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A voicemail from a friend

Listen to Sofia's phone message to her friend Jamal about their plans for the weekend.

Before you listen

Jamal's phone rings, but he can't answer it. His friend Sofia leaves a message. Listen to her voicemail and find out about her plans.

picnicnoun
a meal that you eat outside, for example in a parkWe have a picnic by the river every summer.
beachnoun
an area of sand next to the seaThe children play on the beach all day.
juicenoun
a drink made from fruitI have a glass of orange juice with my breakfast.
call backphrasal verb
to phone a person who phoned you beforeI'm busy now. Can I call you back later?

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A message from Sofia

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Hi Jamal, it's Sofia. I'm calling about our picnic on Sunday. I'm sorry, but we can't go to the beach. My car isn't working.

So let's meet at Green Park, near the big lake. Is twelve o'clock OK for you?

I have sandwiches, cake and fruit, and my big blue blanket. We can sit on it. Can you bring some drinks? Water or apple juice is fine.

Oh, and my sister Nadia wants to come too. She has a new football, so we can play after lunch.

Please call me back after six o'clock. Bye!

Exercise 1 of 2

Understand the message

Listen to the voicemail. Choose the correct answer.

  1. Why is Sofia calling?

  2. When is the picnic?

  3. Why can't they go to the beach?

  4. Where do they meet?

  5. What does Sofia ask Jamal to bring?

  6. Why is it good that Nadia is coming?

0 of 6 answered

Exercise 2 of 2

Listen for details

Listen again. Type one word or number in each gap.

  1. They can meet near the big .

  2. Sofia wants to meet at o'clock.

  3. Sofia has a big blue .

  4. Nadia is Sofia's .

  5. Jamal can call Sofia after o'clock.

0 of 5 answered

Source

Original script by Joy English, read by open-source text-to-speech voices (Kokoro-82M, Apache-2.0).

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