A voicemail message

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.

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Submitted by AgusBetancur on Sat, 18/04/2026 - 00:12

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Hi everyone, I don’t make calls or leave voice messages in English because I don’t know people who speak English. I am a beginner student, so I am studying to improve my English skills.

Submitted by Deolinda Rego on Fri, 10/04/2026 - 08:45

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Great resource!  Thank you.  It would be useful if the audio could be downloaded!  

Hello Deolinda Rego,

I'm glad you liked the material!

You can download the audio file by right-clicking on the player and choosing 'Save as...' from the options. This is true for all our audio resources.

 

Peter

The LearnEnglish Team

Submitted by Pham Trong Quoc on Sat, 28/03/2026 - 05:27

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thank so much. i can learn so many things about english language 

Submitted by iness25 on Thu, 26/03/2026 - 21:12

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I usually send messages in english to my colleagues but I neither leave a voice message to anyone or receive one from someone.

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Submitted by farida_king on Wed, 25/03/2026 - 07:15

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I used to received phone call from different customers, and I do leave voice call too

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Submitted by Tetiana74 on Sat, 21/03/2026 - 22:32

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I have never spoken English on phone. I don't understand English when someone talks.

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Submitted by daninovaes on Mon, 16/03/2026 - 23:48

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I never did a call or leave a messages in English yet

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Submitted by kahloul on Sat, 14/03/2026 - 22:43

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Yes, I always make calls in English, and sometimes I leave a voice message on WhatsApp.