30189 inventing new mobile phones

Mobile Phone Inventions In pairs discuss the following questions • • • How old were you when you got your first mobile phone? What was life like before mobile telephones came along? What are your favorite functions and applications on your current mobile phone? Watch a TV advertisement from the 1980’s then answer the following: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptbJZ9HBw2k • How have mobile phones changed in the past 30 years? Think about the first mobile phone you ever had and compare it to the phone you have now Take notes in the table below using lots of adjectives Features My first phone My current phone DESIGN (Size, shape, weight and brand) Functions (text, internet etc) Cost and value for money (cost of the phone and the bills) Reliability Find a partner You are new inventors for the Nokia phone company You must invent a new phone for the future Draw a picture of your phone and write sentences describing it Write “going to” sentences to tell what special features your phone is going to have Be prepared to present your ideas to the class EXAMPLE: The phone is going to be smaller and thinner than a piece of paper The phone will make excellent cappuccinos