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Unit6TelecommunicationsListeningAudioTrack3-6-1A:Doyouliketotalkonthephone?B:Yes,Ido.Howaboutyou?A:Idon’t,notreally.Iprefertotalkinperson.Whodoyoucallthemost?B:Myparents.Icallthemtwiceaweek,onWednesdaysandSundays.A:Doyouevermakelong-distanceorinternationalcalls?B:Oh,yes,Ido.Imakelong-distancecallstomymomanddadandinternationalcallstomycousin.He’sstudyinginFrance.AudioTrack3-6-2/AudioTrack3-6-3Conversation1Man:Mindy,Ineedtomakeaphonecall.Isthereapayphonearoundhere?Woman:Here.Usemycellphone,Trey.Man:Really?Woman:Sure.Ihavefreeserviceonnightsandweekends.Man:OK…thanks.Now,whatdoIdo?Woman:Youhavetoturniton.Pressthepowerbutton.Man:OK.Ididthat.Wait…there’snodialtone.Woman:That’sOK.Remember,it’sacellphone.It’sdifferent.Man:Gotcha.Woman:Entertheareacodeandthenthetelephonenumber.Man:Let’ssee…Woman:Nowjustpress“send”andyou’llbeconnected.Man:Gotit!Thanks!Conversation2Man:DoyouknowMaria’sphonenumber?Sheleftamessageontheansweringmachinebutdidn’tleavehertelephonenumber.Woman1:Hmm,Idon’tknowit…Lookinthetelephonedirectory.Man:Idid.It’snotlisted.Woman1:Oh…Whydon’tyoucalldirectoryassistance,then?Man:Goodidea.Let’ssee…4-1-1…Woman2:Whatcity?Man:Boston.Woman2:Whatlisting?Man:IneedthenumberforMariaGomezonNorthStreet.Woman2:Onemoment,please.Thankyou.Here’syournumber.Thenumberis…areacode617-524…AudioTrack3-6-4/AudioTrack3-6-5Conversation1Dave:Arrgh!Elaine!I’msofrustrated!Elaine:Why?What’swrong,Dave?Dave:I’mtryingtocallHenryathome.Hislineisalwaysbusy.Elaine:Didyoutryhiscellphone?Dave:Idon’tknowthenumber.Elaine:Holdonasecond.Hereitis:Areacode266,555-6983.Dave:Thanks.Elaine:Well…?Dave:I’mgettinghisvoicemail.I’mgoingtohangup.Elaine:Whydon’tyoutryagain?Justpress“redial.”Dave:Nope.Samething…thevoicemail.I’lltrylater.Thanksanyway.Conversation2Elaine:Whattimeisit?Dave:6:00.Why?Elaine:I’mgoingtotryHenrythistime.Dave:Idon’tthinkhe’shomeyet.Elaine:Youneverknow.MaybeI’llhavebetterluck.Youngboy:Hello?Elaine:Hello?Um…couldIspeaktoHenry,please?Youngboy:I’msorry.Ithinkyou’vecalledthewrongnumber.Elaine:Oh,I’msorry.Oops…Idialedthewrongnumber.Dave:Well,tryagain.Elaine:OK.Henry:Hello?Elaine:Hello?Henry?Henry:Yes.Elaine:It’sElaine.Howareyou?Henry:I’mfine,thanks.It’ssonicetohearfromyou!Howareyou?AudioTrack3-6-6/AudioTrack3-6-7Beth:Hey,Lisa,canIborrowsomemoneyfromyou?Ihavetopaymyphonebill.Lisa:Whyisyourbillsohigh?Beth:Well,Imadeafewphonecallslastmonth,andtheywerekindofexpensive.Lisa:Whodidyoucall?Beth:IwascallingmyfriendRaulinCaracas.I’mgoingtovisithimnextmonth.Iwantedtoplanmyvacation.Butfirst,Idialedawrongnumber—threetimes.Lisa:Oh,Beth!Beth:ThenIcheckeditandenteredthenumberagain.Raul’ssisterpickedupthereceiver.Shedoesn’tspeakEnglish,soshehungupthephone.Itriedagainthenextday.Raul’sfatheransweredandIleftamessage.Lisa:DidRauleverreachyou?Beth:No!Hegotabusysignalbecausemybrotherisalwaysonthephone.FinallyIcalledhim,andwetalkedforanhour.Lisa:Ithinkaplaneticketischeaperthanyourphonebill.AudioTrack3-6-8/AudioTrack3-6-9Doyouwanttogetacellphone?1.Everyonelovescellphones!Moreandmorepeoplearebuyingcellphones.Withacellphone,youcankeepintouchwithfriends,family,andco-workers,everywhereyougo.It’simportanttochoosetherightcellphone,andtherightcompany.2.Choosetherightplan.Lookatplansfromdifferentcompanies,andanswerthesequestions:WillIusemycellphoneeveryday,oronlyinanemergency?WhenwillImakecalls—duringtheday,atnight,oronweekends?Doesthepricefitmymonthlybudget?3.Whatphoneisrightforyou?Beforeyoubuyaphone,thinkaboutthesethings:Whatsizedoyouwant?Isiteasytouse?Doesithavethefeaturesyouneed—forexample,voicedialingorInternetservice?4.Don’ttalkanddrive.Youneedtwohandstodriveacar.Takingyourhandoffthesteeringwheeltouseyourphoneisrisky.Insomeplacesit’sillegal.Ifyouneedtomakeorreceiveacall,stopatthesideoftheroad.5.Useyourcellphonepolitely.Turnyourphoneoffinmeetings,movies,restaurants,oranyplacewherearingingphonemightdisturbpeople.It’sokaytouseyourcellphoneinapublicplace;justremembertospeaksoftlyandkeepyourconversationprivate.AudioTrack3-6-10/AudioTrack3-6-11Howdoyoufeelaboutcellphones?Itcan’tbedenied:therehasbeenacellphoneboominthelastdecade.Everywhereyougo,peopleseemtobetalkingonthetelephone.Howdopeoplefeelaboutcellphones?Ouron-the-streetsurveyfoundsomeinterestinganswers.Sixty-ninepercentofthepeopleweaskedthinkcellphonesareconvenientandsavetime.Nineteenpercentusecellphonesonlywhentheyhaveto.Asmallpercentage—onlythreepercent—thinkcellphonesareunnecessary.Anotherthreepercentsaytheyareaddictedtotheircellphones!Therehavebeensomeproblemsassociatedwithcellphones.Somecitieshavepassedlawsaffectingcellphoneuse.Forexample,insomeplaces,itisnowillegaltodriveanduseyourcellphoneatthesametime.Asurveyaskedpeopleaboutcellphonesandlaws.Hereishowtheyanswered.Thereshouldbelawsaboutcellphoneusage…inclassrooms,theaters,andrestaurants57%agreewhiledriving45%agreeonpublictransportation34%agreeOnethingissureaboutcellphones:everyonehasanopinionabouthowandwhentheyshouldbeused!Listentowhatthesefourpeoplehadtosay:Phil:I’mPhil.Ilovetalkingonthephone.Ikeepmyphonenexttomybed.Ieventakeitwithmeintothebathroom!Myfriendss