{"id":68,"date":"2007-11-11T18:46:47","date_gmt":"2007-11-11T10:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/11\/11\/bep-72-int-transcript-activities-telephoning-leaving-a-voicemail-message\/"},"modified":"2007-11-19T14:16:37","modified_gmt":"2007-11-19T06:16:37","slug":"bep-72-int-transcript-activities-telephoning-leaving-a-voicemail-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/11\/11\/bep-72-int-transcript-activities-telephoning-leaving-a-voicemail-message\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 72 INT (Transcript &#038; Activities) &#8211; Telephoning: Leaving a Voicemail Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever started to leave a message on someone&#8217;s voicemail, then when you heard the &#8220;beep&#8221; sound, you didn&#8217;t know what to say? When you&#8217;re speaking a foreign language, talking without preparation can be challenging, especially when you cannot see or hear the person you&#8217;re talking to. But with a little practice, you&#8217;ll be a voicemail pro.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll be studying in this episode &#8211; useful phrases and language for voicemail messages, so that next time you here that &#8220;beep&#8221; you&#8217;ll know exactly what to say.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Language<\/strong>: Telephone Greetings, Reason for Calling &amp; Leaving a Message<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"120\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><strong>Premium Members <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/aMember\/signup.php\">(Sign up)<\/a>:<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><strong>Online activities <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/aMember\/member.php\">(Members \/ Free Trial)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_pdf2_1.gif\" height=\"53\" width=\"45\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/StudyNotes\/BEP072SN-Message2.pdf\">Study Notes<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_MP3_1.gif\" height=\"53\" width=\"45\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/PhraseCasts\/BEP072PC.mp3\"> Phrases &amp; Practice <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP72QIZ.html\">BEP 72 INT &#8211; Voicemail Message &#8211; Quiz<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP72CLZ.html\">BEP 72 INT &#8211; Voicemail Message &#8211; Gap-fill<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP72TRS.html\">BEP 72 INT &#8211; Voicemail Message &#8211; Dialog &amp; Vocabulary<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP72LAN1.html\">BEP 72 INT &#8211; Voicemail Message &#8211; Language 1<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP72LAN2.html\">BEP 72 INT &#8211; Voicemail Message &#8211; Language 2<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP72LAN3.html\">BEP 72 INT &#8211; Voicemail Message &#8211; Language 3<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP72VOC.html\">BEP 72 INT &#8211; Voicemail Message &#8211; Flashcards<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><script> function showhide(id){ \tif (document.getElementById){ \t\tobj = document.getElementById(id); \t\tif (obj.style.display == \"none\"){ \t\t\tobj.style.display = \"\"; \t\t} else { \t\t\tobj.style.display = \"none\"; \t\t} \t} } <\/script><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/11\/10\/bep-72-int-telephoning-leaving-a-voicemail-message\/\">Listening Questions: BEP 72 INT &#8211; Telephoning: Leaving a Voicemail Message<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('237'); return(false);\"> <strong>1)<\/strong>\t\tWhat is Mark Rand hoping to talk to Sylvie about?   <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"display: none\" id=\"237\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong>Generally, he wishes to talk with her about the construction plan for 2008. 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