ON THE PHONE

I forgot my phone Watch the video and answer the questions. Are mobile phones killing conversation? Are they replacing face-to-face communication? Answer the questions in writing or record your answer. Advantages and disadvantages of using your phone for schoolwork Think of three reasons for and three reasons against using your phone for schoolwork. When you buy a mobile phone , how important are its features: a top quality camera, GPS,MP3 player?How many text messages do you send every day?Do you think there should be public wi-fi in all the public buildings?What's your favourite app? Answer the questions by writing down or recording the answer. Collocations: using a mobile phone Match the words to create collocations. enter a number make a call lose the signal put the phone on silent recharge your phone listen to your voicemail Nomophobia Watch the video and answer the questions below. Write down the summary of the video and answer the question: what would your week look like if you didn't have access to your mobile phone? Would you say you're addicted to your mobile or the Internet?How do you feel when you leave your mobile at home?Can you say you cannot live without your mobile?Do you need to be in constant touch with your friends and family?Is face-to-face communication important to you? Answer the questions in writing or record your answer. Collocations: using a mobile phone part 2 Match the words to create collocations. leave a message top up your mobile disable data roaming save a number to the contacts list put a call on loudspeaker run out of credit Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes more than one form is possible. In 1992, Neil Papworth, a software engineer and developer, sent (send) the first text message, which said simply, 'Happy Christmas'. At that time, he was working (work) for Sema Telecoms, a company which had developed (develop) the technology for Vodaphone. In those days, mobile phones didn't have (not have) keyboards, so he had to type the message on a computer. Papworth was not, however, the first person to think of sending a short message. A man called Friedhelm Hillebrand had already suggested (already the idea back in 1984. And it was Hillebrand who limited the message to 160 characters.Text messaging was not immmediately popular, but in recent years it has been growing (grow) very rapidly. In fact, these days we send (send) over 15 million text messages every minute! Platforms such as Twitter, also contribute (contribute) to texting having become such an essential part of our lives today. Phrasal verbs: phoning Match the phrasal verbs with the definitions. get through (to someone) establish contact pick up the phone answer a call switch something off turn something off speak up talk more loudly run out of something have no more of something call somebody back back to sb phone somebody again later break up become unclear and difficult to understand cut sb off interrupt sb's phone conversation hang up end a phone call Have you ever ... ?1 lost you phone? 2 sent a message to the wrong person?3 forgotten to turn your phone off to silent or vibrate mode (with embarrassing consequences)? Answer the questions in writing or record your answer.