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  • Prepositions of Agents: Buying a Phone For My Mom (Listen + Speak)

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    • Preposition of Agents
    • Simple Preposition
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    Preposition Preposition of Agents Simple Preposition Phone Shopping

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    Listen to the conversation about buying a new phone. Then, practice using simple prepositions with the AI Tutor. The focus is on prepositions of agents (for, with, about, of, and by) and vocabulary for buying a phone.

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Buying a Phone For My Mom

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Listen to the conversation about buying a phone. Learn simple prepositions of agents and practice them with the AI Tutor.

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Buying a Phone For My Mom

(1) Customer Service Agent: Listen
Hi. Do you need help?
(2) Jim: Listen
Yes. I need a new [vocab word=phone]phone[/vocab] [vocab word=for]for[/vocab] my mom. Which phone is the best?

His mom needs a phone.

(3) Customer Service Agent: Listen
Does she like a smartphone [vocab word=with]with[/vocab] many apps? Or, does she like a [vocab word=simple]simple[/vocab] phone?
(4) Jim: Listen
Hmm. She does Facebook [vocab word=with]with[/vocab] her phone. So, a smartphone is better.
(5) Customer Service Agent: Listen
I see. This phone is very [vocab word=popular]popular[/vocab].

"I see" means "I understand".

(6) Jim: Listen
I don't like this [vocab word=brand]brand[/vocab]. My friends say bad things [vocab word=about]about[/vocab] it.
(7) Customer Service Agent: Listen
How about this one?

"How about ..." is a way to make a suggestion.

(8) Jim: Listen
It looks nice. But, there is no [vocab word=camera]camera[/vocab] on it. I also don't like the color [vocab word=of]of[/vocab] it.
(9) Customer Service Agent: Listen
What color does your mom like?
(10) Jim: Listen
She likes white colors.
(11) Customer Service Agent: Listen
How about this phone? This phone comes with 2 cameras and a very good [vocab word=battery]battery[/vocab]. It also [vocab word=fold]folds[/vocab]!

"This phone comes with 2 cameras" = "This phone has 2 cameras."

(12) Jim: Listen
Oh, I know this one. She talks about it all the time. What's the price of this phone?
(13) Customer Service Agent: Listen
It's 300 dollars. With a [vocab word=phone plan]phone plan[/vocab], it's only 50 dollars.
(14) Jim: Listen
I don't want a phone plan. I'm okay with the [vocab word=full]full[/vocab] price.
(15) Customer Service Agent: Listen
Okay. The price with [vocab word=tax]tax[/vocab] is 339 dollars.

300 dollars + tax = 339 dollars.

(16) Jim: Listen
I will [vocab word=pay]pay[/vocab] [vocab word=by]by[/vocab] a Mastercard.

This means "I will use a Mastercard and pay for it."

(17) Customer Service Agent: Listen
No problem.

It means "Okay" or "Sure".

(18) : Listen
(Credit card machine reads the card.)
(19) Customer Service Agent: Listen
Thank you, and here you go!
  • RECORDING
    HOLD DOWN AND SPEAK
    PRESS
    HIT
  • Your answer: A Suggestion
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Buying a Phone For My Mom

(1) Customer Service Agent: Listen
Hi. Do you need help?
(2) Jim: Listen
Yes. I need a new [vocab word=phone]phone[/vocab] [vocab word=for]for[/vocab] my mom. Which phone is the best?

His mom needs a phone.

(3) Customer Service Agent: Listen
Does she like a smartphone [vocab word=with]with[/vocab] many apps? Or, does she like a [vocab word=simple]simple[/vocab] phone?
(4) Jim: Listen
Hmm. She does Facebook [vocab word=with]with[/vocab] her phone. So, a smartphone is better.
(5) Customer Service Agent: Listen
I see. This phone is very [vocab word=popular]popular[/vocab].

"I see" means "I understand".

(6) Jim: Listen
I don't like this [vocab word=brand]brand[/vocab]. My friends say bad things [vocab word=about]about[/vocab] it.
(7) Customer Service Agent: Listen
How about this one?

"How about ..." is a way to make a suggestion.

(8) Jim: Listen
It looks nice. But, there is no [vocab word=camera]camera[/vocab] on it. I also don't like the color [vocab word=of]of[/vocab] it.
(9) Customer Service Agent: Listen
What color does your mom like?
(10) Jim: Listen
She likes white colors.
(11) Customer Service Agent: Listen
How about this phone? This phone comes with 2 cameras and a very good [vocab word=battery]battery[/vocab]. It also [vocab word=fold]folds[/vocab]!

"This phone comes with 2 cameras" = "This phone has 2 cameras."

(12) Jim: Listen
Oh, I know this one. She talks about it all the time. What's the price of this phone?
(13) Customer Service Agent: Listen
It's 300 dollars. With a [vocab word=phone plan]phone plan[/vocab], it's only 50 dollars.
(14) Jim: Listen
I don't want a phone plan. I'm okay with the [vocab word=full]full[/vocab] price.
(15) Customer Service Agent: Listen
Okay. The price with [vocab word=tax]tax[/vocab] is 339 dollars.

300 dollars + tax = 339 dollars.

(16) Jim: Listen
I will [vocab word=pay]pay[/vocab] [vocab word=by]by[/vocab] a Mastercard.

This means "I will use a Mastercard and pay for it."

(17) Customer Service Agent: Listen
No problem.

It means "Okay" or "Sure".

(18) : Listen
(Credit card machine reads the card.)
(19) Customer Service Agent: Listen
Thank you, and here you go!
  • RECORDING
    HOLD DOWN AND SPEAK
    PRESS
    HIT
  • Your answer: A Suggestion