24 mobile phones

Mobile phones
I) Vocabulary
1. a smartphone
2. a cellular phone
3. a handset
4. the battery life
5. a ring tone
6. to navigate
7. taps and drags
8. a touch-screen device
9. a button
10. a headset jack
11. volume buttons
12. an on-off button
13. a home button
14. a receiver
15. a LED flash
16. a SIM card tray
17. headphones
18. to plug
II) Questions
1. What was your first mobile phone?
❖ Ideas
➔ types of mobile phones popular in the past:
➢ a flip phone or a clamshell phone
➢ a slider phone
➢ brands popular in the past:
Nokia:
➢ 1. Nokia 3310 was the most popular handset in 2000s
➢ 2. Nokia N95 was one of the first true smart phones
➢ SonyEricsson

➢ Ericsson
➢ Alcatel
➢ Siemens
➢ Motorola
➢ LG
➔ description:
➢ the battery life was short
➢ it took the whole night to charge it
the phone was:
➢ slim by 1990s standards
➢ a cumbersome device with a massive antenna
➢ heavy
➢ compact
➢ indestructible
➢ durable
➔ this phone:
➢ had a small black-and-white screen
➢ had a monochrome or colour display


Mobile phones
➢ worked as a pager
➔ this phone included:
➢ several features which were rare for that time
➢ several games (Snake, Memory)
➢ a calculator, clock and calendar
➢ an alarm clock
➢ a stop watch
➢ a decent camera, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (Nokia N95)
❖ Answers

➢ What was your first mobile phone?
Oh, I will never forget it. It was Nokia 3310, a compact handset which gained
a reputation of being indestructible because I changed several phones which
stopped working after a year or so, but my old Nokia which I continued using
was like new. Those cool modern devices were nowhere near as durable as
my old Nokia.
➢ What was your first mobile phone?
Oh, this is one of the most embarrassing memories I have. I had Nokia 3310
with a monochrome display which I got from my father after he’d bought
himself a better one, whereas my peers already had cool flip phones with
colour displays. I remember I was ashamed to get it out of my school bag
while I was with my friends.

2. How often do you use your mobile phone?
Do you use your mobile phone for texting or calls?
❖ Ideas
➢ round the clock
➢ almost all day long
➢ all the time I am awake
➢ every half an hour
➢ every other minute
➢ quite seldom
➔ what for:
➢ making calls
➢ receiving calls
➢ texting
➢ getting and sharing news on social networks sites
➢ listening to music
➢ accessing the Internet
➢ Internet browsing

➢ downloading and using apps
➢ doing online banking
➢ checking bank account balance
➢ checking my email messages
➢ taking photos
➢ recording videos
➢ watching videos


Mobile phones
➢ playing games
➢ navigating
➢ keeping track of calendar events
❖ Answers
➢ How often do you use your mobile phone?
Well, I guess all the time I am awake. I use it for making and receiving calls,
texting my friends and customers, getting and sharing news on social
networks sites, checking my email messages and even doing online banking.
I also take photos with my phone and keep track of calendar events. So yeah,
almost all day long.

3. Can you describe your mobile phone?
❖ Ideas
➢ Google's services are fully integrated
➔ my mobile phone:
➢ feels solidly built
➢ synchronizes data with a user's personal computer
➢ detects Wi-Fi networks automatically
➢ carries X hours of life on the internal battery
➢ is a touchscreen device

➢ is waterproof, drop proof, dirt proof
➢ is sleek
➢ is extremely thin and light
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➔ my mobile phone has:
only X mechanical buttons:
➢ 1. volume buttons
➢ 2. a home button
➢ 3. an on-off button
➢ a digital camera
➢ a front camera
➢ the main camera
➢ a fingerprint recognition system (iPhones 5S and 6S)
➢ a screen with high resolution
❖ Answers
➢ Can you describe your mobile phone?
Recently I bought Samsung Galaxy XX which I’d been dreaming of for a long
time. I think it's an excellent smartphone. What I mean is it's a typical
smartphone by today's standards as it's a touchscreen device which is thin
and light, but it's obviously of much higher quality than many other Android
devices. I'm more than satisfied with the quality of photos and videos. The
sound is excellent too. So there's, actually, nothing to complain about.
4. Will you buy a new mobile phone in the future?
❖ Ideas
➔ yes:
➢ not to be behind the times


Mobile phones
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to be updated with technology
to get a significantly better phone
to upgrade my phone
to improve the functionality of the phone
if my phone stopped functioning properly
when my phone becomes totally outdated
only when it stops working

➔ no:
➢ I see no reason to spend hundreds of dollars when my current phone still
works fine
➢ I see no reason to do it in the near future
➢ I've just bought the phone I am using now and don’t plan to buy a new one in
the foreseeable future
❖ Answers
➢ Would you buy a new one in the future?
Oh yeah, definitely I would. Just to be updated with technology and improve
the functionality of the phone. I am sure everyone would take a chance to get
a significantly better phone at the earliest opportunity, and I am not an
exception.
➢ Would you buy a new one in the future?
Well, I've just bought the phone I am using now and don't plan to buy a new
one in the foreseeable future. But it's only till the moment it becomes outdated

or stops working 'cause then I will have to choose and buy a new phone.
5. How has your mobile phone changed your life?
❖ Ideas
➔ sentence starters:
➢ it was not until I started using a mobile phone that (something happened)
➔ benefits of using mobile phones:
➢ it has provided me with an easy and fast way of communication
➢ it has enabled me to do various tasks all at the same time
➢ it has enabled me to keep in closer touch with my family members and friends
➢ it has made my life much more convenient
➢ it has freed me from the constraints of space
➢ it has given me a chance to enjoy the social media on the go
❖ Answers
➢ How has your mobile phone changed your life?
Oh, first of all, it has made my life much more convenient 'cause it provides
me with an easy and fast way of communication, enabling to do various tasks
all at the same time and freeing me from the constraints of space. What's
more, it has given me a chance to enjoy the social media on the go, which is
really cool!