Phone Message Vocabulary Lesson

Watch this video on Youtube and then do the exercise.





Choose your answers from the following choices:
--later than I planned; behind schedule
--can't move
--excited
--to be very happy and excited

According to the video, what does stuck mean? ____________________________________________________________

Fill in the blanks:
--There was a traffic jam, so we were ____________ in traffic for an hour.
--He had so much homework to do that he was ______________ inside until he finished it.

According to the video, what does running late mean? ____________________________________

--Because of the traffic jam, I'm ______________________ today.
--The meeting was _________________________ because they had so much business to talk about.


According to the video, what does psyched mean? ________________________________________

--Our family was _______________ about going on vacation.
--Many people went to the movie theater at midnight because they were so ______________________ about the final Harry Potter movie.


According to the video, what does can't wait mean? ______________________________________

--The children _______________ to go to the beach on Saturday.
--As soon as she gets up in the morning, she ________________ to have a cup of coffee.


Now listen to this phone message for practice in natural English, then answer the questions below.

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1) Why is she running late? ___________________________________________________________________________________

2) She will be at the restaurant in half an hour if she doesn't _______________________________________________________________________________.

3) Why is she psyched? ____________________________________________________________


Now write one sentence of your own for each of the new vocabulary words:

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You call a friend to tell him or her that you will be late for your lunch appointment because you had a flat tire on your car. You get the answering machine, so you have to leave a message. Write what you say to your friend to explain your situation. Use some of the vocabulary words or phrases you just studied.

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