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Third call about a dropping connection

Real life · Customer service

Third call about a dropping connection

Your goal: Escalate a repeated internet problem calmly but firmly.

  • B2
  • 8 turns · about 7 min

You talk to: Technical support agent

Phrases you will need

  • This is the third time I've called.
  • It drops out every evening.
  • I see where you're coming from, but ...
  • Could this be escalated?

A spoken scene: sound plays only when you press a speaker.

  1. Before you start, read the scene's goal and the useful phrases.
  2. Read the other person's speech bubble.
  3. Choose the most natural reply, or complete the missing word in it.
  4. After a wrong reply you see why at once; at the end you can read the whole conversation again.
How to play? Scoring and details
In this set
This is the third time you have called about your connection. Stay calm, explain clearly, and ask for real action.
This game reads words aloud
This scene can be read aloud: Emma (British accent) reads the other person, Heart (American accent) reads the natural reply. Sound plays only when you press a speaker button, at a pace that suits your level.

The other person's line comes as sound only at first. Press the speaker, listen and reply; show the words if you need them.

Scoring
Your answers are checked; at the end you see your score, your mistakes and the right answers.
With a keyboard
Keys 1, 2 and 3 choose a reply; Enter continues the conversation.