English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 16: Communications

Word List
  • address
  • call
  • call back
  • computer
  • date
  • dot
  • email
  • email address
  • envelope
  • Internet
  • It’s … here
  • keyboard
  • laptop
  • letter
  • letter box
  • make a (phone) call
  • make phone calls
  • memory stick
  • message
  • mobile
  • mobile device
  • mouse
  • online
  • phone box
  • phone call
  • phone number
  • post
  • screen
  • send a text (message)
  • speak to
  • stamp
  • take a message
  • telephone (phone)
  • tell someone you called
  • text
  • voicemail
Exercises

16.1 ‣ Have you got any of the things on the opposite page? Make a list.

16.2 ‣ What are the names of these things?

  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. _____
  7. _____
  8. _____
  9. _____
  10. _____
  11. _____
  12. _____

16.3 ‣ Complete this phone conversation.

Amelia: Hello.
Meena: Hello. (1) Meena here. Can I (2) _____ to Amal, please?
Amelia: I’m (3) _____, he’s at work (4) _____ the moment. Can I (5) _____ a message?
Meena: It’s all right. I’ll (6) _____ back later.
Amelia: OK, then. Bye.
Meena: Bye.

16.4 ‣ Write down:

  1. two telephone numbers that are important to you.
    _____
  2. two email addresses that are important to you.
    _____
Now read them aloud.

16.5 ‣ Answer these questions.

  1. Do you prefer to text or phone your friends?
    _____
  2. Do you send more emails or more text messages?
    _____
  3. How often do you go online?
    _____
  4. Do you prefer to use a laptop or a mobile device?
    _____
  5. Do you often write letters?
    _____
Answer Key
A ‣ Letters

Don’t forget to put a stamp on the envelope.

Don’t forget to post the letters.

B ‣ Email and Internet

Olivia gets a lot of emails from New York.

You have to be careful what information you give people online.

What’s your email address? Moll@cup.com (= Moll at C-U-P dot com /kɒm/)

C ‣ Telephones and mobile devices

Juan makes a lot of phone calls. He phones his girlfriend every day.

I always take my smartphone with me. I never turn it off.

What’s your phone number? What’s your mobile number? 066530718 (= oh six six five three oh seven one eight / oh double six five ...)

He’s not answering his phone. I’ll leave a voicemail and I’ll text him / send him a text (message).

D ‣ Expressions

Sue: Hello.

Nick: Hello. It’s Nick here. Can I speak to Ahmed, please?

Sue: I’m sorry, he’s not here at the moment. Can I take a message?

Nick: Thanks. Could you just tell him I called. I’ll call back later.

Sue: OK. I’ll tell him. Goodbye.

Nick: Bye.

Tip

Use a search engine to find an example of a letter and an email in English. Write down any useful words or phrases in them.

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