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Following up on a laptop left on a train

Real life · Lost property

Following up on a laptop left on a train

Your goal: Follow up on your laptop and arrange for it to be sent to you.

  • B2
  • 8 turns · about 7 min

You talk to: Rail lost-property officer

Phrases you will need

  • I'm calling to follow up on ...
  • proof of ownership
  • have it sent to me
  • dig it out

A spoken scene: sound plays only when you press a speaker.

  1. Before you start, read the scene's goal and the useful phrases.
  2. Read the other person's speech bubble.
  3. Choose the most natural reply, or complete the missing word in it.
  4. After a wrong reply you see why at once; at the end you can read the whole conversation again.
How to play? Scoring and details
In this set
You are phoning to follow up on a laptop you reported missing. Be clear and cooperative.
This game reads words aloud
This scene can be read aloud: Emma (British accent) reads the other person, Heart (American accent) reads the natural reply. Sound plays only when you press a speaker button, at a pace that suits your level.

The other person's line comes as sound only at first. Press the speaker, listen and reply; show the words if you need them.

Scoring
Your answers are checked; at the end you see your score, your mistakes and the right answers.
With a keyboard
Keys 1, 2 and 3 choose a reply; Enter continues the conversation.