Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 1

12 Communication  On the phone

Student A
1 Act out the phone calls and tick (✔).

1 3
• Call your friend Thomas. • Call your boss Mrs Jenkins.
• You want to meet him at half past six tomorrow • You are going to be late for a meeting.
evening. • If Mrs Jenkins is not there, leave a message: you are
• If Thomas is not there, leave a message: you want going to be an hour late. Explain why.
Thomas to call you back, but he hasn’t got your • A
 sk student B to read back the message to you
number (your number is 0875 237 4456). 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. to speak to Mr Watson, an English teacher.
• Tell student B that Mariko is not there. • Tell student B that Mr Watson is in class at the
• Offer to take a message. moment.
• Listen and write student B’s message on a piece • Offer to take a message.
of paper. • 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. to speak to Mrs Jenkins, your boss.
• Tell student A that Thomas is not there. • Tell student A that Mrs Jenkins is in a meeting at the
• Offer to take a message. moment.
• Listen and write student A’s message on a piece • Offer to take a message.
of paper. • Listen and write student A’s message on a piece
of paper.

2 4
• Call your friend Mariko. • Call your English teacher Mr Watson.
• You want to ask her to come to your new house for • You can’t come to his class.
dinner on Thursday. • If he’s not there, leave a message: explain that you
• If Mariko is not there, leave a message: you want can’t come to his class this afternoon because you
Mariko to call you back, but she hasn’t got your have to go to the dentist’s.
number (your number is 0287 143 8851). • A
 sk student A to read back the message to you
• Ask student A to read back the message to you and check the information is correct.
and check the information is correct.

Navigate A2 Teacher’s Guide 255 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2015

You might also like