A voicemail message

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

Instructions

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 never try becuse my english not good but i well improv me sealf after that i well try it

I did it many times , because sometimes the person that you calling is not available so you've to leave voicemail

it is a great voicemail messages but i think the pronounce of( silva) not right i wish from british council to moderate it

Hello,i think that voicemail is a good idea to know how call you at your office

at present, yes I do

Not really, I don't remember the last time I made a phone call and talked English, but I am sure I had to do it sometime.

hello guys idid not try send voicemail message.because this function no work in my society

If I remember I have made two phone calls untill now and I have never left voicemail messages in English.

Yes, I do.Typically, when I make a phone call and the other side is not available I leave a voicemail message for her or him.