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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Hi,Sara this is Jak I calling you last night but you can't answer my phone. I need some data for the project Alfa and also don't give any data of other person yet. Could you please call me after arrived your offic,I'm waiting to call you it's important.

Dont. I never leave a message voice when i call somebody

i have never left a voice message and less in english

I sometimes phone call my colleagues . I never use a voice message with anyone . And I also didn't receive any message in English Voice Message . We usually use only text messages . But , I want to use English Voice Message for my English Skills improve ! Thanks a lot !

No,I have never left voicemail. But I have phone conversation with my colleagues.

No, I am still learning to speak English, but I am going to record a voice message in English for when I can't answer calls to practice my speaking skills.

No, I don't. I don't have friends to call and leave messages

I never make phone calls or leave voicemail messages in English

Not often but sometimes i speak with foreign people to improve my english.

yes, in my free time i talk in apps for calls and videocall in english, i know their culture and preferences