Step 1 - Listening
Text messaging
You are going to listen to Lindsay and Jake. They are talking about phone calls and text messages.
- Read the statements.
- Listen to the conversation.
- Do the assignment.
Statements
- Lindsay likes text messaging more than Jake.
- Lindsay says that if she has just one question, she prefers to call.
- Jake is a big talker.
- Lindsay got her first phone four years ago.
- Because people sent text messages to Lindsay she felt obligated to learn how to text message (back).
- Jake text messaged faster in the past than now.
- Lindsay’s father sometimes sends text messages.
- Jake and Lindsay agree text messaging is a formal way of communication.
- Lindsay and Jake agree that sometimes it is better to call someone.
Now listen and answer the following questions. When you answer a question, move on to the next one! Listen as many times as you want.