1. 1. VOCABULARY ON MOBILE PHONES 2. READING ACTIVITIES 3. SPEAKING TIPS 4. QUIZZES MOBILE PHONES

2. Warm-up activity Watch the video from the website below and answer the questions. 1. What is the aim of this cartoon? 2. What is the meaning of the abbreviation LOL? 3. In what ways does Dad use his mobile phone? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWwHAc_nJuI

3. Use your online dictionary! Use the link: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ to find the definitions of the words below and examples of sentences where they can be used (you can also see their pronunciation)

4. List of words: 1. voicemail 2. top-up card 3. device 4. hands-free 5. text message 6. hand-held 7. digital 8. gadget 9. charger 10. handset

5. Vocabulary on mobile phones Put the right word next to each definition using the words from the box: symbols technology messages communication text digital mobile language internet, data 1.... ………………………… a computer system which allows people around the world to communicate 2. …………………………… information or facts 3. …………………………… pictures or shapes which represent a particular meaning or action 4. ……………………………. can be moved and carried and used anywhere 5. …………………………….. the process of exchanging ideas or information 6. ……………………………... all the knowledge, equipment, and methods used in scientific work 7.. …………………………….. spoken or written pieces of information 8. …………………………….. a system of words which people use in order to communicate 9. ……………………………... information in the form of numbers 10. ……………………………. written words which can be found in a book, a magazine, or a newspaper

6. Vocabulary Quiz Now, you can do the quiz on the website below to test you vocabulary on mobile phones! http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/naturalenglish/ele m/b_vocabulary/unit12/ne_elem_vocabulary12_exp/

7. Reading 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningen glish/newsenglish/britain/mobile.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningen glish/newsenglish/britain/mobile.shtml

8. IGCSE Reading Activity Answer the questions below based on the reading on mobile phones. 1. Give three ways in which we can use mobile phones. (2) 2. What is a 3G phone? (1) 3. What do people talk about when they are on the phone? (1) 4. In what situation can you not USE your mobile phone in Britain? (1) 5. What is the punishment you get when caught talking on the phone while driving? (give 2 details) (2) 6. How many people have been caught using their mobile while driving in Suffolk? (1)

9. Cell phone comic

10. Speaking tips! How to give instructions How to disagree How to suggest/advise How to discuss http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish /language/howto/index.shtml

11. QUIZ: Are you a master of cell phones? Go to the website below and do the quiz on cell phones! You can choose the: Easy level Medium level Hard level Very hard level Expert level http://cellphones.about.com/library/quiz/knowledge/bl_cellp honeknowledge_quiz.htm

12. QUIZ: What’s your cell phones personality? Go the website below and do the fun ringtone personality quiz! http://cellphones.about.com/od/ringtonesmelodies/ qt/ringtone_test.htm