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5. Read the dialog and write five things needed to be done before handing in a phone to a technician.

Mary: My smartphone got damaged, and I don’t Mary: Looking forward to hearing your safety
know what to do. precautions.
Eric: What exactly happened? Let me see it. Eric: First, to avoid the risk of losing your
contacts, photos, videos, documents, etc.
Mary: I accidentally shattered it, which made me during the repair process, get them stored
feel extremely upset.
in external storage. Second, have your
Eric: Come on, Mary! A shattered phone screen SIM card taken out. If your card gets into
is not the end of the world or at least an the wrong hands, it may be misused. Also,
end to your phone. till you get your phone back, you can use
your card on any other phone.
Mary: I should have been more careful. You know
I can’t afford a new one at the moment. Mary: Oh! Eric, you are great, my friend.
Eric: What about your warranty? Eric: If your phone is secured with a PIN,
pattern lock, or fingerprint authentication,
Mary: It has already expired. I can’t have it you need to disable it. Doing this will allow
repaired for free.
the experts repairing your phone to test
Eric: Were you enrolled in a device protection the status after the issue is fixed. Then, get
program through your phone company your IMEI number noted down.
while buying it?
Mary: What’s that number for?
Mary: Unfortunately, no. I wish I had signed Eric: IMEI (International Mobile Equipment
those papers.
Identity) is a unique fifteen-digit serial
Eric: Somehow, you’re going to get it repaired number that every phone has. In order to
by a technician or the company’s official avoid any risk of misplacing your device, it’s
service center. I really can lend you some wise to get it noted. And finally, have your
money if you are in need. phone repaired by a certified technician.
Mary: Thanks a lot, but I think I can handle it. Mary: So right. A certified technician will also
guarantee my phone, I suppose.
Eric: OK! Then, I’d just like to give you some
friendly reminders before you hand in your Eric: Exactly. It’ll be highly useful in case you
phone to someone whom you don’t know. need to take your phone back due to some
other issues that might be detected later.

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6. Read the dialog again and write true (T) or false (F) for the given statements.

1 Mary is thinking of buying a new smartphone as she has enough money.
2 She can have her phone repaired without paying any money because it is under warranty.
3 She is sorry for not having signed the device protection program papers during her purchase.

4 Disabling any locks on the phone will let the technician test the status after the repairing process.
5 Unless she knows her IMEI number, her phone can be handed over to someone else who
owns the same brand, model, color, etc.
6 Eric says it’s not typical for any technology-driven gadget to appear with some deficiency in
working at a point in time.

7. Write a paragraph about the things needed to be done when a computer breakdown occurs.

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