Answering Machine Messages - LINC 1.15

Lesson 10: Answering Machine Messages
Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation.
calling   ·  give me a lift   ·  leave   ·  can't take   ·  before   ·  as soon as   ·  from   ·  didn't   ·  I'll call you back   ·  feel   ·  is   ·  for   ·  promised   ·  work   ·  can let   ·  on   ·  call me back   ·  at   ·  remember   ·  You've reached  
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MIBONG: Manuel Ferreira, 758-3939. 758-3939.
ANSWERING MACHINE: Hello. 758-3939. I'm sorry I can't take your call right now, but please your name and number and the time you called and I'll call you as soon as I can. Thanks for calling.
MIBONG: Hello, this a message for Manuel from Mibong. Please at 224-8630 before ten o'clock. It is now 7:30. Thanks. Bye.
ANSWERING MACHINE: I'm sorry I your call right now, but please leave your name and number and the time you called and I'll call you I can. Thanks for . Beep.
RICARDO: Hi, Manuel. This is Ricardo. It's three o'clock Tuesday. Can you to work tomorrow morning? You me know 689-5189. Thanks! Bye.
PEDRO: Ferreira; H. Ferreira, Luis, Manuel Ferreira :758-3939.
ANSWERING MACHINE: Hello…. Beep.
TERRY: Yes. This is Terry Nakamoto calling for Mr. Manuel Ferreira.
It is now 5:30 Monday night, Please call me tonight or tomorrow at 225-3287 or . Thank you.
ANSWERING MACHINE: Beep.
MONICA: Manuel, this is your friend Monica. Remember you to
call me last week, and you . I'll call you back later or you can call me. That is if you still my number!
ANSWERING MACHINE:… Beep.
JOHN: Heh, buddy. This is John. It's 9:30 Sunday night. Can you for me tomorrow? I really sick. Call me back at 638-2198 eleven, okay. I'll talk to you later. Bye!
ANSWERING MACHINE: Beep.
MANSOUREH: Hello, this is a message Manuel, Mansoureh. Please call me back at 742-1131 before ten o'clock. It's now 7:30. Thanks. Goodbye.
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Phoning 911 - LINC 2.14

Health
Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation.
is going to be   ·  calm down   ·  hurry   ·  at   ·  at   ·  an emergency   ·  a cellular phone   ·  have   ·  should be   ·  the paramedics   ·  to know   ·  a car accident  
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3rdCALLER
OPERATOR: 911.
CALLER #3: I have . My three-year-old just swallowed drain cleaner!
OPERATOR: Okay, ma'am, I'll have to ask you to . We're going to get you some help.
CALLER #3: Oh, please !
OPERATOR: We will, ma'am. Now, you're located 413 Elm Avenue?
CALLER #3: Yes! Apartment three.
OPERATOR: I'm putting your call through to . They'll tell you what to do until the ambulance gets there.
CALLER #3: Thank you!
OPERATOR: You to try to calm down, ma'am. Everything all right.
4th CALLER
OPERATOR: 911.
CALLER #4: Yes, hi. I'd like to report .
OPERATOR: Are you calling from , ma'am?
CALLER #4: Yes, I am.
OPERATOR: Okay. In that case, I need you to give me your location.
CALLER #4: I'm the Oak Road exit.
OPERATOR: And I need how many vehicles are involved.
CALLER #4: Two. It looks pretty bad.
OPERATOR: Okay. The emergency response team there in approximately five to ten minutes.

Vocabulary

Swallow: drink
Drain cleaner: cleaner for the kitchen or bathroom sink
Paramedics: ambulance workers
Report: tell about
Cellular phone: cell phone
Exit: highway turn with a sign
Vehicles: cars or trucks
Involved: in the situation (accident]
Emergency response team: ambulances and police team
Approximately: about, around
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Telephone Inquiries - LINC 1.08

Lesson 06: Telephone - Will
Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation.
All   ·  won't   ·  this   ·  isn't   ·  He'll be back   ·  Can I take   ·  there   ·  I'll call   ·  help   ·  I'll call back   ·  will   ·  no  
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MANUEL: Anthony Ming. 761-4303. 761-4303.
JOYCE: Hello.
MANUEL: Ah, hello. Yes, is Manuel Ferreira.
JOYCE: Yes. Hello?
MANUEL: Ah. Is Anthony' Ming , please?
JOYCE: No. I'm sorry. He .
MANUEL: Oh, he isn't.
JOYCE: No. a message?
MANUEL: Ah! No, no. There's message.
JOYCE: Can I ?
MANUEL: Oh, no-that's okay. Ah, what time he be home?
JOYCE: at six o'clock.
MANUEL: At six?
JOYCE: Yes, at six.
MANUEL: Okay, at six.
JOYCE: And you leave a message?
MANUEL: No. No, thanks. That's all right. later.
JOYCE: right, then. Bye-bye.
MANUEL: Goodbye.
Can you guess why Manuel doesn’t want to leave a message?
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Telephone Rendezvous - LINC 1.21

Inviting
Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation.
we   ·  I'll be   ·  would you like   ·  we'll see   ·  I'll come   ·  did   ·  know   ·  yes   ·  o'clock   ·  we'll meet   ·  What   ·  busy   ·  going out   ·  because   ·  This   ·  said   ·  himself  
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Jay is a little nervous he met a woman he liked yesterday. He is afraid to call her so he asks his friend Max to call her.
MAX: Mina?
MlNA: Yeah?
MAX: Are you tonight?
MINA: Tonight? Why?
MAX: Ah. We're for a burger and then to the movies.
MINA: Who's ?
JAY: did she say?
MAX: Shhh. Jay and 1.
MINA: Jay? Well, I don't .
JAY: What did she say?
MAX: Mina, to come?
MINA: Sure! .
MAX: Great.
JAY: Did she say ?
MAX: She she'll come.
JAY: She ?
MAX: She did.
JAY: Hi. Mina, is Jay.
MINA: Oh, hi Jay.
JAY:So, you at the corner of Marsh and Forty-first?
MINA: Sure. What time?
JAY: What time? What time?
MAX: Six .
JAY: At six.
MINA: Okay, there.
JAY: Oh, that's great. So, you at six.
MINA: Sure. Bye, Jay.
After the call, Jay is so excited that he fogets where and when they will pick Mina up.
Do you remember your first date with your husband or wife? What happened?
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A Credit Card Problem - LINC 3.22

L3 - Lesson 20: Credit Card Problem
Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation. Complete the exercise below.
crediting your account   •  must be   •  to ask   •  that's all settled   •  account number   •  what I   •  we'll be able to   •  was keyed   •  said that she would   •  might have caused   •  don't mention it   •  was charged   •  I've never had   •  Neither have I   •  expiry date   •  must have been   •  there's an error   •  check on that   •  so quickly   •  should have been billed   •  I've just received  
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MRS. WONG: More tea, Tasha?
TASHA: Thank you. These muffins are really delicious.
MRS. WONG: Thank you. You know, I wanted you something.
TASH: Sure.
MRS WONG: I think on my VISA statement. I wonder should do.
TASHA: This garden shop charge?
MRS. WONG: No. This charge here. We never bought anything from the Green Acres Golf Club.
TASHA: My goodness-$657 (six hundred and fifty-seven dollars).
MRS. WONG: And we don't even play golf.
TASHA: Well, it a mistake.
MRS. WONG: I am sure it is. I think I'll call the VISA office and tell them about the error.
TASHA: That's a good idea. The inquiry number somewhere here on your statement.
MRS. WONG: Oh, here it is. I'll call them right now.
TASHA: Sure, the information line is open twenty-four hours.
MRS. WONG: Oh, good.
VISA CLERK: Good afternoon, VISA Centre. May I help you?
MRS. WONG: Yes. This is Mrs. Wong. my statement and there seems to be an error.
CLERK: May I please have your , Mrs. Wong?
MRS. WONG: My VISA card number is 7465-871-341-960.
CLERK: Thank you. And the expiry date, please.
MRS. WONG: The is 11195.
CLERK: That's 11195. Now, what is the date on the bill?
MRS. WONG: The date on the bill was June the first.ity VIDEO SCRIPT Page 2, LINC 3.22
CLERK: Okay. Mrs. Wong, what item to you?
MRS. WONG: The extra item was a charge from the Green Acres Golf Club.
CLERK: All right, Mrs. Wong. I'm going to and I'm going to call you right back. I'm sure find the problem.
MRS. WONG: Thank you!
TASHA: What did they say?
MRS. WONG: She check into it and call me back. You know an unexplained charge on my VISA statement before.
TASHA: .
MRS. WONG: Hello.
CLERK: Yes, Mrs. Wong. We found the error. It was a keying mistake.
MRS. WONG: A keying error?
CLERK: Yes, that's correct. Your account number is similar to the number that . The wrong number into the computer.
MRS. WONG: I'm glad you found the problem.
CLERK: Well, I'm sorry for any inconvenience this you.
MRS. WONG: No problem. Will you be sending me a new statement?
CLERK: No, we won't be sending you a new bill. But we will be for the full amount.
MRS. WONG: That's fine. Thank you for taking care of it .
CLERK: You have a nice day.
MRS. WONG: So, .
TASHA: Have they found the error?
MRS. WONG: Yes, it was a simple keying error.
TASHA: Oh, good.
MRS. WONG: So, thanks for your help.
TASHA: No problem. Thank you for the tea and for the muffins.
MRS. WONG: Oh, .
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Phoning Around for Repairs - LINC 1.33

Home
Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation.
One moment please   ·  have reached   ·  Why don't you   ·  What's the matter   ·  I don't think   ·  There's   ·  Would you like   ·  Good idea   ·  Do you have   ·   had to fill   ·  Do you think   ·  Please hold   ·  Why don't we   ·  have to go  
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ESTER: Sorry about this. I the kettle from the bathroom tap.
PAUL: What's wrong?
ESTER: The kitchen tap is broken. I need some parts for it.
PAUL: Oh, that's inconvenient.
ESTER: It's okay. I just to the plumbing store on West Broadway. It's only about a fifteen minute walk.
PAUL: try Paul's Plumbing on east Fifth. It's only two blocks away.
ESTER: they will be open till five o'clock?
PAUL: give them a call?
ESTER: Good idea.
PAUL: Here they are “872-3766”.
ESTER: 872-3766.
VOICE: Hello.
ESTER: Hello. Is this Paul's Plumbing on West Fifth?
VOICE: No. This is Antonio's Bakery.
ESTER: Oh, I'm sorry. Wrong number.
PAUL: ?
ESTER: Oh, I dialed the wrong number.
ESTER: 872-3766.
RECORDED MESSAGE: The number you is not in service.
PAUL: Well, what now?
ESTER: It's not in service.
PAUL: Maybe they moved. Why don't you try 411-the directory assistance?
ESTER: Okay. .
OPERATOR: BC Tel Directory. What city, please?
ESTER: Vancouver.
OPERATOR: Go ahead, please.
ESTER: a listing for Paul's Plumbing on West Fifth?
OPERATOR: . Sorry. There's no Paul's Plumbing on West Fifth. I am showing a Paul and John's Plumbing and Electrical in Surrey.
ESTER: No, that's it. It should be in Vancouver. Could there be a new listing?
OPERATOR: Yes. a new listing for Paul's Plumbing on Pine Street.
ESTER: Oh, that would be it.
OPERATOR: to try that?
ESTER: Sure. Thanks.
OPERATOR: for the new number.
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You'll Be Blessed

Grammar
Elton John is singing a song to his unborn child. He hopes his child has a good life and will be blessed by God. He promises his child, "You will be blessed."

Asking People to Speak Slowly on the Phone

Lesson 09: Answering Machine - Pronouns
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Watch the first part of the video. Complete the exercise below. Listen again and read along. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation
to speak   •  student   •  my first   •  to ask   •  still learning   •  to explain   •  speak slowly?   •  to start  
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Asking Someone to Speak Slower
In this video, you will learn how to ask others slowly on the phone as an ESL .
The best way a telephone conversation is that you are not a native English speaker. I recommend you saying, "I'm the language." Or, "English is not language." After the person is aware that English is not your first language, it is important them to speak slowly. The question could sound like this: "Could you please "
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Read all of the words in the video here.

Take a Message - Remy Shand

Lesson 10: Answering Machine Messages
Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation.
right   ·  Tired   ·  knows   ·  enough   ·  fall   ·  love   ·  could   ·  endlessly   ·  price   ·  tell   ·  lost   ·  break   ·  found   ·  No one   ·  right   ·  waves   ·  truth   ·  past   ·  hope   ·  cried   ·  see   ·  message  
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How did she in love?
and shaken up
Could it be hanging around's ?
was fooling when they told about the sense in sensibility in moving on.
All that I see is that we live in life
Did you fail when you that you paid the price?
Hope it wasn't in an honest truth
so, the doesn't break all that we'd been through
Every little thing what you did was
but, who knows what you did on that day you endlessly
Oh you cried
Take a from my love
What I say to you?
Oh, when making the was left unconscious
I didn't mean to you why, oh why?
But you harbored all defenses
And you're making it hard to bring that back for you and I
All that I is that we livin' life
Did you fail when you found that you paid the ?
Hope it wasn't lost in an honest
so the past doesn't all that we'd been through
Every little thing what you did was
but, who what you did on that day you cried endlessly
Oh you cried endlessly
Take a message from my
VOCABULARY
Fall in love: suddenly be in love
Shaken up: upset and tired
Hanging around: just being together
Fooling: joking
Sense: smart idea
Moving on: leaving
Paid the price: pay for an experience by losing something
Endlessly: non-stop
Enough: more not necessary
Fail: not succeed
Honest: true
The past: what happened before
Making waves: doing something to upset others
Unconscious: deep down in the mind
Harbour defenses: say you are right, not listen to another person’s ideas, defend yourself
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