This document provides instructions for students to create voicemail messages for the leaders of China, India, and Japan based on information in a provided chart. It includes an example prompt for the messages and examples of voicemails without copying them directly. Students are asked to write their own factual voicemail messages for Wen Jiabo of China, Dr. Singh of India, and Yoshihiko Noda of Japan using the chart and notes.

1. Why are they too busy to answer
the phone?!?

2.  If you called the leaders of China, India and Japan,
what would their answering machine message say?
Create a voicemail message for each leader. Wen
Jiabo- China, Dr. Singh – India, Yoshihiko Noda
Japan (3 messages total!)
 Use the information from your chart to create an
accurate voicemail for what the leader could be
doing.
 You may use this prompt:
“Hello. This is the voicemail of ________. Sorry I’m
not able to answer my phone right now. I’m
busy ______________________________________.”

3.  Thenext 3 slides are examples. Please
do not copy them!
 Use
your chart and notes to create your
own “factual” voicemail messages.
 Youmay choose to write your messages
in PowerPoint form or on a Word
document.

4.  Namaste! You have reached the voicemail
of Prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. I
cannot come to my phone right now
because I am out making sure that all
citizens18 and over are registered to
vote. I should be able to return your call
as soon as I contact all of these citizens
and remind them to vote for the
President, Prime minister, and members
of parliament. Have a nice day!

5.  Why are you calling me? I probably won’t
listen to what you have to say unless
you’re a member of the Cuban
Communist Party. Quit calling me.

6.  Konnichiwa! You have reached the
voicemail of Emperor Horohito. I am out
at a tea ceremony! I will call you back as
soon as I return from my trip even though
my arms will be tired from all the waving.

7.  Ansley Bennett created this document
and it has been modified for use by M.
Weekes.