This document provides an overview of a lesson about introducing oneself in a voicemail. The lesson includes activities where students discuss their use of communication tools like email and texting, listen to a sample voicemail, read an email example, and record their own voicemail message to share with classmates. The goal is for students to practice leaving introductory voicemails in English.
This document provides an overview of a lesson about introducing oneself in a voicemail. The lesson includes activities where students discuss their use of communication tools like email and texting, listen to a sample voicemail, read an email example, and record their own voicemail message to share with classmates. The goal is for students to practice leaving introductory voicemails in English.
This document provides an overview of a lesson about introducing oneself in a voicemail. The lesson includes activities where students discuss their use of communication tools like email and texting, listen to a sample voicemail, read an email example, and record their own voicemail message to share with classmates. The goal is for students to practice leaving introductory voicemails in English.
This document provides an overview of a lesson about introducing oneself in a voicemail. The lesson includes activities where students discuss their use of communication tools like email and texting, listen to a sample voicemail, read an email example, and record their own voicemail message to share with classmates. The goal is for students to practice leaving introductory voicemails in English.
Email Introductions Learning objective: introduce yourself in a voicemail Unit 1 | Session 2 Email Introductions Learning objective: introduce yourself in a voicemail
Lesson overview
1 Get started: emails, text messages, voicemails
2 Listening and Reading: from voicemail to email 3 Speaking task: record a voicemail 4 Progress check Get started: emails, text messages, voicemails
Think about these question for a minute.
• Which do you use most? Emails, text messages or
voicemails? • How many do you send every day? Who do you send them to? Why do you send them? • Do you ever send or get messages in English?
Prepare to talk to your classmates.
Get started: emails, text messages, voicemails
Work in groups. Talk about these questions for a minute.
•Which do you use most? Emails, text messages or voicemails?
•How many do you send every day? Who do you send them to? Why do you send them? •Do you ever send or get messages in English?
Prepare to report back to the whole class.
Listen to a voicemail
LISTEN FOR GENERAL IDEAS
Answer the question. What is the message? Listen to a voicemail
LISTEN FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Choose the correct answers.
1 Who is speaking? Mr Chen / Cindy Clark 2 Who is the message for? Mr Chen / Cindy Clark 3 Where is the information about the schedule? in the mail / in an email READ FOR DETAILS From: Cathy Clark To: Charles Chen Re: Winter schedules
Dear Mr Chen, I’m writing to send you the new winter schedules. They start next month for all the departments. See the attached document for information about the schedules. Please let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Cathy Clark Head of the Human Resources department READ FOR DETAILS From: Cathy Clark To: Charles Chen Re: Winter schedules
Dear Mr Chen, I’m writing to send you the new winter schedules. They start next month for all the departments. See the attached document for information about the schedules. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Regards, Cathy Clark Head of the human resources department Reading for detail (1) answers From: Cindy Clark To: Charles Chen Re: Summer schedules
Dear Mr Chen, I’m writing to send you the new summer schedules. They start next week for all the departments. See the attached document for information about the schedules. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Regards, Cindy Clark Head of the human resources department READ FOR GENERAL IDEAS
1 What is the connection between Rick and Mrs Albertson?
2 Why is Rick writing to Mrs Albertson?
Dear Mrs Albertson,
My name is Rick Lock. I’m a neighbor of yours. Welcome to the neighborhood. I want to invite you to our first neighbors’ meeting. It’s on Monday, April 12 at 6pm. Please find the agenda for the meeting included with this email. The meeting is at my house. Thank you very much for your time. I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Rick Lock LISTEN FOR DETAIL
Hi Mrs Albertson, My name is Rick Lock. I’m a neighbor of yours. Welcome to the neighborhood. I want to invite you to our first neighbors’ meeting. It’s on Monday, April 12 at 6pm. Please find the agenda for the meeting included with this email. The meeting is at my house. Thank you very much for your time. I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Rick Lock
Listen to a voice message from Rick to Mrs Albertson. What new information does he give her? RICK’S VOICEMAIL
Hi Mrs. Albertson, this is Rick, Rick Lock. There’s a change to the neighbors’ meeting. It’s not on Monday, it’s on Tuesday. Tuesday, April 13. And it’s at 7pm, not 6pm. I hope you can come! Speaking: recording a voicemail
Work in groups.
You work in a sports club. You want to send a voicemail to the members about a new class that starts next week. 1 Decide on the following information about the class: What kind of class is it? What days is it on? What time does it start?
2 Prepare a voicemail message to send to your members.
Be ready to share your voicemail with the class.
Speaking and writing – Feedback
Listen to your classmates’ voicemails and answer the questions.
• What kind of classes are they offering?
• When is the first class? Progress check
Now I can …
❑ Read and understand a formal email of introduction.
❑ Listen to and understand a voicemail message. ❑ Record a voicemail in English. Unit 1 | Session 2 Email Introductions Learning objective: introduce yourself in a voicemail
