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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A1 Elementary

Yes. I have left a voicemail in english. Usually I practice my english with other persons then when they are busy and my informationt is importan for them I try to leave a voice note.

I make phone calls and chats but not yet leaving a voicemail

Yes! I've made phone calls with my friend in English.

No, It scared me, because my English listening skill is very bad.

Hello everyone! I try to not leave message when I call somebody, because I prefer speak directly wit the person. So if he in not in his office, I try later.

Hi everyone. My name's Sekouba KEIRA, I live in Guinea. I'm beginner student and I'm very very happy for meeting several nationality on this site. Mister Akbarhuja, the understanding of this lesson is difficult for a beginner. Please try again. I hope that it will be. Thanks.

Hi.... Is my first time here in this section.... Is there any general rule to participate ... Thanks

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I hope you have a good time and improve your English with us!

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The LearnEnglish Team

I never left a voicemail message for anyone, but last week i randomly chat with stranger in instagram (just a little) because i want buy her cheesecake but i didnt checked her country first. we are not in the same countries..

I make phone calls, the operation of leaving voicemail messages is rarely used in my country