24 mobile phones

Mobile phones I) Vocabulary a smartphone a cellular phone a handset the battery life a ring tone to navigate taps and drags a touch-screen device 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 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: ➢ Nokia 3310 was the most popular handset in 2000s ➢ 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 How often 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 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 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 ➢ ➔ my mobile phone has: only X mechanical buttons: ➢ volume buttons ➢ a home button ➢ 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 Will you buy a new mobile phone in the future? ❖ Ideas ➔ yes: ➢ not to be behind the times Mobile phones ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ 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 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 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 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 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! ... 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... photos ➢ recording videos ➢ watching videos Mobile phones ➢ playing games ➢ navigating ➢ keeping track of calendar events ❖ Answers ➢ How often you use your mobile phone? Well, I guess all the time... there's, actually, nothing to complain about Will you buy a new mobile phone in the future? ❖ Ideas ➔ yes: ➢ not to be behind the times Mobile phones ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ to be updated with technology to get