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1 Task
Writing a note C Listen again and decide which pieces
of information Julie needs to note down.
Then complete Julie’s notes below.
A Look at the note below and discuss.
• Where would you expect to ind a
note like this? Martin’s BBQ
• Who do you think wrote it?
Julie,
Julie,
4. What time is the barbecue?MM Publications
Martin rang
Martin rang
about his BBQ this
about his BBQ this
weekend. Call him
weekend. Call him
back please.
back please.
B Listen to the phone conversation D ROLE PLAY
between Julie and Martin, and answer Talk in pairs.
the questions.
Student A: You are Julie. You call Jake’s home phone
1. What day is it today? number, but he is not there. Talk to Jake’s brother/
sister (Student B), and leave a message for Jake,
giving him the information about the barbecue.
2. When is the barbecue? Student B: You are Jake’s brother/sister. Answer the
phone and explain to Julie (Student A) that Jake
is not at home. Listen to Julie and write a note for
Jake with the information about the barbecue.
3. What is Martin’s address?
© out. Leave a note for your parents, telling them
E Write a note for each of the situations below.
• You are at home alone. A friend calls to invite you
where you are going, who you are going with, and
what time you’ll be back.
5. What should Julie bring? • You are going to a friend’s house. Leave a note for
your brother, who is sleeping. Tell him where you’ll
be and remind him what chores he should do.
6. What is Martin making?
A note
When writing a note:
7. What is Jake’s phone number?
greet and sign o just by writing irst names
or Mum, Dad, etc.
8. What should Jake bring? keep the text short and give only necessary
information.
remember that you don’t have to write full
sentences. Make sure the other person will
understand your message, though.
you can leave out articles, prepositions,
pronouns and certain verbs (e.g. be, have).
you can use abbreviations (e.g. BBQ instead
of barbecue).
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