POLITEKNIK NEGERI PONTIANAK
JURUSAN TEKNIK SIPIL
Jalan Jenderal Ahmad Yani – Pontianak 78124, Kalimantan Barat
Telepon: (0561)736180, Faksimile: (0561) 740143, Kotak Pos 1286
Laman : www.polnep.ac.id
Lecturer : Indah Anjar Reski, S.Pd., M.Pd
Name :
Class/NIM :
Comprehension Questions:
a. What is Jeff doing?
b. Who is Hasan?
c. How much was Mari’s cell phone Bill?
d. What does Mari want to know about?
e. What equipment will Mari need to buy?
Complete the Conversation. Listen to the conversation again. Some of the words
are missing. Fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
Jeff : Come in!
Mari : Am I (1) ?
Jeff : It’s OK, I was just catching on my (2) .
Mari : Oh yeah? What’s it (3) ?
Jeff : Mostly it’s about (4) . Like, here’s a (5)
from a guy named Hasan talking about, let’s see … hip hop in Istanbul.
Mari : In Turkey? (6) hip-hop?
Jeff : Sure. And (7) one from my friend Hiroshi, the (8)
in Tokyo.
Mari : Hmm. Maybe (9) should start a blog about learning (10) .
Jeff : Well, it’s a great way to meet (11) people, that’s for sure. And all you
need is an (12) connection.
Mari : Well, (13) of the Internet, I wanted to ask your (14) about
something.
Jeff : OK. What’s up?
Mari : Well, I just got my (15) phone bill for last month, and it was $160!
Jeff : Ouch.
Mari : Yeah, I can’t (16) it. Cell phone calls are so (17)
here.
Jeff : Are they (18) in Japan?
Mari : (19) cheaper. And we use our cell phones for (20)
, too. A lot of people don’t even (21) a computer.
Jeff : It’s (22) what you can do with cell phones these days. Talk, take (23)
, send email ….
Mari : Yeah. But (24) Jeff, I need to find a cheaper way to stay in (25)
with my parents and my friends in Japan. And I (26) there’s a way
you can call overseas for (27) using your computer. Do you know
anything about that?
Jeff : Of course, it’s a (28) called Voice over Internet. I use it all the (29) .
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POLITEKNIK NEGERI PONTIANAK
JURUSAN TEKNIK SIPIL
Jalan Jenderal Ahmad Yani – Pontianak 78124, Kalimantan Barat
Telepon: (0561)736180, Faksimile: (0561) 740143, Kotak Pos 1286
Laman : www.polnep.ac.id
Mari : How does it (30) ?
Jeff : Well, you need a computer with a (31) card, if you’ve got that.
Mari : Yeah, I do ….
Jeff : And you also need a microphone and a (32) .
Mari : Hmm. I don’t have those.
Jeff : No sweat, you can buy them at any (33) store.
Mari : OK. What else?
Jeff : Well then you’ll need to (34) the software, which is (35)
, and then if the person you’re calling installs the (36)
Software, there’s no (37) for calling.
Mari : But what if they (38) ? Can I call from my (39) to
someone’s (40) ?
Jeff : Yes. There’s a (41) for that, but it’s a lot cheaper than using your
(42) , believe me.
Mari : Could you show me how it works on (43) computer?
Jeff : Right now?
Mari : No, it’s (44) in Japan now. Can we do it in about three
(45) ?
Listening for Main Ideas: Listen to the conversation and answer the following
questions. You don’t have to understand all the words.
a. What reason does the girl give for needing a cell phone?
b. What is the one major feature of the calling plan?
c. What is the term of service for this plan?
d. Why does the girl suggest that her father buy a new car too?
e. What do customers receive when they purchase the cell phone mentioned in the
conversation?
Listening for Text Completion: Listen to the conversation again. Then fill the missing
words.
Daughter : Dad. You love me, (1) don't you?
Father : Of course, I do. Why do you ask . . . Ah, what's on your (2)mind?
Daughter : Well, I saw this (3)great offer for a free cell phone here in the newspaper,
and . . .
Father : (4)Free? Nothing's ever free.
Daughter : Well, the phone is free . . . after a (5)$50 mail-in rebate.
Father : Ah, so that's the (6)catch. And why do you need a (7)cell phone anyway?
Daughter : Dad. All my friends have one, and I can use it to call you in case the car
(8)breaks down.
Father : Ah, I don't know. There are always so many (9)fees.
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POLITEKNIK NEGERI PONTIANAK
JURUSAN TEKNIK SIPIL
Jalan Jenderal Ahmad Yani – Pontianak 78124, Kalimantan Barat
Telepon: (0561)736180, Faksimile: (0561) 740143, Kotak Pos 1286
Laman : www.polnep.ac.id
Daughter : But the monthly (10)charge for this service is only (11)$29.99, with 1,000
free weekday minutes (12) nationwide, and (13)unlimited weekend minutes.
Plus, unlimited, anytime minutes for anyone using the same service.
Father : I don't know.
Daughter : And you can (14)roll over the extra minutes to the next month instead of just
(15)losing them. What do you think of that?
Father : Yeah, but what is the term of the service (16) agreement?
Daughter : It's only for (17)six months.
Father : But what if you cancel early?
Daughter : Um . . . Ah, there's a cancellation fee of (18)$200, but with . . .
Father : (19)Two hundred bucks!
Daughter : Yeah, but you won't have to (20)worry about me while I'm driving the new
car.
Father : (21)New car? What new car?
Daughter : The new car you'll need to (22)buy so I can use the (23)cell phone. I mean,
what's it (24)gonna look like if I'm using a cell phone in our old (25) lemon.
Father : Teenagers. What'll they think of next?
