dialogue 1

Jingjing: Mark, -----------in your life these past few days?

Mark: I'mstill working ------ a week. It's good to-------. What about you?

Jingjing: Well, I've been ----- also. But, luckily, I've had time to------ myreading and----- Have you been ------- more, to do exercise? ...Mark, are you there? I guess I'm ------ now. Mark, can youhear me? Oh, I have a call ----------phone. I'll have to see -----------------.

Mark: Hi,Jingjing.

Jingjing: Oh, it's you. That was --------------.

Mark: Yeah. ---------------. It keeps----------- at random times. So, I'mjust using my phone-------------------

Jingjing: Good thing I heard it-------when I was on our ------------- Is oursignal OK now?

Mark: Itsounds----------enough. Let's ----------------.

Jingjing: Say, when do you think ------------will be available?

Mark: Lasttime I ---------------------------------

Jingjing: Really? How long of a ------------ did you sign this time?

Mark: Twoyears, just like last time. Why?

Jingjing: Well,it might have been -----------for you to --------- for two yearsrather than one. That might be why----------------------it would take solong.

Mark: Ihadn't----------that. Oh well, I don't mind---------------by a year or two. Besides, I heard that it might take f--------to become the ----------.

Jingjing: Other than the promise of ---------- I don't know--------. I guessI'll have to ------------- before the next time we talk.

Mark: Cool. Me too. Hey call me ----------, next time. There's less ofa -----------in my building on weekdays -----------------.

Jingjing: -----------. Talk to you next time.

Mark: Yep. I'll keep my phone --------------

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, I'm glad I -----------------------of you.

Mark: Goodtiming, Jingjing. I just ----------, and can hear you------------------. How's your day going so far?

Jingjing: Pretty -------------. This morning, I found information about ---------------

Mark: Oh,good. I haven't -----------anything about it. What'd you find?

Jingjing: Well, I was ------------- what makes 5G different, if there'sanything --------------------about it.

Mark: Yeah,and?

Jingjing: 5Gstill ------------- electromagnetic waves, but ------------. Those wavesare shorter, and are called -----------------

Mark: Hmm. So, I have to ask: why would-------------or high-speed internet?

Jingjing: That seems --------------, right? But it turns out thatshorter waves can ----------------

Mark: Hencehigh speed. It figures.

Jingjing: Toprevent ----------------------- people will have to set up transmitters and antennas -----------------

Mark: Hencethe two-to-five years it'll take to -------------- That answered ----------myquestions. Thanks for doing your homework, Jingjing!

Jingjing: Aren't you glad to have -----------------------------

Mark: I suream. Hey, what about the ------------? Are people rightto worry about --------------------

Jingjing: Sofar, there's no---------------------------------cancer.

Mark: Yeah,yeah, yeah. People have been saying that for years—-------------------------

Jingjing: There's radiation--------- anyway: microwaves,----------- even the ----------------

Mark: Sure. Well, I guess if 5G relies on ------------ those devices can be shut offwhen people -------------

Jingjing: That'd be nice. I keep my phone far away from my ----------

new words andphrases

from dialogue 1

the old fashioned way: do something using oldtechnology or old methods (typically those no longer used, but jokingly alsosomething that has recently become less popular)

keep fingers crossed: hope for something good to happen, though it depends on chance(Let's keep our fingers crossed, and hope it doesn't rain tomorrow.)

in interest : the person has a situation inwhich he/she would benefit from a certain behavior or result (It's in hisinterest to give you a small discount, because you'll buy more from him in thefuture.)

bottleneck: asmall place with heavy and slow traffic

from dialogue 2

fundamentally: havingto do with essential characteristics, foundation, basis

counter-intuitive: goesagainst what people would guess, doesn't seem to make sense at first

transmitter: adevice that sends information, using electromagnetic waves

antenna: adevice that picks up and receives information

radiation: wavesof energy