A voicemail message

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

Do the preparation task first.

Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

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

Exercise

Task 2

Exercise

Discussion

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

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No, I did not do that, maybe I left a message for my friend but that was in Arabic.

No, i never make a call or voice message in English. :(

I sometimes make calls in English with my groupmates and colleagues.

Unfortunately no

of course I always make a call with my english friends

I never make phone calls or leave voicemail messages in English.

hi can we practice a phone call

Hello Jonon,

I'm afraid our House rules don't allow you to share contact information such as phone numbers. Sorry!

All the best

Kirk

The LearnEnglish Team

Really, I never make phone call in english. I am preparing for that moment

ı didnt it, but I would like to make a phone call in English.