On the phone

On the phone

Verbs :

To make a phone call

To answer a phone call

To call back

To dial up

To hung up

To be cut off

Making contact :    

Hello / Good morning / Good afternoon ...

This is John Brown speaking

Could I speak to ......... please?

I'd like to speak to ..... .....

I'm trying to contact ..........

Taking a call :

X speaking.

Can I help you?

Asking for a name / information :  

Who's calling please?

Who's speaking?

Where are you calling from?

Are you sure you have the right number / name?

Asking for someone

Could I speak to John Martin, please?

I’d like to speak to John Martin, please.

Could you put me through to John Martin, please?

Could I speak to someone who …

Asking the caller to wait :    

Hold the line please.

Could you hold on please?

Just a moment please.

Connecting :   

Thank you for holding.

The line's free now ... I'll put you through.

I'll connect you now  / I'm connecting you now.

Giving negative information :  

I'm afraid the line's engaged. Could you call back later?

I'm afraid he's in a meeting at the moment.

I'm sorry. He's out of the office today. /

He isn't in at the moment.

I'm afraid we don't have a Mr./Mrs./Ms/Miss. ... here

I'm sorry.  There's nobody here by that name.

Sorry.  I think you've dialled the wrong number./

I am sorry ! I think you’ve got the wrong number.

I'm afraid you've got the wrong number.

I can’t hear you very well.

Mobile phone problems

My battery is about to run out

I am about to run out of credits

I need to charge up my mobile phone

I can’t get a signal

I have got a very weak signal

Telephone problems :

The line is very bad ...  Could you speak up please?

Could you repeat that please?

I'm afraid I can't hear you.

Sorry. I didn't catch that.  Could you say it again please?

Leaving a message :

Can I leave / take a message?

Would you like to leave a message?

Could you give him/her a message?

Could you ask him/her to call me back?

Could you tell him/her that I called?

Could you give me your name please?

Could you spell that please?

What's your number please?

Expressions with heart !

Break someone's heart

Definition: hurt someone, usually romantically, or to cause some great disappointment

Eat your heart out

Definition: to be jealous or envious of someone else

Follow your heart

Definition: Do what you believe is right

From the bottom of my heart

Definition: Usually used in the first person, this phrase means that you are completely sincere

Get at the heart of the matter

Definition: Discuss the main issue, concern

Have a change of heart

Definition: Change one's mind

Have a heart of gold

Definition: Be very trustworthy and well meaning

Have a heart of stone

Definition: Be cold, unforgiving

Have a heart-to-heart talk

Definition: Have an open and honest discussion with someone

Have your heart in the right place / One's heart in the right place

Definition: To mean well, have the right intentions

Know something by heart / learn something by heart

Definition: Know something such as lines in a play, or music perfectly, to be able to perform something by memory

Have one's heart set on something / set against something

Definition: Absolutely want something / Absolutely not want something

One's heart misses a beat / One's heart skips a beat

Definition: To be completely surprised by something

Νέες εξετάσεις γλωσσομάθειας αγγλικής γλώσσας !!!

Έχω να σας πω ένα μυστικό !!!

Σήμερα το πρωί βρέθηκα σε ξενοδοχείο στο κέντρο της Αθήνας 

, όπου και μας παρουσιάστηκε λεπτομερώς ένας νέος φορέας 

εξετάσεων γλωσσομάθειας αγγλικής γλώσσας !!

Ενθουσιάστηκα !!

Εξετάσεις γλωσσομάθειας αγγλικής γλώσσας , 

όπως τις ονειρευόμουν χρόνια !

Μαθητοκεντρικές !

Οι μαθητές θα έχουν τις μεγαλύτερες πιθανότητες επιτυχίας !

Θα δίνονται τα θέματα Speaking !!

Η βάση στα 3 Parts θα είναι το 50% !!

Οι βαθμοί ΟΛΩΝ των Units συμψηφίζονται

 

χωρίς κάποιο περιορισμό !

Και το καλύτερο ;

Σε περίπτωση αποτυχίας , 

Δ Ω Ρ Ε Α Ν 

Η 1η Ε Π Α Ν Ε Ξ Ε Τ Α Σ Η !

Όποιος/α ενδιαφέρεται για λεπτομέρειες , ας μου στείλει μήνυμα !

I love you !!!!

French !!! 

The language of love !!

Here are a few love phrases :

Je t'aime I love you.

Tu es ma joie de vivre. You are the joy of my life.

Je t'adore I adore you.

Tu es mon amour. You are my love.

Amour de ma vie. Love of my life.

Tu es mon homme/ma femme You are my man/woman.

Tes yeux, j'en rêve jour et nuit 

I dream about your eyes day and night.

Je veux être avec toi. I want to be with you.

Tu es l’amour de ma vie. You’re the love of my life.

Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi. I can’t live without you.

Je t’aime de tout mon coeur. I love you with all my heart

L'amour est comme le vent .

Nous ne savons pas d'ou il vient .

Balzac

Le verbe boire et les boissons !!!

Καλημέρα !!!

Σήμερα το πρωί , βρήκα αυτήν την υπέροχη φωτογραφία !!!

Τι γλυκούλες κουκουβάγιες , σκέφτηκα !

Με έκαναν να χαμογελάσω και να σκεφτώ ότι 

η ζωή θέλει χρώμα , όχι το γκρίζο που μας επιβάλλουν κάποιοι ....

Οι γλυκές αυτές μικρές κουκουβάγιες μού έδωσαν 

την έμπνευση να ασχοληθώ ξανά με το

 μεριστικό άρθρο στα Γαλλικά . ( les articles partitifs )

Και συγκεκριμένα με το ρήμα boire ( πίνω ) 

και λεξιλόγιο σχετικά με τα ροφήματα ( les boissons )

Να θυμήσω :

Το μεριστικό άρθρο δεν υπάρχει στα Ελληνικά αλλά χρησιμοποιείται στα Γαλλικά , όταν θέλουμε να μιλήσουμε 

για μέρος ενός πράγματος κι όχι για το σύνολο.

Le verbe Boire

Les boissons

Regardez ce video pour apprendre le vocabulaire:

Όποιος θέλει να κάνει μια γερή επανάληψη στο μεριστικό άρθρο , 

ας πατήσει στο les articles partitifs

Still in bed ....

Good morning dear friends !!!

It’s Monday today and I know you would prefer to stay in bed a bit longer , isn’t it ?

I would , heheh !!! It’s so nice and cozy in our beds !!!!

Here are a few expressions related to the word bed that I like :

get up on the wrong side of (the) bed or wake up on the wrong side of (the) bed

to begin the day feeling unhappy and uncomfortable

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it or As you make your bed, so must you lie in it.

Prov. You have to suffer the consequences of what you do.

a bed of roses

 easy option, a comfortable or luxurious position.

make a bed

to fit a bed with sheets and blankets.

make one's bed

to be responsible for one's own actions and their results:

Have a nice day !!

Expressions of agreement

Here are some expressions of agreement in English :

Total agreement :

Absolutely
Exactly
indeed !
I totally agree with you 
I couldn't agree with you more
I couldn't have said it better
We see eye to eye on this


Partial agreement :

You may be right
You might be right
Perhaps you are right
That is true , I suppose
I suppose so
I think you may be right
Possibly