ESOL Leeds Entry 3 Listening to an answer machine

ESOL Leeds 14 (Entry 3 Answer machines)

Video: different phone recordings
Language skill: listen for detailed information on phones

Click the audio player on the left. Write the missing words and print.
Check with the original writing at number (1).

Welcome to the Argos Check and Reserve service. Please listen to the options before your selection. If you want to check product availability or to reserve an item, please press . To check today's price of a product please press . To find out store opening times please press 3. To hear these options again please press .

Please enter the seven digit catalogue number leaving out the dash. You have selected 2551533, metal clock. Today's price is and ninety nine pence only. Please enter the quantity you would like me to check, anything up to 4. What is the three number for your store? You have selected the Leeds Crown Point store.

Please wait while I check. This product is not available at this store today. Shall I check a different for you? Press for yes. Otherwise, to check a different product, please press . What is the three digit number for your store? You have selected the Leeds White Rose Centre. Please wait while I check. This product is available in store.

Shall I reserve it for you? Press for yes. If you do not want to reserve this product and would like me to check a different product in this store please press . Please wait a moment while I reserve this item for you. Make sure you have a pen and paper ready to write down your reservation number. You can pick up your reservation anytime from now until the store closes on Monday. Your reservation number is . Please quote this when you go to any till.

Remember, special offer prices can change from day to day and the price you will pay will be the price in store on the day you collect your product. Do you want me to repeat that information again. Press 1 for yes, otherwise, to check any other product please press . To return to the main menu please press the button or hang up to end this call.

Phone message 2 Hello dear. Guess who it is? I heard you were playing on night. Thought I'd come by. Just to listen to the old girl, you know? Love to hear a good sing. But what about the time love? What time do you start? Give me a call, eh. Later. Bye. Tara love.

Question 1.What is the 'old girl' going to do?
Question 2.What does the caller want to find out?

Phone message 3 Hi, it's mum. Just thought I'd give you a call. Listen, dad and I will be down this again. I don't know how long we're going to stay. And I hope it won't be too much trouble. But we had such a time last time. I'll, erm, sign off and speak to you later. Bye-bye.

Question 3.Who is coming for the weekend?
Question 4.For how long are they going to stay?

Phone message 4 It's Dave, just to see how you were doing. Things are pretty good here. Wish you were here. Love you . Take care now. Bye.

Question 5.What is the caller's name?
Question 6.Why is he calling?

Phone message 5 Our office hours are 9 till 5, Monday to Friday. Please call back during regular business hours.

Question 7.Is the office open on Saturday?
Question 8.Can you call someone after 5 o'clock on Monday?

Phone message 6 You have 2 new messages. To listen to your messages press 1. To delete this message press 7. To save this message press 9.

Question 9.How many new messages were left?
Question 10.What do you press to listen to your messages?
Question 11.What do you press to save a message?

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Find the missing words.

available delete hang listen opening paper price product quantity quote repeat

Welcome to the Argos Check and Reserve service. Please [1] carefully to the options before making your selection. If you want to check [2] availability or to reserve an item, please press 1. To check today's [3] of a [4] please press 2. To find out store [5] times please press 3. To hear these options again please press 4.

Please enter the seven digit catalogue number leaving out the dash. You have selected 2551533, metal clock. Today's [6] is 8 pounds and ninety nine pence only. Please enter the [7] you would like me to check, anything up to 4. What is the three digit number for your store? You have selected the Leeds Crown Point store.

Please wait while I check. This [8] is not [9] at this store today. Shall I check a different store for you? Press 1 for yes. Otherwise, to check a different [10] , please press 2. What is the three digit number for your store? You have selected the Leeds White Rose Centre. Please wait while I check. This [11] is [12] in store.

Shall I reserve it for you? Press 1 for yes. If you do not want to reserve this [13] and would like me to check a different [14] in this store please press 2. Please wait a moment while I reserve this item for you. Make sure you have a pen and [15] ready to write down your reservation number. You can pick up your reservation anytime from now until the store closes on Monday. Your reservation number is 012781. Please [16] this when you go to any till.

Remember, special offer prices can change from day to day and the [17] you will pay will be the [18] in store on the day you collect your [19] . Do you want me to [20] that information again. Press 1 for yes, otherwise, to check any other [21] please press 2. To return to the main menu please press the star button or [22] up to end this call.

Phone message 2
Hello dear. Guess who it is? I heard you were playing on Saturday night. Thought I'd come by. Just to [23] to the old girl, you know? Love to hear a good bird sing. But what about the time love? What time do you start? Give me a call, eh. Later. Bye. Tara love.

Question 1.What is the 'old girl' going to do?
Question 2.What does the caller want to find out?

Phone message 3
Hi, it's mum. Just thought I'd give you a call. [24] , dad and I will be down this weekend again. I don't know how long we're going to stay. And I hope it won't be too much trouble. But we had such a good time last time. I'll, erm, sign off and speak to you later. Bye-bye.

Question 3.Who is coming for the weekend?
Question 4.For how long are they going to stay?

Phone message 4
It's Dave, just calling to see how you were doing. Things are pretty good here. Wish you were here. Love you honey. Take care now. Bye.

Question 5.What is the caller's name?
Question 6.Why is he calling?

Phone message 5
Our office hours are 9 till 5, Monday to Friday. Please call back during regular business hours.

Question 7.Is the office open on Saturday?
Question 8.Can you call someone after 5 o'clock on Monday?

Phone message 6
You have 2 new messages. To [25] to your messages press 1. To [26] this message press 7. To save this message press 9.

Question 9.How many new messages were left?
Question 10.What do you press to listen to your messages?
Question 11.What do you press to save a message?

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[002] Send  him out of the room and  _____  what is  inside the strong-room. If the contents can     
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