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Text Messaging Lindsay and Jake talk about sending a TM. Jake: So, Lindsay do you like to text message a lot on your cell phone ? Lindsay: Yeah, actually, I text message a lot. Jake: I don't do it so much. Sometimes I prefer to just call someone on the phone if I'm in a hurry. Lindsay: Yeah, I go both ways. Sometimes I know I don't really want to talk to the person. I just want to ask them one question, so it's so much easier for me just to text them and say, "Are you going to the party tonight" for example instead of calling them, because I know if I call them, I'm gonna have to have a long conversation. Jake: Yeah, I can see what you mean. Well, usually I get off the phone pretty quickly when I call someone. I'm not a big talker. Lindsay: Yeah, that's true, Jake. You don't talk a lot. But, in general, I like to call people because I think it adds a more personal touch. Jake: So are you fast at writing the messages with your thumb? Lindsay: Well, when I first got a cell phone, which was actually only five years ago, I was so slow. I thought I would never text message, and I always called people, but then people kept text messaging me so I felt obligated to try to learn how to

text message, so now, I'm pretty fast actually. What about you?

considered pretty informal to text message someone.

Jake: Actually, I have the opposite problem, where when I first got my cell phone, I thought it was so cool and I had to text message all my friends who had one, and I was pretty fast with my thumb then, but it seems like now I don't use it so much, and I've gotten slower actually.

Lindsay: Yeah, it is really informal, I think, because you're just using your thumb and you're trying to write fast. Rarely do you ever write 'dear' or 'from' or use polite language, right?

Lindsay: Yeah, I think the text message actually is sort of has to do with your age, for example, I text message a lot and I know people younger than me, for example people in high school, they text message a lot, but I asked my father if he text messages, and guess what he said?

Jake: Yeah, because you're using your thumb, you have to write the messages as short as you possibly can. Lindsay: Right, I mean, it sort of makes sense, when I think that I would never text message someone I didn't know very well. I only text message people I'm good friends with and comfortable with. Jake: Well, it serves it purpose then, doesn't it.

Jake: What? Lindsay: Well, of course, he said he never text messages. He thinks it's very juvenile and unprofessional to text message someone.

Lindsay: Yeah, I guess, I mean it is cheaper than calling someone, but, you know, other times it's better to call someone, don't you think? Jake: Yeah, definitely.

Jake: Yeah, I can see what he means. It's usually associated with young people and

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A) Main Points: Answer the following questions about the interview. 1) What does Jake say about the phone? a) He prefers text messaging. b) He has a really big bill. c) He is not a big talker. 2) Who has gotten faster at texting? a) Jake b) Lindsay c) Both

3) Who does Lindsay talk about? a) Her younger brother b) Her father c) Both 4) How do they describe texting? a) Convenient b) Informal c) Revolutionary

B) Phrase Match: Match the phrases on the left with the example on the right. 1) in a hurry

alternate

2) go both ways

thoughtful

3) see what you mean

understand

4) personal touch

short of time

5) big talker

expressive, outgoing

C) Unscramble: Put the mixed up sentences in the correct order. 1) text | to | like | you | Do | message | on | phone | your | ?

2) thumb | your | message | at | the | you | fast | writing | with | Are | ?

3) usually | Do | polite | you | language | ‘dear’ | use | like | ?

4) messages | do | circumstances | text | you | what | Under | send | ? www.elllo.org : Interview #882 : Text Messaging

How would Jake respond to the questions? What about you?

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Bits and Pieces Put the PHRASES in the spaces like to instead of makes sense is cheaper go both people kept guess what pretty formal

Jake: So, Lindsay do you like to text message a lot on your cell phone ? Lindsay: Yeah, actually, I text message a lot. Jake: I don't do it so much. Sometimes I prefer to just call someone on the phone if I'm in a hurry. Lindsay: Yeah, I ___________ ways. Sometimes I know I don't really want to talk to the person. I just want to ask them one question, so it's so much easier for me just to text them and say, "Are you going to the party tonight" for example ___________ calling them, because I know if I call them, I'm gonna have to have a long conversation. Jake: Yeah, I can see what you mean. Well, usually I get off the phone pretty quickly when I call someone. I'm not a big talker. Lindsay: Yeah, that's true, Jake. You don't talk a lot. But, in general, I ___________ call people because I think it adds a more personal touch. Jake: So are you fast at writing the messages with your thumb? Lindsay: Well, when I first got a cell phone, which was actually only five years ago, I was so slow. I thought I would never text message, and I always called people, but then ___________ text messaging me so I felt obligated to try to learn how to text message, so now, I'm pretty fast actually. What about you?

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elllo.org Jake: Actually, I have the opposite problem, where when I first got my cell phone, I thought it was so cool and I had to text message all my friends who had one, and I was pretty fast with my thumb then, but it seems like now I don't use it so much, and I've gotten slower actually. Lindsay: Yeah, I think the text message actually is sort of has to do with your age, for example, I text message a lot and I know people younger than me, for example people in high school, they text message a lot, but I asked my father if he text messages, and ___________ he said? Jake: What? Lindsay: Well, of course, he said he never text messages. He thinks it's very juvenile and unprofessional to text message someone. Jake: Yeah, I can see what he means. It's usually associated with young people and considered ___________ to text message someone. Lindsay: Yeah, it is really informal, I think, because you're just using your thumb and you're trying to write fast. Rarely do you ever write 'dear' or 'from' or use polite language, right? Jake: Yeah, because you're using your thumb, you have to write the messages as short as you possibly can. Lindsay: Right, I mean, it sort of ___________, when I think that I would never text message someone I didn't know very well. I only text message people I'm good friends with and comfortable with. Jake: Well, it serves it purpose then, doesn't it. Lindsay: Yeah, I guess, I mean it ___________ than calling someone, but, you know, other times it's better to call someone, don't you think? Jake: Yeah, definitely.

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What do you think? Discussion

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Write the number of the question being answered in the box

1) How often do you text message?

Lisara - Sri Lanka

I do use text messaging quite often to deliver messages that need to be 2) Schools teach typing. Should conveyed at the earliest possible they teach text messaging? time. There are times when phone calls cannot be answered but a text 3) Can you text message faster message can be responded to. Hence than you can type? I don’t accept having conversations via text messages. I don’t depend on 4) Who is the last person you machines too much!

called? What did you talk about? 5) Who is the last person that called you? What did you talk about?

Anna - Sweden The last person I called was my boyfriend. It was this morning and I woke him up with my call today. I was not happy to do that but I had to convey an important message. I did not use my mobile phone; it was a call through Skype. I wanted to tell him that I lost my phone and not to worry in case it’s switched off or disconnected.

Tom - Australia Because I am much older - I am about 50 - I am much faster at typing than I am at text messaging. Actually, I hate to text message because it seems to take so long. I would much rather just leave a voice message. Still, I do text message my daughter sometimes, but she is usually the one to initiate the message.

Ha - Vietnam The last person that I called is my friend coming back to school from his country after spring vacation. I asked him how he had enjoyed his break and then we discussed about the courses of the next coming semester. We ended up talking after deciding a day to have a meal together later this weekend.

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A) Main Points: Answer the following questions about the interview. 1) What does Jake say about the phone?

3) Who does Lindsay talk about?

a) He prefers text messaging. b) He has a really big bill. c) He is not a big talker.

a) Her younger brother b) Her father c) Both

2) Who has gotten faster at texting?

4) How do they describe texting?

a) Jake b) Lindsay c) Both

a) Convenient b) Informal c) Revolutionary

B) Phrase Match: Match the phrases on the left with the example on the right. 1) in a hurry

2

alternate

2) go both ways

4

thoughtful

3) see what you mean

3

understand

4) personal touch

1

short of time

5) big talker

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expressive, outgoing

C) Unscramble: Put the mixed up sentences in the correct order. 1) Do you like to text message on your phone? text | to | like | you | Do | message | on | phone | your | ?

2) Are you fast at writing the messages with your thumb? thumb | your | message | at | the | you | fast | writing | with | Are | ?

3) Do you usually use polite language like ‘dear’ ? usually | Do | polite | you | language | ‘dear’ | use | like | ?

4) Under what circumstances do you send text messages? messages | do | circumstances | text | you | what | Under | send | ? www.elllo.org : Interview #882 : Text Messaging

How would Jake respond to the questions? What about you?

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Bits and Pieces: Answers Put the PHRASES in the spaces like to instead of makes sense is cheaper go both people kept guess what pretty formal

Jake: So, Lindsay do you like to text message a lot on your cell phone ? Lindsay: Yeah, actually, I text message a lot. Jake: I don't do it so much. Sometimes I prefer to just call someone on the phone if I'm in a hurry. Lindsay: Yeah, I go both ways. Sometimes I know I don't really want to talk to the person. I just want to ask them one question, so it's so much easier for me just to text them and say, "Are you going to the party tonight" for example instead of calling them, because I know if I call them, I'm gonna have to have a long conversation. Jake: Yeah, I can see what you mean. Well, usually I get off the phone pretty quickly when I call someone. I'm not a big talker. Lindsay: Yeah, that's true, Jake. You don't talk a lot. But, in general, I like to call people because I think it adds a more personal touch. Jake: So are you fast at writing the messages with your thumb? Lindsay: Well, when I first got a cell phone, which was actually only five years ago, I was so slow. I thought I would never text message, and I always called people, but then people kept text messaging me so I felt obligated to try to learn how to text message, so now, I'm pretty fast actually. What about you?

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elllo.org Jake: Actually, I have the opposite problem, where when I first got my cell phone, I thought it was so cool and I had to text message all my friends who had one, and I was pretty fast with my thumb then, but it seems like now I don't use it so much, and I've gotten slower actually. Lindsay: Yeah, I think the text message actually is sort of has to do with your age, for example, I text message a lot and I know people younger than me, for example people in high school, they text message a lot, but I asked my father if he text messages, and guess what he said? Jake: What? Lindsay: Well, of course, he said he never text messages. He thinks it's very juvenile and unprofessional to text message someone. Jake: Yeah, I can see what he means. It's usually associated with young people and considered pretty informal to text message someone. Lindsay: Yeah, it is really informal, I think, because you're just using your thumb and you're trying to write fast. Rarely do you ever write 'dear' or 'from' or use polite language, right? Jake: Yeah, because you're using your thumb, you have to write the messages as short as you possibly can. Lindsay: Right, I mean, it sort of makes sense, when I think that I would never text message someone I didn't know very well. I only text message people I'm good friends with and comfortable with. Jake: Well, it serves it purpose then, doesn't it. Lindsay: Yeah, I guess, I mean it is cheaper than calling someone, but, you know, other times it's better to call someone, don't you think? Jake: Yeah, definitely.