Cellulari - Modi di dire

Cosa dire quando si fa una telefonata? Scoprilo leggendo la lezione di oggi!

To make a phone call:
Hello, could I speak to Jane, please?
Hello, this is Mary. Is Jane there?

To answer the phone:
Hello, Jane speaking
Hello, Robinson & Co. (in business phone calls)

If someone else answers your call, they could say:
One moment, please.
Hold on (or one moment).
Can I take a message?
I’ll put you through: I’ll connect you with the person you’re looking for.

Cellulari - Grammatica - Trascrizione

Woman: Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on how to buy an international phone card.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be learning the English grammar functions of CAN to talk about ability, possibility, and also how to make requests
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to a conversation on how to choose an international phone card.
So let’s start!

Cellulari - Grammatica - Podcast

"Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on how to buy an international phone card.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be learning the English grammar functions of CAN to talk about ability, possibility, and also how to make requests
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to a conversation on how to choose an international phone card.
So let’s start!"

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Cellulari - Grammatica

Leggendo questa lezione scoprirai le diverse funzioni del verbo CAN

Leggi queste frasi. Quale idea esprime il verbo CAN in ognuna di esse?

My little sister is only 5, but she can use a mobile phone!

Can I leave a message?

In queste frasi, CAN è usato per:
• parlare di capacità e abilità;
• esprimere possibilità;
• fare richieste.

Ricorda che CAN è un verbo modale:
• funge da ausiliare;
• resta invariato anche alla terza persona singolare (She can call me);
• è seguito dalla forma base del verbo (I can’t talk to you right now);
• la forma negativa è CAN'T.

Per fare delle richieste in modo più formale e cortese, usiamo la forma COULD (Could I speak to Ann, please?)