2. Lesson Objective
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
1. Tell why you write down messages.
2. Transfer information to form a message.
3. Fill in the blanks to complete a message.
4. Write down a message from a conversation
(dialogue).
4. Conversation (Anil & Mrs. Wu)
Anil : Hello. May I speak to Wen Li, please?
I’m his classmate, Anil.
Mrs. Wu : I’m sorry, He’s not at home. May I take
a message?
Anil : Yes, Aunty. I am calling to remind him
about the school trip. Please tell him
that he has to be in school by 7:45 a.m.
Mrs. Wu : I’m going out now. I’ll leave him a
message.
Anil : Thank you, Aunty.
5. The Message
3rd May 2015 5:00 p.m.
Dear
Your classmate, Anil called to ___________
____________________ You have ________
_____________________________
Wen Li,
remind you
about the school trip. to be in
school by 7:45 a.m. tomorrow.
Mother.
7. Exercise. Read the telephone conversation
between Farah and Emily’s brother, Paul. Write
Paul’s message.
Farah : Hello. May I speak to Emily, please?
Paul : I’m sorry, Emily’s not in. May I know who’s speaking,
please?
Farah : I’m her classmate, Farah. May I leave a message?
Paul : Yes, of course.
Farah : Please tell her to bring her Science scrapbook to school
tomorrow. Our science teacher wants to check our
scrapbooks after recess.
Paul : I’m going for football practice soon. I may not see her
when she comes home so I’ll write her a message.
8. Conclusion
ï‚š Tell why do we write messages?
ï‚šTo tell the person in contact, they have a
message for them
ï‚šIn case they come home, we are not.