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5a Leave a message

1 Warm-up Answer the following • How important is the telephone in your life?
• Have you got a mobile phone?
questions. If yes, what do you use it for?
2 Read  A. Read the comic strip. What do you think Stan’s message means?

Listen and check your answers.
STAN CALLS HIS DAD’S OFFICE...
Jane Good afternoon. Mr Webster’s
office. How may I help you?
Stan Hello Jane, could I speak to
my dad, please?
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Jane I’m afraid he’s out of the
Where are office at the moment, Stan.
you Dad?
Would you like to leave a
message?
Stan Will you tell him that I need
to speak to him right away?
Jane Of course. Have you tried his
mobile?
Stan He’s not picking up. Thanks
for your help.
Jane Bye.

STAN LEAVES A MESSAGE ON THE LATER STAN TEXTS HIS DAD...
ANSWERING MACHINE AT HOME...

Brrring! Brrring! Click.
Hi. This is the Webster Family. We’re
not in at the moment. Please leave a
message after the beep. Beeeep.

Stan Dad, are you there? Is anyone
there? It’s Stan here. I have
to talk to Dad. He’s not
answering his phone and he
isn’t in the office. There’s
been a change of plan.
I’ll keep trying.

Stan Dad, what took
you so long?
Dad I’ve just come B. Read again and answer the
out of a meeting. questions.
What’s wrong? 1. What is Stan’s surname?
Stan Didn’t you read 2. Where did Stan call first?
my message? 3. Who is Jane?
Dad There’s something 4. Why couldn’t Stan find his
wrong with my
phone. Some of the dad all day?
letters are missing. 5. Why did Stan’s dad think his
Stan Get with it Dad! phone wasn’t working?

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