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voicemail |
man |
00:34 |
Pre-Listening Exercises
There are many types of voicemail today to choose from, including mobile, satellite, and landline. However, no matter what service you use, learning how to leave and understand phone messages is important. What questions or requests might you hear in a telephone message (e.g., “Please call me tomorrow.”)
Idioms
“call someone up” = telephone someone
“Hey, call me up if you want to get together.”
“call on someone” = drop by and visit
“I’ll call on you tomorrow around noon.”
Listening Exercises
A. Listen to the phone message and answer the questions.
Vocabulary Practice
Do the vocabulary quizzes with the words from the conversation for more practice:
Post-Listening Exercises
A. Practice leaving a message for a friend for these situations. Use the additional words to add information to the message:
- You’re sick, and you can’t go to school today. (homework)
- You want your friend to pick you up after school. (5:30 P.M.)
- You have to study for a test and play tennis today. (reschedule)
Online Investigations
In what ways has the Internet and technology helped us stay in contact with other people, particularly through the use of mobile phones and online phone answering services. Review two phone companies that offer products or services such as voicemail and call forwarding designed help people communicate better with each other. Then, determine the benefits of such products in terms of cost, effectiveness, and convenience.