phone messages
phone messages
[ quiz script | text completion quiz ]
phone message
i. pre-listening exercisesii. listening exercises
iii. post-listening exercises
level:topic:type:speakers:length:mediumphone messageconversationman - girl00:45
i. pre-listening exercises [top]
make a list of all of the reasons why a person may not be able to take a call (e.g., she's out of the office, he's on another line, etc.)
helpful tip: be sure to repeat the caller's name, number, and message before you hang up to confirm that you have the correct information.
ii. listening exercises [top]
1. listen to the conversation by pressing the "play audio" button and answer the questions. press the "final score" button to check your quiz.
1. what is the name of the caller?
a. nick
b. nate
c. neil
2. according the girl, her father:
a. is not home.
b. is on another line.
c. can't come to the telephone.
3. what is the man's telephone number?
a. 598-7482
b. 587-4728
c. 589-7248
4. the man tells the girl:
a. that he will call again sometime after 7:00 pm.
b. to ask her father to call him later.
c. that he will drop by around 8:30 pm.
5. what does the girl refuse to tell the caller?
a. her age
b. her name
c. her address
score =
correct answers:
2. listen to the conversation again as you read the quiz script.
3. do the text completion quiz.
iii. post-listening exercises [top]
practice this conversation with a partner. then write your own telephone conversation by using some of the phrases you came up with in the prelistening activity.
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idioms!
"sleep on it" = wait until tomorrow to make a decision
"she wanted to sleep on it before making such an important decision."
"right off the bat" = immediately
"when i called her yesterday, she told me right off the bat that she was getting married."
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