Answering Machine

Bill: Hey, this is Bill. I'm sorry I'm not in. Just leave a message. [Beep]
Hey Bill. This is Hank. I'm just calling to let you know that I'll be a little late to the game
tomorrow night. I have to work a few extra hours to finish a report. I should wrap things
up sometime between seven and eight though. Oh, then I'm planning on dropping by Lisa's house
for about an hour since she's been sick recently. And, uh, one more thing. I'll swing by my house to
pick up some food for the game. See you then.
Vocabulary
1. wrap sth. up, phrasal v., to finish a job, meeting etc:
- That just about wraps it up for today.
- We need to wrap up this project by the end of the day.
- We're hoping to wrap up the negotiations this week.
- It's late and I have to get home, so let's wrap it up and finish tomorrow.
2. drop by/drop in on sb., phrasal v., to pay an informal visit to a person or a place:
- Please drop by my place on your way home from work. / Drop by sometime.
- I thought I'd drop in on you while I was passing.
- She dropped by the office during her vacation to see if she had received any important mail.
- Why don't you drop in for a drink one evening?
3. swing by/past, phrasal v., to visit a place quickly, especially on your way to another place:
- I need to swing by the store and pick up some food for dinner.
- We can swing past the store on the way to the party.
- George said he planned to swing by later.
- I told Paul we'd swing by his office about five today.
- Why don't you swing by for some coffee?
- We swung by a friend's house on our way to the beach.
Multiple-Choice and Short-Answer Questions
1. Mom called this morning, and she asked you to ____________ her call this evening.
A) make B) return C) find
2. Please leave me a _____________ in case I'm not home.
A) call B) message C) phone
3.
4.
5.

I plan to _________ her house on my way home from work.

A) drop beside B) drop on C) drop by
Please call and tell him that we will ___________ up this project by the end of the week.
A) wrap B) do C) come
Hi. May I _____________ to Nancy, please?
A) connect B) talk C) contact
Matching Exercise
leave; tomorrow; swing by; be late

1.
2.

I have to _________ the store on my way home from work.

Please let him know that I'll call him _________.

3.
4.

Please tell my dad that I will _______ for dinner. The traffic is really bad now.
Excuse me. Could I _________ a message?
Mixed-up Sentence
could / me / you tell / ? / to call / brother / my
The growth and use of mobile phones including the iPhone have changed the way people
communicate around the world. When you are thinking about buying a cell phone, you have to
consider the phone itself, its features, and the cell phone service plan, including whether you
choose prepaid phone plans or you go with a yearly contract. This grammar lesson below will
help you combine your knowledge of mobile communications something that affects us
every day and the simple future tense in English.

1.

Match the last part of the sentence with the first:

I
re going to bring along a phone on our camping trip.
She
am going to install a new app on my cell phone
We
will let you use her phone to make the call. Guaranteed.

2.

Match the last part of the sentence with the first:

Is
you make sure that your brother has his phone with him, please?
Will
they going to upgrade to a newer mobile phone soon?
Are
she going to contact us by phone later today?

3.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence:

lend me your cell phone, please? I need to make an urgent call.
A) Are you going to

4.

B) Will you

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence:

on sale tomorrow morning?
A) Do the new iPhone go

5.

B) Are the new iPhone go

C) Will the new iPhone going

Choose all of the possible answers to complete the conversation:

According to this online news report, the company
update on its mobile phone early next week.
A) is going to release B) will release C) has released

its newest operating system

D) releases

E) released

6.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence:

My parents
me a new iPad and mobile phone for my graduation at least
they promised to do so, and they never lie.
A) buy B) will buys C) are going to buy

7.

Write the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:

I

8.

(send) you a text as soon as were ready to leave for the movie. You can count on it.

Write the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:

(communicate) with each other for years to
According to the news, people
come through different electronic devices. Thats the future.