Vocabulary (Definitions) - Phone Language (English File 3rd Edition Intermediate Page 38)
Engaged
(of a phone line) being used; unable to take a call due to being in use.
Skype
a phone system that works by direct communication between users' computers on the internet, often using webcams so the callers can see each other.
Screensaver
a screen display on a computer or phone that appears when the phone has not been used for a few minutes.
Instant messaging
a system on the internet that allows people to exchange written messages with each other very quickly.
Quiet zone
an area in which people are expected to be quiet out of respect for other people.
Voicemail
an electronic system that can store phone messages, so that somebody can listen to them later.
Ringtone
the sound a phone makes when it is receiving a call.
Hang up
to end a phone conversation by putting down the phone receiver or pressing the 'end call' button.
Leave a message
to make a short voice recording when someone doesn't answer a phone call.
Call back
to phone somebody again or to phone somebody who phoned you earlier.
Dial
to type a phone number by pushing the number buttons on a phone.
Silent / vibrate mode
when a phone's ringtone has been silenced so it doesn't make a noise when someone calls.
Text
to send somebody a written message using a mobile phone.
