1Conversation 1
Amy wants her mom to _____.
come home right now
go to the supermarket
buy something else
2Amy's mom interrupts their phone conversation to _____.
leave the store
pay for the food
buy some chocolate
3Conversation 2
Peter interrupts his phone conversation to _____.
give dinner to his cat
let his cat out
talk to his cat
4Peter is calling Ginny to _____.
borrow her map
ask about hotels
check on guidebooks
Conversation 1
funnier
A E-cards are 5 (↑ fun) than regular cards.
nicer
B Yeah, but real cards are 6 (↑ nice).
Conversation 2
less expensive
A Email is 7 (↓ expensive) than regular mail.
fastter
B I know. It’s 8 (↑ fast), too.
Conversation 3
easier
A I don’t like to send text messages. It’s 9 (↑ easy) to make a phone call.
more convenient
B But sometimes it’s 10 (↑ convenient) to just send a message.
Conversation 4
better
A Do you think letters are 11 (↑ good) than email?
more personal
B Yes. I like them because they’re 12 (↑ personal).
Read the situations. Type sentences using the prompts and the words in parentheses
Example
I don’t get a lot of text messages. I get a lot of voice-mail messages. (fewer)
I get fewer text messages than voice-mail messages.
Judy gets 20 phone calls a day. Sandra gets 15 phone calls a day. (more)
Judy gets more phone calls than sandra a day
13
I spend a lot of time on the phone. My brother doesn’t spend a lot of time on the phone. (less)
My brother spend less of time than I on the phone
14
My parents didn’t send many emails two years ago. They send a lot of emails now. (more)
My parents now send more emails than two years ago
15
Last year I wrote one or two letters a month. Now I write one or two letters a year. (fewer)
I write now fewer letters than last year
16
Marie doesn’t talk on the phone very much. Beth talks on the phone a lot. (less)
Marie talks less than Beth on the phone
17
Match the sentences with the responses. There is one extra response.
Can you hear me? 18 Not really. You're breaking up.
Did you get my message? 19 I'm not sure. When did you leave it?
Could I speak to Jack, please? 20 Uh, I'm sorry. You have the wrong number.
You’re hard to reach. 21 You're not easy to get hold of, either.
Please leave a message. 22 Hi, Josh! This is Marjorie. Call me back.
Call me back, OK? 23 Sure. Should I call your office phone?
Conversation 1
David Hello, Ken? It’s David.
Ken Oh, hi, David.
David Listen. Do you want to go to a movie tonight?
4
Ken 24 So, what were you saying?
1
25 Sure, that sounds good.
3
26 Someone’s at the door . . .
2
27 Oh, can you hold on a second?
David I was calling to ask about a movie tonight. There’s a good one at the Cineplex . . .
Conversation 2
Steve Hello?
Sarah Hi, Steve. It’s Sarah. Do you have a minute? It’s about Marsha’s birthday.
2
Steve 28 I spilled something on my pants . . .
4
29 You were saying something about Marsha’s birthday.
3
30 OK. Where were we?
1
31 Uh-oh. Excuse me just a second, Sarah.
Sarah Right. We’re planning a surprise birthday party for her this year, and . . .
Read the article. Then select True or False for each statement.
Chat Programs Getting More Popular
Online chat isn't just a hobby for bored teenagers anymore. Here are some interesting facts about chat use today:
· Young people still use chat much more than their parents. However, about 40% of adult Internet users use chat
software or chat features in their email services or on social networking sites. Many also use chat applications on
their smartphones and tablet computers.
· In one survey, 27% of chat users say that they use chat programs with clients at work. Chat use in the
workplace is up more than 70% in the last few years. It's becoming more and more common.
· Almost 30% of chat users say that chat is more important for them than email. That is, they send more chat
messages than emails every day.
· Nearly 25% of chat users send messages to people in the same location, such as in a home. For example,
teenagers in their bedrooms send messages to their parents in another room.
· Most chat users send messages regularly to only a small group of people – six or fewer.
32Fewer than half of adult Internet users use chat software or sites.
True
False
33Chat use is becoming more popular in the workplace.
True
False
34Almost half of chat users send more chat messages than emails every day.
True
False
35People sometimes use chat to contact people in the same place.
True
False
36Most chat users send messages to a lot of different people.
True
False
