An invitation to a party

An invitation to a party

Listen to some phone messages with directions to practise and improve your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Transcript

Automated message: You have two new messages. Message number one, received today at 3.45 p.m.

Hi, it's me. How's it going? I guess you're at work and you don't have your phone on, right? First of all, thank you, THANK YOU for the birthday card and message. I received it this morning. That's so nice of you. I'm organising a little party for my birthday. It's nothing very big – only a few of my best and closest friends. That means you too! We're going to have it at my cousin's house. She lives in the countryside in a nice big house with a swimming pool. I'd love to see you there. It's going to be this Friday. I'll send you the instructions on how to get there later, OK? 

Anyway, have fun at work. Don't work too hard, OK? Talk soon.


Automated message: You have two new messages. Message number two, received today at 5.15 p.m.

Aw, you're still not answering your phone! OK, here are the instructions to get to my cousin's house for the party. Are you going to take your car? If you take the car, drive straight on Forest Road until you get to the motorway. Drive past Brownsville and take exit 13A. That's 13A. You drive down the road there and turn left. It's the first big house on the right. OK? If you're taking a bus, you can get the number 80 to Brownsville. Call me when you get there and somebody can pick you up in a car. I can't wait. This is going to be so great!

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Average: 4.3 (226 votes)

Submitted by BOU Hamid on Sun, 17/05/2020 - 23:38

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It is easy to give directions to a visitor for me.

Submitted by mouna99 on Sun, 17/05/2020 - 16:26

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yes it's easy to get lost in my country

Submitted by Hninn Thazin Win on Sat, 16/05/2020 - 10:22

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I have ever given directions to a tourist.It is so difficult for me
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Submitted by Sergei Baskakov on Thu, 14/05/2020 - 13:12

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I usually give a link to google maps where I specify a point on the map
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Submitted by Akbarhuja on Thu, 14/05/2020 - 04:32

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It is a bit difficult for me.

Submitted by Milena Nikolova on Tue, 12/05/2020 - 06:11

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I like parties and always i have a fun there. I would like go to party more often.

Submitted by ademyonet on Sun, 10/05/2020 - 15:09

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I never lost my town. My town is very big but I know its everywhere. It is not possible my lost.

Submitted by Lauracastanos on Sat, 09/05/2020 - 22:18

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The direction to get to my house is sometimes difficult because google maps is wrong for one block and people think that you have to go straight when you have to turn right and then left

Submitted by Fatemeh.Najafzadeh on Sat, 09/05/2020 - 02:31

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It’s a little hard but finding the direction is not impossible. Currently, I was giving the instruction to a tourist but he didn’t get it, so I explained the direction on the my mobile’s map.