English conversations - Telephones answering

This tutorial English conversations- telephones answering has been prepared from my well known book English conversations for all occasions, which I wrote for Indian students to improve everyday conversation..

English conversations

Telephones answering

Telephone ringing sound.

Telephone Operator is answering on cordless answering telephone

Telephone Operator: Rama’s store. Good morning.

Telephone caller: Is that Rama’s store.

Telephone Operator: Yes. Whom do you want to speak to?

Telephone caller: May I speak to Miss Annie.

Telephone Operator: In which department of marketing organization, does Miss Annie work.

Telephone caller: Miss Annie is working In marketing department ..

Telephone Operator Right, I’ll connect you to marketing department

Telephone operator attending a call

Telephone Operator : Answering the telephone call from the marketing department of Rama’s stores) yes sir.

Marketing Manager: Please get me Mr. Raman for Travel India

Telephone Operator: Do you know the Telephone number or I should lookup phone numbers sir?

Marketing Manager: No. Please look up the Business phone numbers directory.

Telephone Operator: I’ll do that. I’ll look up Business phone numbers and call you back later.

Manager making a call

finding telephone address from telephone number directory

There is another incoming telephone call.

Telephone Operator: Rama’s store. Good morning.

Telephone Caller: What is your telephone number please?

Telephone Operator: I am speaking from telephone Number 445689

Telephone Caller: Is it 454589? Whose phone number is this?

Telephone Operator: No. Sir, You have the wrong phone number. This isRama’s store.

Telephone Caller: Sorry. But you are sure that you are not speaking fromAyurveda Drugs? How can i get their address from Phone number 454589? Or I could get phone numbers not listed. I do not have Yellow pages.

Telephone Operator: I am sure Sir. I can help you to locate phone numbers. I will look up yellow pages.

Telephone Operator Answering telephone call Photo

Telephone Operator Answering incoming call.

a Yellow Directory

Telephone Operator: now calls up Mr. Raman at Travel India. She dialstelephone number 619434.

Travel India 619434

Telephone Operator from Rama’s store: Is that Travel India?

Travel India Yes.

Telephone Operator from Rama’s store: May I speak to Mr. Raman. Mr.Kukreti from Rama’s store would like to speak to him.

Travel India: Just a minute please.

Telephone Operator from Rama’s Store (Ringing Mr.Kukreti) Your call to Mr. Raman of Travel India, Sir.

Travel India (Ringing the internal telephone of Mr. Raman) Sir; there is a call from Mr.Kukreti of Rama’s store for you.

Mr. Raman All right. Please put him on. (Click on the phone) Hello

calling travel agency

Mr.Kukreti Answering the telephone ,Hello Mr. Raman Kukreti from Rama’s store. How are you?

Mr. Raman well, thank you. What can I do for you Mr.Kukreti?

Mr.Kukreti I want a cheap first class ticket to Bangalore and return.

Mr. Raman When do you want to travel By air India flight.

Mr.Kukreti On Friday, 23^rd by the evening flight if that is possible.

Mr. Raman Right. I’ll check on that and give you a telephone call. Should I sendairline ticket to your office or residence ? What are your residential Phone numbers. I do have theBusiness phone numbers.

Mr.Kukreti Yes, that will be nice. Incidentally, please bill the cost of the tickets to Rama’s store.

Mr. Raman I’ll do that. Thank you. Good bye.

evening flight

he telephone board has two outside telephone calls waiting. A sales girl wantsto make long distance calls.

Salesgirl: (Tapping the phone) please connect me to telephone 001 777 467 9476.

Telephone Operator :Whose phone number is this, Madam?

Salesgirl: Friend, don’t be so sticky. This is a personal call

Telephone Operator: I’ll put it through, but don’t take too long over it. Here is your phone number ringing now.

Salesgirl: Hello? Please call Sujata from upstairs.

There is a long wait.

travel by train

Sujata: Hello. Is that Bela?

Bela: Yes. How was the bonus party?

Sujata :Good .All right.

Bela: Then?

Sujata: Then what? I’ll tell you about bonus party, when we travel by train in the evening. What are you doing?

Bela :Nothing much. What is home information?

Sujata: I’m getting so bored sitting at home.

Telephone Operator: (Interrupting the conversation). Please try to finish. I have lots of official calls to make.

Bela :All right. Tell me about the movie trailer you saw day before yesterday?

Sujata: I’ didn’t enjoy it at all.

Bela: Why? The movie was a bad print ?.

Sujata: No, My mother was in a bad mood, because one of the potatoes turned out to be rotten?

Bela: What have potatoes got to do with the movie?

Sujata: Nothing. But my mother was in bad mood over the potatoes.

Telephone Operator: Please finish. I am disconnecting now.

An outside call comes in. Answering the telephone.

Telephone Operator: Good morning, Rama’s store

Telephone Caller: What is the matter with your telephone I’ve been calling your number for the last half an hour and it has been engaged all the time!

Telephone Operator: Sorry Sir. The number may have been busy. May I help you, Sir?

Telephone Caller: Well, hurry up and get me Mr.Kukreti.

Telephone Operator: I’m sorry sir, he has just gone out.

Telephone Caller: Yes, please tell him that there are no seats available on the Friday evening flight to Bangalore. We have booked him provisionally for Saturday morning. Please request him to confirm this new schedule.

Telephone Operator :Are you Mr. Raman from Travel India? Right Sir. I’ll convey your message to Mr.Kukreti as soon as he comes in.

Telephone Caller Thank you.

Telephone Operator You are welcome si

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