Core Words: How to Say "Phone Number," "Internet Access," and More!

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Hi everybody, my name is Alisha. Welcome to the "2000 Core English Words and Phrases" video series. Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned.

Okay, let's get started.

First is

Internet access.

Internet access. Internet access.

Internet access refers to the connection from our device to

the internet. So to have internet access means that you

are able to access information online. Here's an example. I

have internet access at work, home and on the road. I have

internet access at work, home and on the road. I have

internet access at work, home and on the road.

IP phone. IP phone. IP phone. IP stands for internet protocol.

Internet protocol phones are not really used so much in the US

these days. But depending on your country and what kind of

technology you use at your work or your school, you might see

these kinds of phones they have an internet connection. Here's

an example. With an adapter, I can use my old phone as an IP

phone over the internet. With an adapter, I can use my old phone

as an IP phone over the internet. With an adapter, I can

use my old phone as an IP phone over the internet.

A public phone is a phone that anyone in a city can use.

You can find public phones usually at the corners of streets or on the sides of streets.

You might also see them in places like train stations and bus stations.

Usually you have to pay some money to use a public phone.

Here's an example.

There are public phones in the airport.

Local phone call.

A local phone call is a phone call to a number that is close to the location where you are

making the call from.

Usually inside your country is considered a local phone call.

Here's an example.

I can make free local phone calls within my community on my home phone.

Dial.

Dial can have a couple of different uses but today I want to talk about the verb use of

dial.

To dial means to push the numbers usually on a phone that we use today.

In old phones it could also mean turning the rotary on a phone to choose a number.

Basically it means choosing a number on the phone.

Here's an example.

Dial nine to get an outside line.

Phone number.

A phone number is the series of numbers that is connected to a phone so when you want to

call someone or call a company you look for their phone number.

Here's an example.

The phone number is wrong.

Operator.

Operator is a little bit of an old-fashioned word.

It means the person who is working at the call center or the phone center.

It could mean today someone who works at like a customer service center that connects you

with someone else.

Here's an example.

The operator is talking with a customer.

Long distance call.

A long distance call is kind of the opposite of a local call.

A long distance call means you are calling someone who is very far away like in another

country for example.

These usually cost money.

Here's an example.

If you call someone out of town it's usually a long distance call.

If you call someone out of town it is usually a long distance call.

Evening.

Evening is the time between the afternoon and the night usually from around five o'clock

to perhaps nine o'clock or so.

Here's an example.

After dinner we enjoy our evening.

Morning.

Morning refers to the time of day when the sun is coming up so this could be from very

early maybe five o'clock or so until usually about eleven o'clock or so just before noon.

Here's an example.

Buses are very crowded in the morning.

Let's review.

I'm going to describe a word or phrase in English.

See if you can remember it.

Then repeat after me focusing on pronunciation.

Ready?

Do you remember how to say the expression that means that you can get information online?

Internet access.

And how to say the kind of old-fashioned phone that you might see from time to time that

can connect to the internet.

IP phone.

What about the expression that means a type of phone that anyone in the community can

use for a little bit of money?

Public phone.

Do you remember how to say the expression for a phone call to someone who is pretty

close to you?

Local phone call.

Let's try the verb that means to choose a number on the phone.

Dial Dial.

What about the expression that means the numbers that are assigned to a calling device?

Phone number Phone number.

Now let's see if you remember how to say the customer service person who might be working

at a place like a call center.

Operator Operator.

Another one.

What about the type of phone call to someone who lives very far away from you, like in

another country?

Long distance call.

Do you remember how to say the time of day from about five o'clock to perhaps eight or

nine p.m.?

Evening Evening.

And finally, do you remember how to talk about the first part of the day when the sun comes

up from perhaps about five a.m. to maybe eleven?

Morning Morning.

Well done! See you next time. Bye!

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