Pronunciation insight 9

 Saying telephone numbers

When we say phone numbers, we usually say each digit separately. We usually use pauses between groups of three or four numbers. We usually say oh for 0, not zero.
(01973) 754683 = oh-one-nine-seven-three (pause) seven-five-four (pause) six-eight-three
0797 2093572 = oh-seven-nine-seven (pause) two-oh-nine (pause) three-five-seven-two

1Play the recording and listen to the telephone numbers. Mark the pauses in the telephone numbers by writing the word pause where it appears between the numbers. Then listen and repeat. 

• 1(01729) 752456

• 207895380485

• 307982509461

• 4(0208) 725198

2Play the recording, listen and write the telephone numbers in words. How do we say numbers like 77 or 888 when they are in telephone numbers? Then listen and repeat. 

• 1(01779) 753556

• 20777 4895214

• 30789 3332461

• 4(0207) 334455

3Write three telephone numbers. Practice saying them. 

Phrasal verbs

When we say phrasal verbs, we usually link the words and this can make them difficult to understand. Listen:
Let's work it out.
Can you pick it up, please?

4Play the recording, listen and complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the box. Then listen and repeat. Pay attention to the links between the words in the phrasal verbs.

 

• come up with
• find out about
• go ahead
• look up
• put together
• set up

• 1I usually   information online.

• 2Can you   a report, please?

• 3You need to   a plan.

• 4Liz is going to   prices later.

• 5Dad is going to   a new business.

• 6We are going to   with our plans.

like

5Play the recording, listen to the sentences with like and choose the sentence you hear. 

• 1Billy is like his brother.Billy likes his brother.

• 2What's your friend like?What does your friend like?

• 3They don't look like their dinner.They don't like their dinner.

• 4I like my cousin a lot.I look a lot like my cousin.

• 5Do you like your brother?Are you like your brother?