] and just chit-chat and get to
117. 3:41 know each other a bit better. If this
118. 3:43 interests you, then we're actually
119. 3:44 offering the conversation membership on
120. 3:46 a 7-day free trial. If you're
121. 3:48 interested, then go to
122. 3:49 easyenglish.video/membership
123. 3:52 [music] and become an Easy English
124. 3:54 member today. We'll be happy to welcome
125. 3:56 you into our group. Now, back to my
126. 3:58 phone call.
127. 4:02 >> Hello.
128. 4:03 >> Hi, yeah. Um, I would like to inquire
129. 4:05 about um, booking a checkup with you
130. 4:08 guys. Is that possible?
131. 4:10 >> Yeah, right. Are you already registered
132. 4:12 with us?
133. 4:13 >> Uh, yes, I am. My name's Mitch
134. 4:16 Hargreaves.
135. 4:18 >> Yeah, let me check there.
136. 4:19 Um,
137. 4:22 do you have do you have date of birth
138. 4:24 for me, please?
139. 4:25 >> Yeah, it's
140. 4:28 >> Yeah, I got you. What's your problem?
141. 4:30 How can we help you?
142. 4:31 >> Um, so, I've been having a little bit of
143. 4:34 uh, toothache recently. Um, like the one
144. 4:38 of the my teeth at the back of my mouth.
145. 4:40 I'm just like to have have it looked at
146. 4:42 if that's possible and just a general
147. 4:44 checkup as well, I think.
148. 4:46 >> And would you also like a teeth
149. 4:47 cleaning?
150. 4:48 >> Um, yeah. How much um, would that cost?
151. 4:52 >> That's £65
152. 4:56 >> Okay, and how much for just the checkup
153. 4:58 on top of that as well?
154. 5:00 >> The checkup will be £37.
155. 5:03 >> Okay, great. That sounds good. Um, yeah,
156. 5:05 could I book that in, please?
157. 5:08 >> Yeah, if you go with a teeth cleaning,
158. 5:10 we
159. 5:11 the earliest appointment will be next
160. 5:12 Tuesday. Is that okay for you?
161. 5:15 >> Um, yeah. What what time would that be
162. 5:17 at?
163. 5:18 >> Um,
164. 5:20 we have appointments
165. 5:22 in the morning or afternoon. What would
166. 5:23 be better for you?
167. 5:25 >> Um, can I have maybe like the the
168. 5:28 earliest appointment you have?
169. 5:31 >> Yes, that would be 8:45.
170. 5:35 >> Okay, that sounds good. But, um, and
171. 5:37 what happens if let's say my toothache
172. 5:39 gets worse and they have like an
173. 5:41 emergency?
174. 5:43 Can I come in earlier?
175. 5:45 >> Um, yeah, definitely give us a call
176. 5:47 again, I could also put your name on the
177. 5:49 cancellation list now if you want to.
178. 5:51 Let me just inform you when somebody
179. 5:53 cancels their appointment.
180. 5:55 >> Okay, that sounds really good. That's
181. 5:56 everything I needed to know.
182. 5:58 >> Great. Okay, so we'll see you next
183. 6:00 Tuesday 8:45
184. 6:02 for a general checkup, teeth cleaning,
185. 6:05 and we will check
186. 6:06 your teeth that is hurting you.
187. 6:09 >> Great. Thank you so much for your help.
188. 6:11 >> Of course. See you then.
189. 6:12 >> Bye.
190. 6:13 >> Bye.
191. 6:14 >> Okay. Now, let's make our third phone
192. 6:17 call.
193. 6:18 >> Welcome to
194. 6:20 If you need to talk to someone,
195. 6:22 press one and our new visual service
196. 6:24 will get you there quicker than ever
197. 6:25 before. Otherwise, it's two.
198. 6:30 >> Hello, internet company. How can I help?
199. 6:33 >> Hi, yeah. I was wondering if you could
200. 6:35 um if you could help me with my

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