Telefon konuşması başlatma ve sürdürme; birini isteme, bekletme, mesaj bırakma ve alma; Present Continuous ile gelecek planları; telefon numarası okuma; LGS tarzı telefon diyaloğu ve not soruları.
Phone expressions
| Function | Expressions |
|---|---|
| Answering | Hello? / Hello, this is Ayşe speaking. |
| Asking for someone | Can / Could / May I speak to Mert, please? / Is Mert there? |
| Identifying yourself | This is Kaan. / It’s Kaan here. (Not: I am Kaan.) |
| Asking who | Who’s calling, please? / Who’s speaking? |
| Waiting | Hold on (a moment), please. / Just a minute. / Hang on. |
| Not available | Sorry, he isn’t in / isn’t available at the moment. |
| Messages | Can I leave a message? / Would you like to leave a message? / Can I take a message? |
| Calling back | I’ll call back later. / Can you ask him to call me back? |
| Problems | Sorry, wrong number. / The line is busy. / I can’t hear you very well. |
| Ending | Thanks for calling. / Talk to you later. Bye! |
Phone verbs: call / phone / ring, hang up (kapatmak), pick up (açmak), call back (geri aramak), dial (çevirmek), text (mesaj atmak)
A phone conversation
Mrs Öz: Hello?
Kaan: Hello, this is Kaan. Could I speak to Mert, please?
Mrs Öz: Hold on, please… Sorry Kaan, he is having a shower right now. Would you like to leave a message?
Kaan: Yes, please. We are meeting at the library at 4 pm tomorrow for our project. Can you ask him to call me back?
Mrs Öz: Sure. What’s your number?
Kaan: It’s 0532 418 77 05.
Mrs Öz: OK, I’ll tell him. Bye.
Reading phone numbers: digits one by one; 0 → “oh” or “zero”; 77 → “double seven” or “seven seven”
From: Kaan
Meeting: tomorrow, 4 pm at the library (project)
Call him back: 0532 418 77 05
Making plans with Present Continuous
Planlanmış düzenlemeler için Present Continuous:
- What are you doing this weekend? – I’m visiting my aunt in Bolu.
- We are having a barbecue on Sunday. Would you like to come?
- Are you doing anything on Friday evening? – No, I’m free.
Agenda reading (LGS tarzı):
| Day | Plan |
|---|---|
| Monday | going to the dentist at 3 pm |
| Wednesday | meeting Zeynep at the café |
| Friday | having a guitar lesson |
| Saturday | free |
| Day | Plan |
|---|---|
| Monday | dentist (3 pm) |
| Wednesday | meeting Zeynep |
| Friday | guitar lesson |
| Saturday | free |
Kavramlar
- hang up
- telefonu kapatmak
- hold on
- beklemek (hatta)
- call back
- geri aramak
- available
- müsait
- wrong number
- yanlış numara
- Kendini tanıtma: This is …, not “I am …”
- Can / Could / May I speak to …?
- Hold on / Just a minute: bekletme
- Leave a message / Take a message
- hang up, pick up, call back
- Present Continuous ile planlar: I’m meeting…
Örnek soru ve çözümü
Tabloya göre arkadaşın seni hangi gün sinemaya davet ederse kabul edebilirsin? Neden?
| Day | Plan |
|---|---|
| Monday | dentist |
| Wednesday | meeting Zeynep |
| Friday | guitar lesson |
| Saturday | free |
On Saturday, because I am free on Saturday.
Çözümlü örnekler
1. Telefonda kendinizi nasıl tanıtırsınız? Kolay
ÇözümThis is [name]. / It’s [name] here.
2. “Can I speak to Ece?” – Ece evde değil. Cevap veriniz. Orta
ÇözümSorry, she isn’t in at the moment. Would you like to leave a message?
3. Notu okuyunuz: Mert yarın saat kaçta ve nerede olmalı? Zor
ÇözümAt 4 pm at the library.
Sık yapılan hatalar
- Telefonda “I am Kaan.” demek (This is Kaan.).
- “Wait me” demek (Hold on, please / Wait for me).
- “hang on” ile “hang up”ı karıştırmak.
Biliyor muydun?
Telefonun mucidi kabul edilen Alexander Graham Bell, telefonu açınca “Hello” yerine “Ahoy!” denmesini önermişti!