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03 Using Voicemail + Using The Intranet
03 Using Voicemail + Using The Intranet
USING VOICEMAIL
contact someone
cord
delete
dial a phone number
enter your access code
fast forward
listen to incoming calls
location
loud
loudspeaker
modify
off the hook
press this button
receiver
record an outgoing message
replay
retrieve
review
rewind
save
volume
To:
Subject:
To all employees,
We have got a new voicemail service and we want everyone to learn how to use it.
Over the next two weeks, Kim from the IT Department is going to call each of you to arrange a suitable time for a short training
session (about 15 minutes). She is going to show you how to retrieve, replay, save and delete messages. She is also going to
give you your own personal access number.
Lucy Forbes
Head of IT
1) The employees don’t know how to use the voicemail service because it’s ………………………………………….. .
2) ………………………………………….. is going to teach them how to use the voicemail service.
3) The training sessions won’t be very ………………………………………….. .
4) They are going to learn how to save ………………………………………….. .
5) Each employee is going to get a personal................................................to use.
6) If employees have got any problems, they should ………………………………………….. .
2. A supervisor in IT (A) is showing an employee (B) 3. Practise the dialogue in Exercise 2 with a partner.
how to use the voicemail service. Complete the Pay attention to the underlined expressions.
dialogue with the words below. Then listen to the
dialogue and check your answers.
4. Read the dialogue in Exercise 2 again. Then read
the quotes below. Which number on the voicemail
office listen send number of course
system should each person press?
A: How do I check my incoming messages?
B: First, enter your access code. 1) “I want to save this message.” …..
A: I see. What’s my access code? 2) “I want to hear this message again right now.” …..
B: I’ll check and 1 it to you. 3) “I want to retrieve my messages.” …..
A: And what do I do after that? 4) “I don’t need this message anymore.” …..
B: Dial 151#. Then press 1 to retrieve and 2 5) “I want to fast forward to the last 30 seconds of the
to your messages. message.” …..
A: How do I replay messages?
B: Press 3 to replay messages, press 4 to save messages or 2
to delete messages.
A: Can I fast forward or rewind messages?
B: 3 . Press 7 to fast forward or 8 to
rewind.
A: When I’m not in the 4 , can I retrieve
my messages from any location?
B: Yes, you can. Simply dial our voicemail service 5
. It’s 773-411-1230. TIP!
# = hash
* = star / asterisk
150# = one-five-oh-hash
Técnico Superior en Administración y Finanzas 155# = one-double five-hash
Cesur Murcia Audiovisual
Curso 2022-2023
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WORKING WITH VOCABULARY
5. Listen and repeat the underlined words and phrases. 7. Listen and repeat the underlined words and
Then match A to B to form sentences. phrases. Then tick the logical sentences.
A 1) ….. You place the receiver on your ear and near your
1) You dial a phone number... mouth.
2) Press this button... 2) ….. A mobile phone has got a cord.
3) You can’t listen to a message... 3) ….. You can press a button to change the volume and
4) When you rewind a message... make it loud.
5) When you fast forward a message… 4) ….. The phone is of f the hook because the receiver is in
6) When you want to listen to incoming messages, ... the correct place.
5) ….. I’m going to put you on loudspeaker so everyone in
B the room can hear you.
a) ….. to record an outgoing message.
b) ….. after you delete it.
c) ….. you move it closer to its beginning.
d) ….. when you want to contact someone.
e) ….. you must enter your access code.
f) ….. you move it closer to its end.
attachment icon
background italics
bold log in
bullet log out
column lower case letters
copy paragraph
cut password
desktop paste
double click reply
flow chart row
font underline
forward upper case letters
heading username
EXTRA!
alignment
flash (n)
headset
hold
increased security
indent
numbering
pause
redial
spacing
training session
To all employees,
TO LOG IN:
1. Double click on the company icon on your desktop.
2. Enter your username and password.
Your password should include both letters and numbers. For increased security, you should include upper case and
lower case letters, numbers and symbols.
NOTES:
1. Never share your password with anyone, including other company employees.
2. Never access the Internet while you are using the company’s intranet.
For help with logging in, sending e-mails or using the intranet, call the IT Department and one of our four technicians will be
happy to assist you.
Kevin Jackson
TIP!
IT Department In everyday speech, upper
case letters are usually called
“capital letters”.
1) The topic of the memo is problems with the intranet. 2. Sandra (A) is asking Jackie (B) for help with an e-mail.
Listen to the dialogue and circle the correct answers.
2) Employees must click three times on the company icon to
log into the intranet. A: Jackie, can you please 1 look at / read this e-mail? Is it OK in
your opinion?.
3) Employees need a company icon to log into the intranet. B: Sure. Well, Sandra, everything you have 2 written / done is
fine. The heading is big. The flow chart is clear. But I would
4) For increased security, this is a good password: 34AZL8.
move this paragraph to the beginning.
5) You can share your password with your boss. A: OK. I’ll cut and paste it.
B: Also, I think you should bold the dates of the meetings.
6) You can use the internet and the company intranet at the They’re the most 3 interesting / important information in the
same time. e-mail.
A: Good idea. Should I bold the 4 room / phone numbers too?
B: Yes. You can bold them or maybe you should underline
them.
A: What about the font? Is it big enough?
B: It’s fine.
A: Great. Thanks for your help. I’ll send the e-mail 5 now /
soon.
B: Look. You’ve already got a reply from Mr Taffet.
A: Let’s see. Oh, no! I forgot to send the attachment with the
e-mail.
4. Read the dialogue in Exercise 2 again. Then tick the things that Jackie suggests doing.
1) ….. moving a paragraph to a different place
2) ….. bolding the dates of the meetings
3) ….. underlining the names of the people
4) ….. making the font of the e-mail bigger
5) ….. replying to Mr Taffet
Student A: You are a new manager and you call the IT Department for help with your voicemail and intranet. Ask
questions to complete the information below.
Student B: You work in the IT Department. Answer the manager’s questions using the information below.
2. Complete the mini-dialogues with the phrases you 5) You can listen to your voicemail from any fast forward.
formed in Exercise 1. location
6) I want to save the beginning of my outgoing message. It’s
1. not very clear. modify
A: Did you dial the phone number I gave you? B: Yes, 7) I must sit at my desk when I talk on the phone because
but there was no answer my phone has got a short volume. cord
8) I’ll delete that message. I might need it later.
save
2.
A: My voicemail isn’t working.
B: I’ll contact someone in the IT Department and they’ll help
you. 4. Complete the words and phrases in each sentence
with the missing letters.
3.
A: Are you going to record an outgoing message? 1) I couldn’t reach Millie all day because her phone was
B: Certainly. I want people to know they’ve reached the off the hook.
correct number. 2) Please don’t put me on loudspeaker. I don’t want
everyone to hear me.
4. 3) Bill has got such a loud voice. Please ask him to talk
A: I want to check my phone messages. quietly.
B: OK. First of all, you have to enter your access code. 4) I couldn’t hear some of the message. I’ll replay it and
listen again.
5. 5) Let’s re v i e w everything you learned. It’s very
A: How do I transfer a call? important that you understand.
B: Press this button next to the red light. 6) Is it possible to retrieve messages that I deleted?
7) I want to record my outgoing message to hear how I
6. sound.
A: Someone called you while you were at lunch.
B: Oh, thanks. I’ll listen to my incoming messages to find out
who it was.
1) My … is davidw.
B
a) username b) attachment
a) 3 Double click on the icon.
2) You should read this message. I’ll … it to you.
b) 5 Then you should log out.
a) log out b) forward
c) 1 You should bold them.
3) I haven’t got much time. I’ll … to that e-mail later.
d) 2 I’ll send you an e-mail with an attachment.
a) copy b) reply
e) 4 Maybe you should use a different font.
4) Oh, no! I’ve forgotten my … again!
a) paragraph b) password
7. Match the words in A to their definitions in B. 5) When you type the name of a book, you should use… .
a) italics b) bold
A B
1) username a) 5 a computer file which is sent together with an e-mail
2) bold b) 4 the area in an image behind the main objects
3) password c) 1 your identification
4) background d) 3 a secret code
5) attachment e) 2 a print that stands out
A B
1) How do I check a) 5 bold the instructions.
2) First enter b) 4 to the end of the paragraph.
3) Press 1 c) 1 my incoming messages?
4) I would move this sentence d) 6 big enough?
5) I think you should e) 2 your access code.
6) Is the font f) 3 to listen to your messages.
WATCH OUT!
TIME EXPRESSIONS
play > playing
Now, right now, at the moment… sit > sitting
write > writing
1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. 2. Write sentences using the words in brackets and
Use the present continuous affirmative. the present continuous affirmative. Then write
another sentence for each using the present
1) You (copy) the wrong sentence. continuous negative.
2) I (check) my e-mails.
3) David (teach) me how to retrieve a
1) (Greg / distribute mail)
message now.
4) Our company (hire) new workers at
the moment. 2) (Gail and Melissa / type letters)
5) Miss Clark (put) the documents in the
files.
3) (Ed / write an e-mail)
PRESENT
2) Why / the CEO / talk to Louise / now 3) Does Fiona talk to a customer now?
4) Richard / file documents / every day 6) Our CEO travel to China every month.
Answers