Dialogue B (A：Jim Brown B：Receiver)
A：Hello．This is Jim Brown of the Export Department．May Ispeak to Mr．Wang？
B：I’m sorry，but he is out of the office right now．
A：When will he be back？
B：He should be back at any moment．
A：I wonder if you could give Mr．Wang a message for me？
B：Yes，certainly．Just a minute．I’ll get a pen．(Pause)OKay，please carry on．

A：There will be a very urgent meeting at three o’clock and Iwould like Mr．Wang to attend it．
B：OKay，an urgent meeting…three o’clock…May I ask whatit’s regarding？
A：Yes．It’s regarding the foreign exchange market and our salesstrategy this year．
B：Shall I tell Mr．Wang to prepare any material？
A：Yes，thank you．
B：I’ll let him know，Mr．Brown．
A：Thank you very much．Bye．
B：Bye．

Dialogue C (A：Mary B：Receiver C：John’s voice)
A：Hello．Is John in？
B：No，can I take a message？
A：No．I really need to talk to him personally．
B：Would you like to leave a message on his voice mail，then？
A：Yes．Thank you．
B：Hold on and I’ll transfer you．(Pause)
C：Hi，this is John．I’m not available to take your call，but pleaseleave your name，number and a brief message．I’ll get back toyou as soon as possible．
A：Hi，John．It’s Mary and I really need to talk to you．I won’t beable to go to the party with you．Please call me at 556-3243when you get back．