D. Complete the dialogues with the phrases a-g. There are two extra phrases which you do not need to use. ar more a. turned it on
b. shut it down noт
c. drop him a line
d. have a word with
e. give them a call
f. call me back
g. kept in touch with
1. Matthew My computer isn't working. Can you help me. Steve? Steve Have you (1) __? I can't see any lights on anywhere. Matthew I'm not that silly! The problem is that I can't hear anything. Steve Oh, that's never happened to me before, Look, here's the number for technical support Why don't you
(2) ___? Matthew I did and I am waiting for them to
(3) 2. Sam Hi, Jess. Did you get my e-mail about the get-together? Jess Yeah, thanks. I need to
(4) my parents about it first, but I think I'll come. Sam That's great news! Tell your cousin about it, too. Jess He's at university now so I'll send him an e-mail. Sam OK great. Can you give me his address? I'll (
5) to give him directions to my house. Jess Sure, no problem.
Steve: Have you (a) turned it on? I can't see any lights on anywhere.
Matthew: I'm not that silly! The problem is that I can't hear anything.
Steve: Oh, that's never happened to me before. Look, here's the number for technical support. Why don't you (f) give them a call?
Matthew: I did and I am waiting for them to (g) call me back.
In this dialogue, Matthew is having trouble with his computer. Steve suggests that maybe Matthew forgot to turn it on. However, Matthew clarifies that the issue is with the sound and not the power. Steve then suggests that Matthew should contact technical support by calling them. Matthew explains that he has already done that and is now waiting for them to call him back.
2. Sam: Hi, Jess. Did you get my email about the get-together?
Jess: Yeah, thanks. I need to (d) have a word with my parents about it first, but I think I'll come.
Sam: That's great news! Tell your cousin about it, too.
Jess: He's at university now, so I'll send him an email.
Sam: Okay, great. Can you give me his address? I'll (c) drop him a line to give him directions to my house.
Jess: Sure, no problem.
In this dialogue, Sam asks Jess if she received his email about the get-together. Jess confirms that she did and mentions that she needs to talk to her parents before making a decision. Sam encourages her to invite her cousin as well. Jess mentions that her cousin is in university and she plans to send him an email. Sam asks for his address so that he can send him a message with directions to his house.
Phrases used in the dialogue:
(a) turned it on - to activate or start the computer
(d) have a word with - to talk or discuss something with someone
(f) give them a call - to contact someone by telephone
(g) call me back - to return a phone call
(c) drop him a line - to send a message, usually in writing