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A voicemail message

A voicemail message

Listen to a voicemail message and answer the questions to practise your listening skills.

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Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

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Transcript

John: Hi, this is John. Thanks for calling. I'm not here at the moment, so please leave a message and I'll call you back.

Marina: Hi, John, this is Marina Silva calling from Old Time Toys. Your colleague Alex gave me your phone number. She said you can help me.

I need some information on your new products. Could you please call me when you are back in the office? My phone number is 0-2-0-8, 6-5-5-7-6-2-1.

Also, can you please email me your new brochure and information about your prices? My email address is Marina, that's M-A-R-I-N-A, dot Silva, S-I-L-V-A, at O-L-D-T-I-M-E hyphen toys dot com.

Thanks a lot. I look forward to hearing from you.

Task 1

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Task 2

Exercise

Discussion

Do you ever make phone calls or leave voicemail messages in English? 

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Submitted by TP on Sun, 21/04/2019 - 03:38

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Yes, I usually make phone calls in English. Sometimes I call my friends. If I want to get some information from an organization or any other office, I often use English language. However, I rarely leave voicemail messages.

Submitted by Kavi on Sun, 21/04/2019 - 03:37

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One day i left a voice massage to my sister.She is from Australia.

Submitted by Nabil Yacouba on Sat, 20/04/2019 - 10:17

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Yes i usually call my friends abroad and then give my whatsapp account, my email or facebook account
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Submitted by Hana Jasumin on Fri, 19/04/2019 - 14:48

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no, i don't ever call some one in english. i just writing in chat room

Submitted by César Árraga on Thu, 18/04/2019 - 19:43

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Yes I do. I make only phone calls in spanish that are local level when I need to comunicate with someone. It hasn't been yet necessary to make internatinal phone calls in english. I don't usually leave voicemail messages but if it is necessary, I make phone calls again or if the receiver sees the missed call, he returns me the phone call.

Submitted by gulsahk on Sun, 14/04/2019 - 14:47

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how can i dowland this listening
Hello gulsahk I'm not sure what browser or device you are using, but on most, you must either right-click or press and hold until a small menu opens. There you should have an option to save the audio as an mp3 file. All the best Kirk The LearnEnglish Team

Submitted by sonerik on Fri, 12/04/2019 - 08:26

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Not yet, because I'm just learning English right now.