Telephone English

Telephone English

Telephone English always goes down well in classes. It's more difficult than it looks - there are lots of fixed phrases that need learning - so your students will want plenty of practice.

Unlock Access to Hundreds of Premium Worksheets!

Our extensive collection of high-quality worksheets will help you teach more effectively and engage your students.

Premium Worksheets
Telephone English Roleplays (Business) (part 1)
Telephone English Roleplays (Business) (part 2)
Telephone English Roleplays (Business) (part 3)

Telephone English Roleplays (Business)

Structure: Business Telephone English
Time: 20 min
Level: Pre-Intermediate / Intermediate

This is great intensive practice of all the common expressions needed for a phone call at work.

The students have different information, and need to call each other, and leave messages where appropriate.

There's also a general-English version of these worksheets.

Changing an Appointment (part 1)
Changing an Appointment (part 2)
Changing an Appointment (part 3)

Changing an Appointment

Structure: Telephone English / Present Continuous
Time: 30 min
Level: Elementary / Pre-Intermediate

This telephone English worksheet can be used alone, or as a follow-up to 'Making an Appointment'.

Your students can have extensive practice of telephone English expressions, plus useful language for dealing with appointment clashes. Teach them phrases like ' something's come up' and 'can't make it'.

This worksheet is will work with elementary and lower-intermediate level students.