Basic 1 Unit 6

Unit 6
About People

Outgoing Message
a. What information is important when you leave a voice mail message? Mark ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.

Yes No

1. Your age

2. Your first name

3. Your family name

4. Your birthday

5. Your telephone number

6. Your reason for calling

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b. Who left these outgoing messages? Read the messages below,Then match the picture
to the correct message.

a. b. c.

____ 1. Hi, this is the
Chan family. We aren’t
home right now. We are
on vacation. Please leave
a message after the beep.
____ 2. Antonio
Martinez’s office is open
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Monday to Friday.
Please leave your name
and number.
____ 3. Hi, this is Sally. I’m
not home now. You can
call me on my cell phone
or leave a message after
the beep.
Bye!

c. Answer the following questions about the messages from activity b.

1. Who lives alone?

_________________________________________________________________
2. Where are the Chan family?
_________________________________________________________________
3. Does Antonio Martinez work on the weekend?
_________________________________________________________________
4. Who has a cell phone?
_________________________________________________________________
5. Is Antonio Martinez’s office open at 6.00 p.m.?
_________________________________________________________________

d. Leave a message for one of the people from activity b. Include the important
information from activity a.

_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

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Monaco
a. John and Jenny went on another vacation. Read their postcard and answer the
questions below.

Dear Shirley,
We’re having a great time in
Spain. We’re relaxing by the pool
and reading lots of books. The
Ms. S. Turnbull
food here is great. The sun is
P.O. Box 127
shining and it’s not raining.
Maidstone
See you in two weeks.
New York 21796
Love,
U.S.A.
John and Jenny
P.S. Tomorrow, we’re going to
Malaga.

1. How is the weather in Spain?

_________________________________________________________________
2. What are John and Jenny doing?
_________________________________________________________________
3. Do they like the food?
_________________________________________________________________
4. When are they going to Malaga?
_________________________________________________________________
5. When is Shirley going to see John and Jenny?
_________________________________________________________________

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