Read it back to someone meaning in English
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Definition
Can I read it back to you?: Can I read it to you while you listen?
Examples
- "Can I read that back to you?"
Exercise 1
Imagine that Jean has to answer another call.
Complete the dialogue with terms used in the audio. Each word is used once.
regarding | read | speaking | returning | hold | calling | take | back |
Jean: Hello, Jean . How can I help you?.
Mrs Quincy: Hello, this is Marilyn Quincy. I'm to speak to my son, Icarus. I'm his call his dinner plans tonight.
Jean: Please . I'll just check to see if he's available... No, I'm sorry, he's busy with another call at the moment. Can I a message?
Mrs Quincy: Yes. Please note this: "ICARUS QUINCY! The only woman you are allowed to eat dinner with is me!".
Jean: Can I that to you?
Mrs Quincy: No, I'm sure you noted my message correctly. What are your dinner plans for tonight?
Complete the dialogue with terms used in the audio. Each word is used once.
regarding | read | speaking | returning | hold | calling | take | back |
Jean: Hello, Jean . How can I help you?.
Mrs Quincy: Hello, this is Marilyn Quincy. I'm to speak to my son, Icarus. I'm his call his dinner plans tonight.
Jean: Please . I'll just check to see if he's available... No, I'm sorry, he's busy with another call at the moment. Can I a message?
Mrs Quincy: Yes. Please note this: "ICARUS QUINCY! The only woman you are allowed to eat dinner with is me!".
Jean: Can I that to you?
Mrs Quincy: No, I'm sure you noted my message correctly. What are your dinner plans for tonight?
Imagine that Jean has to answer another call.
Complete the dialogue with terms used in the audio. Each word is used once.
regarding | read | speaking | returning | hold | calling | take | back |
Jean: Hello, Jean speaking 1. How can I help you?.
Mrs Quincy: Hello, this is Marilyn Quincy. I'm calling 2 to speak to my son, Icarus. I'm returning 3 his call regarding 4 his dinner plans tonight.
Jean: Please hold 5. I'll just check to see if he's available... No, I'm sorry, he's busy with another call at the moment. Can I take 6 a message?
Mrs Quincy: Yes. Please note this: "ICARUS QUINCY! The only woman you are allowed to eat dinner with is me!".
Jean: Can I read 7 that back 8 to you?
Mrs Quincy: No, I'm sure you noted my message correctly. What are your dinner plans for tonight?
Complete the dialogue with terms used in the audio. Each word is used once.
regarding | read | speaking | returning | hold | calling | take | back |
Jean: Hello, Jean speaking 1. How can I help you?.
Mrs Quincy: Hello, this is Marilyn Quincy. I'm calling 2 to speak to my son, Icarus. I'm returning 3 his call regarding 4 his dinner plans tonight.
Jean: Please hold 5. I'll just check to see if he's available... No, I'm sorry, he's busy with another call at the moment. Can I take 6 a message?
Mrs Quincy: Yes. Please note this: "ICARUS QUINCY! The only woman you are allowed to eat dinner with is me!".
Jean: Can I read 7 that back 8 to you?
Mrs Quincy: No, I'm sure you noted my message correctly. What are your dinner plans for tonight?
1 speaking: This is an appropriate way to answer the telephone in a professional setting. "(Jean Marron) speaking" is a common expression used to identify oneself when using the telephone. A less formal alternative is "(Jean) here".
2 calling: The verb "to call" is a very common synonym of "to phone". Example: "I'm busy right now. Can you CALL me again in half an hour?". In the conversation, Brenda says "I'm calling for Bruno Delavigne".
3 returning: "To return a call" is to telephone somebody after they have telephoned you. In the dialogue, Brenda is returning Bruno's call, which means that Bruno has already attempted to contact Brenda.
4 regarding: "Regarding" is a professional way of saying "about". In the dialogue, Brenda says, "I'm returning (Bruno's) call regarding (a meeting next week)". Note: this is a useful formula to learn to be able to return someone's call and state the reason for needing to speak with them.
5 hold: "Please hold (the line)" is a common request for a caller to wait, either for the call to be transferred or for the party come to the phone.
6 take: "Can I take a message" is the best and most common way to suggest that the caller leave a message for you to pass on when the person they want to speak to becomes available. We can also say "Would you like to leave a message?".
7 read: "Can I read that back to you?" is a nice way to check that you have noted a message correctly.
8 back: In the dialogue, Jean says "Can I read that back to you?" to ask permission to repeat Brenda's message to verify that he noted it correctly.
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