mobile phone jargon

Mobile phones Mobile phone jargon... Should I be using my phone here? We use mobile phones every day and they are an important part of our lives and allow us to keep in touch with famil

Mobile phones

Mobile phone jargon

Mobile phones can be confusing!

Activity

we use when we talk about mobile

phones

description of what that word means.

people The phone will predict what word you are going to type

 It allows people to access the

internet while they are out and

about It lets them check emails etc but it does cost money

 Bluetooth

 Lets you exchange data with another phone, a photo for example

 This lets you send photos and videos

to your friends in a text message It does cost more however

 This is when we text our friends It stands for Short Message Service

week or month.

each month

you have a computer or laptop to access the internet This is free to use if you have

it at home

Should I be using my phone here?

 We use mobile phones every day and they are an important part of our

lives and allow us to keep in touch

with family and friends

 We always have our mobiles with us but should we be using them

everywhere we go?

Should I be using my phone here?

 Look at the following places and

decide if we can or should use in a mobile phone there

 If not, why should we not use a

phone there?

Should I be using my phone here?

use mobiles when flying as it can interfere with the radio the

captain uses to talk to airports

Should I be using my phone here?

 When I am in a hospital?

 Answer- you cannot use your mobile

in a hospital because it can stop

medical equipment from working

properly

Should I be using my phone here?

 When on a train?

 Answer- Yes you can use a mobile

phone on a train However if you are sat in a ‘quiet zone’ of a train you

should not use your phone

Should I be using my phone here?

 When in a cinema?

 Using mobile phones to film in the

cinema is against the law You can use your mobile in the cinema, but you may be asked to leave or switch

it off by a member of staff

Should I be using my phone here?

 When in class?

 Answer- you should not use your

mobile in class because it is

distracting you from learning

 Check your phone in the break or

leave the class if you have to take an important call

 Write about your mobile phone

Write about all the features it has

and try to use some of the words we learnt today