Real Talk #023 – Returning a missed call
What should you do when you pick up your phone and notice a missed call? Andrew and Jeremy can help you! In this episode of Real Talk, they share the most natural ways English speakers return a missed call.
Fun facts
Even though companies like Apple and Samsung are leaders in the smartphone industry, they only make about 30% of all the phones sold in the world. Other leading brands are
Huawei, Nokia, and Lenovo.
Expressions included in the study guide
- To break [something] in
- Crystal clear
- The States
- To approach a situation
- To tweak
- Ubiquitous
Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free
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Real Talk #023 – Returning a missed call
What should you do when you pick up your phone and notice a missed call? Andrew and Jeremy can help you! In this episode of Real Talk, they share the most natural ways English speakers return a missed call.
Fun facts
Even though companies like Apple and Samsung are leaders in the smartphone industry, they only make about 30% of all the phones sold in the world. Other leading brands are Huawei, Nokia, and Lenovo.Expressions included in the study guide
- To break [something] in
- Crystal clear
- The States
- To approach a situation
- To tweak
- Ubiquitous
Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Jeremy Brinkenhoff
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Matty Warnock
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Operations: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Project manager: Jessica Cox
Image: Rawpixel (Unsplash.com)
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