Background Situation: Jenna, a girl who is hard of hearing is talking to her friend Joshua on the phone about their class pizza party tonight.
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Jenna:“Hello”
Joshua:“ Hi, It’s Joshua. I’m calling about our class pizza party. Let’s meet at school early tonight about five so we can set up for the party. Can you call Sam and Emma and tell them to come at six? Everybody else is coming then.”
Jenna:“What time did you say for us to meet?”
Joshua: “Just a minute! (Joshua hollers to his Mom - off the phone.) “My Mom wants to use her phone so I gotta go!”
Jenna:“But wait…”
Joshua:“See ya!”
Jenna:“Oh man! Just forget it. I won’t even go!”
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Let’s try again!
Jenna:“Hello”
Joshua:“Hi, It’s Joshua. I’m calling about our pizza party. Let’s meet at school tonight about 5:15 so we can set up for the party.”
Jenna:“Joshua, please slow down so I can get the information.”
Joshua:“ Sure. Come early, so we can set up for the party around 5:15. Call Sam and Emma and tell them six okay? Everybody else is coming then.”
Jenna:“Fine. I’ll meet you at school at 5:50 and will call Sam and Emma and them to come at six. Right?
Joshua: “No, I said 5:15 – a quarter after 5:00.”
Jenna:“A quarter after 5:00, ok.”
Joshua:“Right. See ya! Bye.”
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