36429 mobile phones and text messages

MOBILE PHONES
1. Mobile phones.
1. Have you got a mobile phone?
2. Do you think mobile phones were a good invention?
3. How many messages do you send/receive a day?
4. Have you got a special code? Can you give an example?
2. Can you understand the following messages:

3. Match the abbreviation with its meaning:
R
U
THANX
4
2DAY
MSG
GR8
L8R

later
for
today
great
you
are
thanks
message

4. Complete the table
ENGLISH TEXT

ENGLISH WORD

TEXT IN YOUR
LANGUAGE

WORD IN YOUR
LANGUAGE

COZ
B4
txt
2nite
M8
YR
NP
RUOK?
WKND

because
before

xq

Por qué
Esta noche
Tío/tía/chaval/colega
tu

No problem

5. What’s the message?
e.g. wer ru? = Where are you?
1) I’ll B l8. sry. ________________________________________
2) c u 2moro. ________________________________________
3) btw. r u. ok? ________________________________________
4) I luv u. ________________________________________

6. Now write a text message in English for your classmate to ‘translate’ into real
English. Be as creative as you can with the language.
• Do you think texting is encouraging young people to spell badly?
7. Mobile phone conversation.
1) When did you have your first mobile phone?
2) How many mobile phones have you had until now?
3) Do you know anyone that hasn’t got a mobile phone?
4) What’s the most important feature of a mobile?
5) Would you be able to live without your mobile?
6) Are mobile phone addictives?
7) What do you think about using mobiles phones in the classroom?
8) Should be illegal to drive and talk on the mobile phone at the same time?