Telephoning

Talking on the phone is an essencial skill.
Watch and listen to some key sentences and practice them.

video 1 video2

Watch and listen to the lessons online. Practice your pronunciation.

Here are some key sentences and tips to a good phone conversation in the world of work
key sentences 1
key sentences 2 in different situations
key sentences 3
key sentences 4 
Key sentences 5 ending the call

Use the information given and build your own dialogues. Act them out in the class.

Further practise - print and do the activities from this task-sheet

Dialogue at the restaurant

Listen to this dialgue at the restaurant at http://video.about.com/esl/English-Restaurant-Vocabulary.htm

and practice the key sentences

Extra practise - listening to videos showing how to cook some easy recipes at http://video.about.com/food.htm

Another dialogue at the restaurant
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/tendays/day10videobd.shtml