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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 647: Using a Smartphone.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 647. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This dialogue is between Hitomi and Jason. They’re talking about using a smartphone. Let’s get started.

Hitomi: What are you unboxing?

Jason: This is my new smartphone. It has every feature under the sun!

Hitomi: Every feature?

Jason: It has a high quality camera and video camera, and it’s a videophone. It has a great GPS program, too. The touch-screen and the keyboard are easy to use and everything is so intuitive. Even