Leaving a message

Listen to someone leaving a message to practise and improve your listening skills.

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

Preparation

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Transcript

Jane: Hello, this is the sales department. Jane Solomon speaking.

Peter: Hello, is Maria Fernandez there, please?

Jane: No, I'm sorry. She's not in the office at the moment. She's on her lunch break.

Peter: Oh. Could you take a message, please? Could you tell her that Peter Griffin called?

Jane: Sure. Could you give me your number?

Peter: It's 0-7-4-6-0 double 9-0-1 double 8.

Jane: Thanks. That's 0-7-4-6-0 2-9-0-1-2-8.

Peter: Sorry, no. It's 0-7-4-6-0 9-9-0-1-8-8.

Jane: 9-9-0-1-8-8.

Peter: Yes. Please ask her to call me back, and tell her it's about the PXO project. I need the new project figures.

Jane: The PXO project. Right. I'll give her your message when she comes back to the office.

Peter: Thank you. In case I'm in a meeting when she calls back, can I give you my email address too?

Jane: Of course.

Peter: Great. It's P-E-T-E-R dot G-R-I-F-F-I-N at F-R-E-S-H dot com.

Jane: Can I read that back to you?

Peter: Sure.

Jane: That's P-E-T-E-R dot G-R-I-F-F-I-N at F-R-E-S-H dot com.

Peter: Yes, that's it.

Jane: OK. I'll tell her you called.

Peter: Thank you. Goodbye.

Jane: Goodbye.

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Task 2

Exercise

Discussion

How often do you make phone calls in English?

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A2 Pre-intermediate

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I have never made a phone call in english because i don't haven't anyone to talk to in english so far, but I really hope one day I can actively talk with people I know in english whether by living in English country or by having connection with anyone who is an English speaker

I don't really call people in English since I mostly stick to my native language, but I do speak English on the phone sometimes with my closest friends.

Not very often. I only do it when talking to my partners while playing games on foreign servers. But nowadays i rarely play online games that require communication.

I don't make phone calls in English very often. I usually use Indonesian when i make phone calls. Sometimes, i feel nervous when i have to speak English on the phone because i am afraid of making mistakes. I think this activity is useful because i can learn how to leave a message and practice my English step by step. (Margareta Widya, English Education Student from UNTAN)

I've never take or have phone calls in english because I don't have a friend that wants to have a call that wants to using English as the language for the communication.

(Hello everyone, my name's Lulu and I'm a student from Tanjungpura University, Indonesia).

I rarely make phone calls in English because I usually use Indonesian. I only speak English on the phone when it is necessary for study or communication.

(Muhammad Naufal, an English Education Student at Tanjungpura University, Indonesia.)

I enjoy the lessons because they are simple and interesting. They help me feel more confident when learning English

I didn't make phone calls when I'm in South Korea because there wasn't any need to use English. But I came to the UK, I need to call service center or primary school and talk jn English frequently. As I can't understand English perfectly, I prefer to use email or chat rather than make calls. So, I am trying to learn English everyday with British Council. I believe my English skill will improve if I try step by step.