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8.7: Making Appointments with a Government Official

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    Making Appointments with a Government Official

    Reading

    • Read the conversation between Mr. Sim Sipaa (C) and his secretary (B) and Mr. Smith (A). Then describe whether or not Mr. Sam Sipaa and his secretary were nice and polite to Mr. Smith during the telephone call.

    A: ជម្រាបសួរ‌! ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ “ស្មីត” ជាតំណាងក្រុមហ៊ុនឈ្មោះ អង្គរធួរ។ ខ្ញុំសុំជួបលោក សំ ស៊ីផា បានទេ?

    B: ចា! ចាំបន្តិចសិន ខ្ញុំនឹងភ្ជាប់ទៅលោក សំ​ ស៊ីផា​ ជូន។

    C: អ្នកណាគេហ្នឹង? មានការអីដែរ?

    A: បាទ! ខ្ញុំចង់បើកក្រុមហ៊ុនមួយ។ តើត្រូវធ្វើអ្វីខ្លះ?

    C: ណាត់ពេលជាមួយលេខា​ ហើយមកការិយាល័យថ្ងៃច័ន្ទអាទិត្យក្រោយ។

    B: ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទអាទិត្យក្រោយ ម៉ោងដប់ព្រឹក លោកទំនេរទេ?

    A: បាទ! ខ្ញុំទំនេរ។ សូមអរគុណច្រើន។ ជម្រាបលា!

    B: ជម្រាប​លា!

    • Read the conversation again then answer the following questions.

    Query \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    What to Say at the Start of a Phone Call

    Reading

    Look at the sentences and drag them into the correct order of what to say (1) at the start of the call, (2) during the conversation, and (3) at the end of the conversation.

    Query \(\PageIndex{2}\)


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