Task 2:

The following are common phrasal verbs we often use while on the telephone. Match the correct meaning with each phrasal verb.

1. hold on	m. wait
2. put (a call) through	make a telephone call
3. get through	c. answer a call, lift the receiver to take a call
4. hang up	a. put the receiver down
5. call up	l. make a telephone call
6. hang on	g. wait
7. call back	b. return someone’s call
8. pick up	j. to be connected to someone on the phone
9. get off (the phone)	f. deactivate (a cell phone)
10. get back to (someone)	k. return someone’s call
11. cut off	i. to be disconnected abruptly during a telephone conversation
12. switch off/turn off	d. stop talking on the phone
13. speak up	h. talk louder