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phone call

compound.
A1 Beginner Oxford

compound. A conversation that you have with someone using a telephone.

compound. A communicative act conducted via a telephone network between two or more parties


SIMPLE

I need to make a quick phone call.

CONTEXTUAL

She received an important phone call from her doctor during the meeting.

COMPLEX

The tense silence was finally broken by a shrill, insistent phone call that nobody dared to answer.

Teaching tip

Drill the key collocations 'make a call' (to initiate) and 'get/receive a call' (to be the recipient) to build fluency.

Pitfall

I did a phone call to my mother.I made a phone call to my mother.The standard verb for initiating a call is 'make', not 'do'.

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