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Phones
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What you will learn:

Essential vocabulary
What you use your phone for
Kinds of Apps
Student Question
Vague Language
BeneÞts of texting
Idiomatic expressions

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Some useful Links
Useful vocabulary about phones
https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2014/06/18/the-language-of-
mobile-phones/

Article about the beneÞts of texting

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https://newsela.com/read/texting-can-be-positive/id/44960/#

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Introduction
In this free IELTS Speaking lesson on the topic of PHONES, you will
learn how to talk about phones, mobile phone apps and texting.

Watch the complete video about this topic of phones here.

Essential Vocabulary
It is essential to build your vocabulary and also to start activating it.

That means you should try making some phrases with the vocabulary
below.

Remember to always learn the collocations of new words.

Smart phone / mobile phone / cell phone

I donÕt have a landline (Þxed phone at home in the office)

The battery is low

My phone is low on battery
I have run out of battery
My phone / the battery is dead
I need to charge (up) my phone

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What do you use your mobile phone for?
There are 2 ways of expressing use

1. I use it FOR + gerund

I use it for accessing the Internet

2. I use it to + verb

I use it to access the Internet

Both mean the same and either can be used

For passing on information

For sharing stuff on social media
For calling friends
For photography
For reading newspapers
For listening to songs
For taking selÞes

I am selÞe-mad (I love it)

To chat
To navigate my way around
To watch videos
To apply for jobs
To listen to podcasts
To get the weather forecast
To do online shopping

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I use it to download trending apps

I use it for texting

I use it to send my emails at work or at home

I tend to use it just to get online and surf the web

ItÕs really handy for video-conferences

=convenient, easy to use

It comes in handy for accessing Facebook and other social networks

ItÕs the best way to play games

I use it as an alarm clock

I also use it to kill time

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Kinds of apps
Games
Language learning
Productivity
Stocks and trading
News
Health and Þtness
Music streaming
Audio books
Dictionaries
Weather
Photo editing
Personal Þnance

Places where you cannot use a cell phone

If we are talking about not making a noise or being a nuisanceÉ
(A pain, a bother, something bad)

Temples, mosques, churches or similar places of worship

Some hospital waiting areas
Quiet zones of trains
Libraries
Cinemas
Theaters

If itÕs more about not being allowed to take photosÉ.

Some museums
Some art galleries
Temples
Airport security check
Passing through customs control (airport)
Some government buildings (e.g. Embassies) forbid / prohibit phones
=not allowed

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Generally speaking,É

When taking an exam

In many schools
At the petrol station / gas station
In meetings - at least we have to turn the phone to silent

To turn your phone off!

To turn off your phone !
To turn it off!
To turn off it XXX

Vague language

When you donÕt know the name of something, you can sayÉ

ItÕs a thingy, you know a kind of thingamajig

I use a whatchamacallit
I like to use the whatsisname

What are the beneÞts of texting?

Texting is less intrusive
ItÕs easier and quicker, especially in emergency situations
ItÕs convenient / handy
It comes in handy for expressing emotions
It eases the communication between people
It saves time
ItÕs not time-consuming / time-draining
ItÕs great for sharing important information
We can say things we may be too shy to say in person

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Idioms
Just drop me a line on WhatÕs app when you know = get in touch

You can keep me posted by sending me a message on Facebook

=keep me up to date

I use Facebook to keep in touch with family

The great thing about texting is that it allows you to get straight to the
point, (=be direct) you donÕt need to beat about/around the bush (to
ramble, be indirect)

Texting is good for cutting straight to the chase

=getting to the point

At last we can speak, weÕve been playing phone tag all day!

To hit the bullseye = to get it right = to hit the nail on the head

StudentsÕ Questions about Phones

Keith, will books be replaced my mobile phones in the future?

To be honest, I think thatÕs highly unlikely, and the reason is I think a

lot of people like to access both kinds of things.

So, for example, I enjoy reading paper books, but at the same time, I
also like to read digital books on the Kindle App on my mobile phone.

So, I donÕt think itÕs a question of either or, I think actually, itÕs gonna
be both, but maybe we will use one more than the other,

and itÕs most likely that we are gonna use mobile phones much more
than weÕll use the old fashioned, fuddy-duddy, paperback books.

I think theyÕll go out of fashion, but I donÕt think they will disappear.

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Keith, which app you use most in your mobile phone?

ThatÕs a great question.

I have got so many Apps, itÕs hard to choose, but if I had to choose
one I would opt for Google maps, to be honest,

because when I need to navigate my way around a new city or even

my own city here, I always use Google maps.

I think I have lost the habit of asking people the way.

I just much prefer to use Google maps.

ItÕs quicker, itÕs faster, and itÕs more accurate.

So, thatÕs probably the App I use most on my mobile phone.

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