A phone with a fixed line, called a landline, might seem like a thing of the past.
The popularity of mobile phones these days appears to be killing off the home phone, with four in five phone numbers being mobile phone numbers.
But how has this changed the way we live and the atmosphere in our offices?
Rob and Feifei discuss if this really is the death of the landline, and we learn some language related to telephone calls.
This week's question:
How many landlines do you think there are, for every thousand people?
a) 2.9
b) 29
c) 290
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Listen
The death of the landline
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Vocabulary
- landline telephone
a fixed line, or wired phone
- white collar work
office or other work where people dress smartly
- voicemail
voice messages left on a phone
- text
SMS
- following up on
following a message with another message or call
- efficiency
fast, effective working
- control
the power to decide
- screening calls
checking who is calling before deciding whether to answer
- buzz
busy, exciting atmosphere
