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Notes at work

Read some short messages to practise and improve your reading skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.

Reading text

Mario called. He wants you to call back before 7 p.m.

Sales meeting this afternoon at 12 noon. Meeting Room 2.

Pens ready for collection between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Jackie is leaving the office at 4 p.m. today. Please remember to lock the doors. The keys are in your drawer.

Task 1

Exercise

Task 2

Exercise

Task 3

Exercise

Discussion

How do you normally leave messages for people? Do you send text messages or do you leave notes?

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Beginner: A1

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Muhammad Bagir's picture Muhammad Bagir replied on British Indian Ocean Territory

i write a message.

c.lopes23's picture c.lopes23 replied on Brazil

I usually send text messages

BOU Hamid's picture BOU Hamid replied on France

Normally. I like to send text messages for people.

jason2295's picture jason2295 replied on Colombia

I prefer to send a message using my cell phone or leave a text in whatsapp.

Djoo's picture Djoo replied on Tunisia

I usually leave messages for people
And I aften send them text messages

FRANCY JACQUELINE GONZALEZ BORJA's picture FRANCY JACQUELI... replied on Malta

I usually leave messages by imail or by whathssap, I don't like to leave written notes.

Melsaied264's picture Melsaied264 replied on Qatar

I normally text messages to my colleagues ,but lately I am leaving notes to them at the office board to keep it formal as some of them deny receiving the messages I send.but if I need them urgent I have to call them

zabiullah's picture zabiullah replied on Afghanistan

i normally leave massege my colleagues and friends but sometimes i call them if i need them urgendly....actaully when i participate meeting with my boss or clients in this situation take some notes bxz very important...

Berny Herrera's picture Berny Herrera replied on Costa Rica

I used to send texts notes when I was a teen, to a girl I used to like a lot. Now, she´s married (not with me) and I don´t use to send text notes but whattsap text messages, email messages and phone messages.

Sergei Baskakov's picture Sergei Baskakov replied on Belarus

I always send e-mails or write text messages on social networks to my colleagues

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