LISTENING TEXTING ( Across Cultures CD track 28)

1. Adam I !e "ot a mo#$le %&o'e #ut I do' t use $t e!er( da() I *ust use $t a +e, t$mes a ,eek to see ,&at m( +r$e'ds are do$'" a'd $+ t&e( ,a't to meet u% t&at '$"&t. I al,a(s se'd te-ts. I &ardl( e!er make calls. I+ (ou se'd te-ts (ou ca' se'd t&e same messa"e to a lot o+ %eo%le at t&e same t$me. It s muc& more co'!e'$e't. 2. .a(le( I use m( mo#$le e!er( da(/ %ro#a#l( a#out s$- or se!e' t$mes a da(/ #ut I use $t +or mak$'" %&o'e calls too/ 'ot *ust +or se'd$'" te-ts. I o'l( te-t $+ I !e "ot somet&$'" %r$!ate to sa(/ t&at s ,&e' $t s use+ul) (ou do' t ,a't e!er(o'e l$ste'$'" to (our %erso'al messa"es. 0. El$1a#et& I 'e!er use m( mo#$le +or mak$'" calls) I *ust se'd te-ts/ a'd I mea' a lot o+ te-ts/ %ro#a#l( a#out 22 a da(. Some o+ t&e messa"es are 3u$te lo'" too t&at s ,&( I %re+er te-t$'") $t s c&ea% to se'd lo'" messa"es #( te-t #ut $t ,ould #e e-%e's$!e to make lo'" %&o'e calls. 4. 5$ll$am I se'd 3u$te a lot o+ te-t messa"es/ a#out 12 a da(/ I su%%ose. I do' t %&o'e ma'( %eo%le o' m( mo#$le/ *ust m( %are'ts. I +$'d $t eas$er to te-t %eo%le t&a' to %&o'e t&em #ecause/ ,ell/ I m 3u$te s&( a'd somet$mes I do' t k'o, ,&at to sa( o' t&e %&o'e. It s eas$er to %ut (our +eel$'"s $' ,r$t$'"/ es%ec$all( $+ (ou re se'd$'" messa"es to "$rls.