English Workout. Indonesians Connect with Feature Phones. 1) What does the boy sell? Answer: 2) Why does he like having a cell phone?

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1 1) What does the boy sell? 2) Why does he like having a cell phone? 3) Why do they call it a smartphone lite? 4) How much is a smartphone in Indonesia? 5) What is Ruma working on? 6) What is suprising about Jakarta? Answer 1 Answer 2 Answer 3 advanced phones. Answer 4 Answer 5 their area. Answer 6 The boy sells face masks for about 30 cents each. Because he can talk to his family when he s away from home. Because it is less costly and cannot do as many things as more Seven hundred dollars. It s working on a system that will inform people about jobs in It s the world s top tweeting city.

2 FILL IN THE GAPS Twenty-three -year old Rio Safiyanto sells face masks for about 30 cents each in central Jakarta, Indonesia. He earns money to own a cell phone that permits him to visit websites like Facebook and Twitter, as well as finding applications or apps. Rio Safiyanto says the average person in Indonesia has a cell phone. He likes having one because he can talk to his family when he is from home. And he is pleased that he can use it to listen to music. Rio s phone has a keypad that makes it a Blackberry. It is known as a feature phone or smartphone lite. That is because it is less costly and cannot do as many things as more phones like the Apple iphone. These devices make up the majority of cell phones sold around the world. They are in places like Indonesia where some smartphones cost 700 dollars or more. many lower-income users are new to smartphones, they are quickly learning to use the technology. Phone manufacturer Nokia offers a service called Life Tools. For a monthly payment, Nokia sends text messages to. They tell about weather conditions, crop prices, agricultural news and give advice. Local business man Aldi Haryopratomo has developed a way for store to sell things from prepaid cellphone minutes to life insurance through text messages. A company called Ruma developed the technology. It is working on a system that will inform people about in their area. Last year, the French company Semiocast reported that Jakarta was the world s top tweeting city Tokyo and London.

3 TRANSCRIPT Twenty-three -year old Rio Safiyanto sells face masks for about 30 cents each in central Jakarta, Indonesia. He earns enough money to own a cell phone that permits him to visit websites like Facebook and Twitter, as well as finding game applications or apps. Rio Safiyanto says the average person in Indonesia has a cell phone. He likes having one because he can talk to his family when he is away from home. And he is pleased that he can use it to listen to music. Rio s phone has a keypad that makes it look like a Blackberry. It is known as a feature phone or smartphone lite. That is because it is less costly and cannot do as many things as more advanced phones like the Apple iphone. These devices make up the majority of cell phones sold around the world. They are successful in places like Indonesia where some smartphones cost 700 dollars or more. Although many lower-income users are new to smartphones, they are quickly learning to use the technology. Phone manufacturer Nokia offers a service called Life Tools. For a monthly payment, Nokia sends text messages to farmers. They tell about weather conditions, crop prices, agricultural news and give advice. Local business man Aldi Haryopratomo has developed a way for store owners to sell things from prepaid cellphone minutes to life insurance through text messages. A company called Ruma developed the technology. It is working on a system that will inform people about jobs in their area. Last year, the French company Semiocast reported that Jakarta was the world s top tweeting city ahead of Tokyo and London.

4 TRANSLATION Rio Safiyanto de 23 años vende mascarillas por unos 30 céntimos cada una en Jakarta Central, Indonesia. Él gana el suficiente dinero como para tener un móvil que le permite visitar webs como Facebook y Twitter, así como encontrar aplicaciones de juego o apps. Rio Safiyanto dice que el indonesio medio tiene un móvil. A él le gusta tener uno porque puede hablar con su familia cuando está fuera de casa. Y también está encantado de poder usarlo para escuchar música. El móvil de Rio tiene un teclado que le hace parecerse a una Blackberry. Se conoce como feature phone o smartphone lite porque es menos costoso y no puede hacer tantas cosas como teléfonos más avanzados como el iphone de Apple. Estos dispositivos constituyen la mayoría de los móviles que se venden por todo el mundo. Tienen éxito en lugares como Indonesia donde algunos smartphones cuestan 700$ o más. Aunque muchos usuarios de ingresos bajos son nuevos en el tema de smartphones, están aprendiendo rápidamente a utilizar la tecnología. El fabricante de móviles Nokia ofrece un sevicio llamado Life Tools. Por un pago mensual, Nokia manda mensajes a los granjeros. Ellos cuentan sobre las condiciones del tiempo, el precio de los cultivos y dan consejos. El hombre de negocios Aldi Haryopratomo ha desarrollado una forma para que los propietarios de las tiendas vendan cosas desde minutos de móviles prepago hasta seguros de vida a través de mensajes de texto. Una empresa llamada Ruma desarrolló la tecnología. Está trabajando en un sistema que informará a la gente sobre trabajos en su zona. El año pasado, la empresa francesa Semiocast informó que Jakarta era la ciudad del mundo que más tuiteaba por delante de Tokio y Londres.

5 VOCABULARY to own: to own: ser propietario ser propietario as well as as: well así as: como así como to be to away: be away: estar fuera estar fuera to look to look like: parecerse like: parecerse as many...as...: as many...as...: tantas tantas... como... como... to make to make up: constituir up: constituir monthly monthly payment: payment: pago mensual pago mensual to develop: to develop: desarrollar desarrollar store store owners: owners: propietarios propietarios de tiendas de tiendas to report: to report: informar informar NOTES