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1. Read and learn the following words and phrases:

essential call – важный звонок
to make and receive call – делать и принимать телефонный звонок
out of curiosity – из любопытства
sigh of relief – вздох облегчения
to be indispensable – быть незаменимым
complete waste of time – полная потеря времени
to underestimate – недооценивать
to disturb – мешать, волновать
to unplug – отключать
proposal – предложение
to set up a meeting – устраивать собрание
to put through to smb – соединить с кем-либо
to be available – быть доступным, свободным
to sort out – сортировать, отбирать, решать

2. Find the synonyms to the words below:

1.essential — 1.important
2.curiosity — 3.inerest
3.to disturb — 5.to upset, to worry
4.to unplug — 2.to turn off
5.to receive — 4.to get, to accept
6.to set up — 6.to establish

3. Choose the words from the box and insert them in the sentences. Change their forms if necessary:

Complete
waste of time
to be indispensable – быть незаменимым
to put through — соединять
to underestimate — недооценивать
to unplug — отключать
out of curiosity – из любопытства

1. As a matter of fact, most people answer the phone out of curiosity (1). They suppose, that it might be some good news.
2. Several hours a day women spend chatting over the phone. Women discuss absolutely everything: fashion, films, make-ups, last news and something of the kind. It is waste of time
(2)!
3. Research shows that managers underestimate (3) the time they spend on the telephone by up to 50 %.
4. If there’s a thunderstorm in the street, I unplug (4) every electric devices, including answerphone.
5. Good-morning! I’m a specialist on advertising projects. I’m working for Cosmopolitan magazine. Can you put (5) me through to your financial director, please?
6. I am a boss of the company. I must answer the phone, because I’m so indispensable (6), no one else is capable of dealing with it.

4. Translate the sentences into English:

1. As a matter of fact, most people answer the phone out of curiosity (1). They suppose, that it might be some good news.
2. Several hours a day women spend chatting over the phone. Women discuss absolutely everything: fashion, films, make-ups, last news and something of the kind. It is waste of time
(2)!
3. Research shows that managers underestimate (3) the time they spend on the telephone by up to 50 %.
4. If there’s a thunderstorm in the street, I unplug (4) every electric devices, including answerphone.
5. Good-morning! I’m a specialist on advertising projects. I’m working for Cosmopolitan magazine. Can you put (5) me through to your financial director, please?
6. I am a boss of the company. I must answer the phone, because I’m so indispensable (6), no one else is capable of dealing with it.

5. Express your point of view on the problems of dealing with incoming phone call. Use the new words.
I think that