English for Business Life Elementary

UNIT 17
Leaving and taking messages
Some useful phrases
Listen to the recording and repeat
Can I leave a message?
Could you say (that) Mrs Gitto phoned?
Yes, of course. I will (i'll) tell him.
Mr Sato is not (isn't) here at the moment.
Can I take a message?
Could you tell him (that) Mr Gibril called?
Could you say (that) Mr Gibril rang?
Please tell him (that) I rang.
Please tell him (that) the price is $550.
195 euros 4000 yen
786 million dollars 235 billion yuan
Did you get that?
Yes, I did. No, I did not (didn't).
No, I am (I'm) sorry. I didn't catch that.
Could you say that again, please?
Could you ask her to call me back before five?
Could you tell him to bring the report?
I sent her an email.
an email a text
I wanted to check she received it.
Study notes
Could you say (that) Mrs Gitto phoned?
Could you tell him (that) Mr Gibril called?
Notice these examples of say and tell:
Could you say (that) I will call again later.
Could you tell her (that) I will call again later.
Here say and tell introduce information.
Notice that 'that' can be omitted.
See Reference Section 18.2 for more on say and WIT.
... th e price is $550.
See Reference Section 20.10 for notes on money.
195 euros
Notice these numbers:
195 = a hundred and ninty-five
4,000 = four thousand
786m = seven hundred and eighty-six million
235bn = two hundred and thirty-five billion
See also Reference Section 20.10.
Did you get that?
= Did you hear that?
I didn't catch that.
= I didn't hear that.
Could you say that again ...?
Notice these examples of say:
Say'hello'to John. Say'goodbye'to Mary. Say something!
Could you ask her to call m e ...?
Could you tell him to bring th e report?
Notice these examples of ask and tell:
Please ask her to come in.
Please tell him to come in.
Here ask and tell are instructions.
See also Reference Section 18.2.
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