Matching Pairs Phone callsOnline version Practice formal language to start a phone call by Michelle Mora 1 Complete: I'm calling _____ Mr. Preston 2 Hold on 3 Is Mr. Rodriguez available? 4 Complete: Can I ______ a message? 5 I'm afraid that... 6 He's not picking up 7 The line is engage 8 To call back To phone a person later He is not answering the phone The person is busy so he/she cannot answer right now The speaker wants to know if the person is able to take the phone call. Another way to say "a moment" A formal way to apologize for leave