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