12 Communication On the phone
Student A
1
Act out the phone calls and tick (✔).
1
3
•Call your friend Thomas.
•You want to meet him at half past six tomorrow
•Call your boss Mrs Jenkins.
•You are going to be late for a meeting.
•If Mrs Jenkins is not there, leave a message: you are
evening.
•If Thomas is not there, leave a message: you want
Thomas to call you back, but he hasn’t got your
number (your number is 0875 237 4456).
going to be an hour late. Explain why.
•
A
sk student B to read back the message to you
and check the information is correct.
• Ask student B to read back the message to you
and check the information is correct.
2
4
•Student B calls and asks to speak to Mariko, who
•Student B calls the college where you work and asks
shares a house with you.
•Tell student B that Mariko is not there.
•Offer to take a message.
•Listen and write student B’s message on a piece
of paper.
to speak to Mr Watson, an English teacher.
•Tell student B that Mr Watson is in class at the
moment.
•Offer to take a message.
•Listen and write student B’s message on a piece
of paper.
Student B
1
Act out the phone calls and tick (✔).
1
3
•Student A calls and asks to speak to Thomas, who
•Student A calls the office where you work and asks
shares a flat with you.
•Tell student A that Thomas is not there.
•Offer to take a message.
•Listen and write student A’s message on a piece
of paper.
to speak to Mrs Jenkins, your boss.
•Tell student A that Mrs Jenkins is in a meeting at the
moment.
•Offer to take a message.
•Listen and write student A’s message on a piece
of paper.
2
4
•Call your friend Mariko.
•You want to ask her to come to your new house for
•Call your English teacher Mr Watson.
•You can’t come to his class.
•If he’s not there, leave a message: explain that you
dinner on Thursday.
•If Mariko is not there, leave a message: you want
Mariko to call you back, but she hasn’t got your
number (your number is 0287 143 8851).
•
can’t come to his class this afternoon because you
have to go to the dentist’s.
•
Ask student A to read back the message to you
A
sk student A to read back the message to you
and check the information is correct.
and check the information is correct.
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