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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Language level

A1 Elementary

Well, I rarely left a message to my brother but in spanish..

No, I do not. I prefer call again

I used to do it, but as technology has evolved, we write messages.

yes

I've tried to do it, however I guess I still make many mistakes. that is the reason I'm here trying get better my english

No, I don't try it yet.

I make phone calls in English

I would like to chat with someone to practice in English. It's so funny learn in that way.

I am starting to learn English . I don´`t have enough level to speak

All of us have the same problem, we are here to improve our English. so don't be shy to try speaking even if what you say is grammatically wrong. Feel free to speak and express yourself