Telephoning: Phrasal Verbs to Learn

Telephoning 
Phrasal Verbs to Learn 
Phrase Transcript Audio Meaning Example 
hold on /həld n/ 
giữ máy (đợi ai 
đó) 
Could you hold on for a minute; she 
will come in just a moment. 
hang up hæŋ p/ 
dập máy, 
kết thúc cuộc gọi 
No, don't hang up the phone! 
ring up /rŋ p/ 
gọi điện cho ai Helen rang me up early this morning 
to confirm the date of the talk show. 
put 
through 
/pt θru/ 
chuyển cuộc gọi 
(sang máy khác) 
Could you put me through to 
extension number 259, please. 
get 
through 
/et θru/ 
kết nối (với máy 
nào đó) 
I tried calling her mobile phone, but I 
couldn't get through. 
call back 
/kl 
bæk/ 
gọi điện lại cho 
ai 
I must call her back when we get to 
the office. 
pick up /pk p/ 
nghe điện thoại 
To be honest, I don't like to pick up 
the phone from a strange number. It 
always brings me trouble. 
Reading & Listening 
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Making a Phone Call 
(Voice mail recording) 
Hi, you’ve been put through to Julia Jill’s voice mail. I’m not available 
to pick up your call right now, but I’ll call you back as soon as I can. 
Please leave your message after the sound. Thank you. Beep... 
(Man) Hi Julia. Please don’t hang up, listen to me I tried to ring you 
up several times yesterday but I couldn’t get through. The line was 
always busy... I’m sorry for getting angry with you and calling you 
anidiot at Peter’s birthday party. I do want to say sorry, dear. I shouldn’t 
have said such rubbish. Please forgive me Hold on, Julia. Would you 
like to come over for dinner with us on Saturday? My mom will cook 
some delicious Italian dishes. We're also going to have that traditional 
Italian pizza that you like so much. It would be a lot of fun to see you!