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There isa big stormin England. Mark’s brother lives in England. Mark is worried.He can call his brother. It is only 5 p.m. in London. It’s in a different timezone. Mark can dial zero-one-one. Then he can dial the countrycode, area code and phone number. His brother picks up.He is OK !
Conversation A
Megan:What’s wrong, Mark? You look upset.
Mark:I’m worried. There’s a big storm in England. My brother lives in England.
Megan:Oh, no! Can you call him?
Mark:I can. It’s 5 p.m. I London. It’s in a different time zone. But I didn’t bringmy cellphoneto work.
Megan:You can use mine.
Mark:Can you cellphone make international calls?
Megan:Yes, it can. It’s simple.
Conversation B
Mark:What do I do first?
Megan:Dial zero – one -one.
Mark:OK. That’s the international phone call number from the U.S.
Megan:Right. Then dial the country code. England’s code is 44.
Mark:Then I dial the phone number?
Megan:No. Dial the area code first. Dial the phone number after the areacode.
Mark:Great. Thanks!
Conversation C
Megan:Hi, Mark. Did you call your brother? Did he pick up?
Mark:Yes. Thank you! He’s OK.
Megan:That’s right!
Mark:Yes, it is. But his town has 18 inches of snow!
Megan:Wow! That’s a lot of snow. Does he like snow?
Mark:My brother loves snow. He’s happy!
Answer it
1. Where does Mark’s brother live?
2. Do you make international calls? Who do youcall?
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