Reading comprehension. I. Read the text once again and find in the text English equivalents for the following Russian phrases

I. Read the text once again and find in the text English equivalents for the following Russian phrases.

новинка, отказать в чем-либо, отправлять SMS, чрезвычайные ситуации, безопасный, опухоль головного мозга, научные исследования.

II. Define if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones

III. Discuss the following:

· Who is the youngest person you know with a mobile phone?

· What are the arguments for and against letting young children have mobile phones?

· At what age do you think it’s okay for children to have a mobile phone?

You can find more information

http://englishplace.wetpaint.com/page/For+And+Against+Essay+-+Mobile+Phones

http://www.cam.net.uk/home/nimmann/eco/no-to-mobile-phones.htm

http://www.helium.com/knowledge/21033-the-case-against-cell-phones-in-schools

Listening

I. Mandeep Bains works for an airline catering service in Singapore. Their business is supplying in-flight meals to airlines. She receives a phone call at her office. Listen to the two parts of her telephone conversation and correct the message below.

Jackie Westingouse rang on Monday

Her company had problems with their phone lines, so we cannot get information about flights NOA 567 departing Singapore to San Francisco at 09:45 on Sunday, and flight NOA 1145 leaving at 22:30 the next day. She will email passenger numbers

II. None of the phrases below appear in the conversations. Listen to the phone conversations again, and write down the language used instead of each phrase below.

Say that again.

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There is the problem.

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Don’t speak so fast.

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I don’t know your name.

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The letter “e”.

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Do you understand?

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I don’t understand.

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I understand.

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Repeat the information.

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