Leaving a message
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Preparation
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.
How often do you make phone calls in English?
I don't make phone calls in English. I usually make them in French and Arabic.
I've never take a phone call in English , but I've been in meetings in English.
Now i don't make it but in the future maybe
I never call phone in English, still I don´t understand perfectly this language. That´s why I don´t dare.
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I make phone calls in English quit often, whether for work or chatting with my friends !
Where can I find the audio?
Hello cemmas,
To listen to the audio you should click on the player, which you can find between the Preparation and Transcript sections. To download the audio, right-click on the player and choose 'Save as...'.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Never. I don't have any friends who speak English, so I never make calls.
Don't worry! We're the same