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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Yes, I made two or three telephone conversations with the study abroad company in English. I wanted to find out what documents are needed to study abroad.

No. I have not yet. Because I often write messages to them

No, in my jobs, i was never need to call or leave a messages in English, unfortunately.

Yes, I do. I sometimes make phone calls to my English teacher when I need her help in explaining the lesson.

not yet because i'm new beginner.

Actually it was easy to me.

Actually i don't because i'm a new student, but i will when i improve myself a little

Yes. A couple of times I’ve made a phone call had a conversation with Clients. Also I’m using a text messenger to communication with customers.

Thank you! Very useful

Never. Although I write messages to some friends sometimes and I only speak English when I meet them.