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 did it when I worked at a Tours Company.

unfortunately, I did not leave voice massages in english. I had not opportunity for that. But I hope when my english will be fluently or enough for good speaking, at that time i will send my voice masages.

No, I didn't it yet.

No, I don´t. For me is very hard to listen or to talk in English.

Yes, my friends are very chill.They enjoy whole day

Yes , I do as a part of my job. I work for Providers of US healthcare, sometimes I would have to call insurance on claim denials & leave a voicemail if they were away from desk.

Unfortunately, I have never had a chance to make a phone in English. However, I have always left English voice Messages to my teacher.

Yes I do. When i was at university, somedays my teacher did not come to class on time. I called and ask her. where were you. but sometimes left message for her. however, when i dont go to on time first of all, i call my students and give information about my problem. oneday during the winter, i was very sick. all night did not sleep and got out my bed very late. one of my students left me a viocemail message. when i was turning my phone on, immedeatily, i listened to his message. said me, why were you so lazy. all students came to class this cold day but you were not presence. after that i took a taxi and went to college and started my lesson.

Yes I do.

Yes, I do. I gotten many voice massage from direct sale.