2 a) Listen to the conversations and put the events in the right order. Which of these events didn't take place?
1. The friends phoned the camp.
2. The friends asked somebody how to use a pay phone.
3. Lisa and Dima phoned their parents.
4. Dima used a mobile phone.
5. David talked to a member of the camp staff.
6. The camp director phoned the friends and explained the situation to them.
7. The counsellor turned up with four other people.
8. Lisa cried and wanted to fly back home.
b) Read the conversations and check your answers.
At San Francisco International Airport, USA
1
Lisa: God, that was a long journey. Where is our counsellor?
Dima: I don't know. I think something is wrong. Nobody is here to meet us. What are we going to do now?
David: We must phone the camp. Have you got the phone number?
Dima: Yes, it's (001) (559) 322-4510. I'll use my mobile phone.
Lisa: No, Dima, it will cost us a fortune. Let's use a pay phone. There should be one around here.
David: I found one! Does anybody know how to use it?
Charlie: I hope the pay phones here are similar to the British ones. Let's see. This telephone accepts only cards. We don't want to use this one. But here is the one that accepts coins. This one is what we need. Has anybody got any coins?
Lisa: I'll go and get some change. How much do we need?
David: We don't need much, it's a local call. What's the number again? Dima: It's (001) (559) 322-4510.
David: Oh, that should be easy. 001 is the country code, so we don't need that. And in England we start every domestic call with 0. So I'm dialling 0559-322-4510. ...This is strange. There's no tone. Maybe the number is wrong.
Charlie: Or maybe we are doing something wrong. We are not in England,
David. The American system may be different. We are going to spend the whole day here if we don't ask for help.
2
(Charlie is talking to a woman.)
Charlie: Excuse me, could you tell us how to use this pay phone?
Woman: I'm afraid I'm in a hurry. But you can ask the man in the uniform over there. He works at the airport. He should be able to help you.
3
(Charlie is talking to a member of the airport staff.)
Charlie: Excuse me, do you know how to make domestic phone calls from this pay phone?
Man: Yes, of course. First dial 1, then the area code and then the seven-digit phone number. Here, let me have a look at your number. See, there are ten digits here. The first three are the area code.
4
(Charlie is back with his friends.)
Charlie: We just have to dial 1 before the number with the area code.
David: OK. It's working. I've got through. Hello, this is David Hunt speaking. Could I speak to the camp director? OK, I'll wait, (pause) Oh, right. Could you please tell him that my friend and I and a boy and a girl from Russia are at San Francisco International Airport and nobody has come to pick us up. ...Yes, we can call back in ten minutes. Thanks! Talk to you soon.
Charlie: What did they say?
David: They are going to locate the camp director. I'll phone them back in ten minutes.
5
(Dial tone and phone ringing.)
David: Hello. This is David Hunt.
Camp director: Hello, this is John Barrow, Camp Pineland Director. I'm sorry you had to wait. My line was busy. I have just spoken to your counsellor. His name is Andrew Pride. He is at the airport. He is meeting four other campers. Their plane arrives at 4 p.m., so stay where you are. I hope Andrew gets to you soon. And don't worry. I promise the camp bus won't leave without you.
6
(A minute later.)
Lisa: So it's another hour at the airport. I'll phone Mum then. She is leaving for Kaliningrad tomorrow and we won't be able to phone her there.
Dima: Why is she going there?
Lisa: Dima, how could you forget! Our granny will be eighty next week. The whole family is planning a huge celebration.
Dima: Well, say hello to Mum from me then. I'll go and have a look around.
1. The friends phoned the camp.
2. The friends asked somebody how to use a pay phone.
3. Lisa and Dima phoned their parents.
4. Dima used a mobile phone.
5. David talked to a member of the camp staff.
6. The camp director phoned the friends and explained the situation to them.
7. The counsellor turned up with four other people.
8. Lisa cried and wanted to fly back home.
b) Read the conversations and check your answers.
At San Francisco International Airport, USA
1
Lisa: God, that was a long journey. Where is our counsellor?
Dima: I don't know. I think something is wrong. Nobody is here to meet us. What are we going to do now?
David: We must phone the camp. Have you got the phone number?
Dima: Yes, it's (001) (559) 322-4510. I'll use my mobile phone.
Lisa: No, Dima, it will cost us a fortune. Let's use a pay phone. There should be one around here.
David: I found one! Does anybody know how to use it?
Charlie: I hope the pay phones here are similar to the British ones. Let's see. This telephone accepts only cards. We don't want to use this one. But here is the one that accepts coins. This one is what we need. Has anybody got any coins?
Lisa: I'll go and get some change. How much do we need?
David: We don't need much, it's a local call. What's the number again? Dima: It's (001) (559) 322-4510.
David: Oh, that should be easy. 001 is the country code, so we don't need that. And in England we start every domestic call with 0. So I'm dialling 0559-322-4510. ...This is strange. There's no tone. Maybe the number is wrong.
Charlie: Or maybe we are doing something wrong. We are not in England,
David. The American system may be different. We are going to spend the whole day here if we don't ask for help.
2
(Charlie is talking to a woman.)
Charlie: Excuse me, could you tell us how to use this pay phone?
Woman: I'm afraid I'm in a hurry. But you can ask the man in the uniform over there. He works at the airport. He should be able to help you.
3
(Charlie is talking to a member of the airport staff.)
Charlie: Excuse me, do you know how to make domestic phone calls from this pay phone?
Man: Yes, of course. First dial 1, then the area code and then the seven-digit phone number. Here, let me have a look at your number. See, there are ten digits here. The first three are the area code.
4
(Charlie is back with his friends.)
Charlie: We just have to dial 1 before the number with the area code.
David: OK. It's working. I've got through. Hello, this is David Hunt speaking. Could I speak to the camp director? OK, I'll wait, (pause) Oh, right. Could you please tell him that my friend and I and a boy and a girl from Russia are at San Francisco International Airport and nobody has come to pick us up. ...Yes, we can call back in ten minutes. Thanks! Talk to you soon.
Charlie: What did they say?
David: They are going to locate the camp director. I'll phone them back in ten minutes.
5
(Dial tone and phone ringing.)
David: Hello. This is David Hunt.
Camp director: Hello, this is John Barrow, Camp Pineland Director. I'm sorry you had to wait. My line was busy. I have just spoken to your counsellor. His name is Andrew Pride. He is at the airport. He is meeting four other campers. Their plane arrives at 4 p.m., so stay where you are. I hope Andrew gets to you soon. And don't worry. I promise the camp bus won't leave without you.
6
(A minute later.)
Lisa: So it's another hour at the airport. I'll phone Mum then. She is leaving for Kaliningrad tomorrow and we won't be able to phone her there.
Dima: Why is she going there?
Lisa: Dima, how could you forget! Our granny will be eighty next week. The whole family is planning a huge celebration.
Dima: Well, say hello to Mum from me then. I'll go and have a look around.