Web address of listening activity:
http://www.esl-lab.com/cellphone/cellphonerd1.htm
Listening exercises:
1. What reason does the girl give for needing a cellphone?
A. She can use it to check her email.
B. She can call family in case of an emergency.
C. She can make cheaper long-distance calls with it.
2.What is one major feature of the calling plan?
A. 1000 anytime minutes
B. unlimited weekday minutes
C. 1000 free weekday minutes
3. What is the term of service for this plan?
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 9 months
4. Why does the girl suggest that her father buy a new car too?
A. Their current car is in bad shape, and it doesn't look good.
B. The cellphone's power supply won't work in an older car.
C. Their car isn't big enough to ride in with all her friends.
5. What do customers receive when they purchase the cellphone mentioned in the conversation?
A. a cellphone adapter for the car
B. money back for buying the phone
C. other cellphone accessories
Score = 100%
Correct answers:
1. She can call family in case of an emergency.
2. 1000 free weekday minutes
3. 6 months
4. Their current car is in bad shape, and it doesn't look good.
5. money back for buying the phone
Answers to pre or post-listening questions:
I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]
Cell phones, or mobile phones, are becoming more popular around the world as a preferred form of communication, but can you find a cheap calling plan that will fit your budget? What do you look for when deciding on a cell phone or a phone carrier (e.g., cost of phone, number of minutes a month, cancellation fees, etc.)?
Answer:
I think I can find a cheap calling plan that will fit my budget.
I will look for information of different cell phone company. These information include cost of phone, number of minutes a month, cancellation fees, internet fees, different plans of cell phones and so on.
Vocabulary Exercises:
Daughter: Dad. You love me, don't you?
Father: Of course, I do. Why do you ask . . . Ah, what's on your (1)mind?
Daughter: Well, I saw this great (2)offer for a free cell phone here in the newspaper, and . . .
Father: Free? Nothing's ever free.
Daughter: Well, the phone is free . . . after a $50 mail-in (3)rebate.
Father: Ah, so that's the (4)catch. And why do you need a cell phone anyway?
Daughter: Dad. All my friends have one, and I can use it to call you in case the car breaks down.
Father: Ah, I don't know. There are always so many (5)fees.
Daughter: But the monthly (6)charge for this service is only $29.99, with 1,000 free weekday minutes nationwide, and unlimited weekend minutes. Plus, unlimited, anytime minutes for anyone using the same service.
Father: I don't know.
Daughter: And you can roll over the extra minutes to the next month instead of just (7)losing them. What do you think of that?
Father: Yeah, but what is the (8)term of the service agreement?
Daughter: It's only for six months.
Father: But what if you (9)cancel early?
Daughter: Um . . . Ah, there's a cancellation fee of $200, but with . . .
Father: Two hundred (10)bucks!
Daughter: Yeah, but you won't have to worry about me while I'm driving the new car.
Father: New car? What new car?
Daughter: The new car you'll need to buy so I can use the cell phone. I mean, what's is gonna look like if I'm using a cell phone in our old lemon.
Father: Teenagers. What'll they think of next?
Score = 100%
Correct Answers:
1. mind
2. offer
3. rebate
4. catch
5. fees
6. charge
7. losing
8. term
9. cancel
10. bucks
Key Vocabulary [Top]
rebate (noun): a refund of part of all of the amount paid
catch (noun): a hidden drawback or disadvantage
in case (adverb): in the event that
fee (noun): cost, the amount of money you have to pay for something
charge (noun, also a verb): fee, the amount of money you have to pay for something or (as a verb),
require someont to pay money for a product or service
nationwide (adverb and adjective): happening around the nation or country
roll over (phrasal verb): transfer or carry over
term (noun): period of time
lemon (noun): a defective automobile
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