MOBILE PHONES

1. Mobile phones.
1. Have you got a mobile phone?
2. Do you think mobile phones were a good invention?
3. How many messages do you send/receive a day?
4. Have you got a special code? Can you give an example?
2. Can you understand the following messages:

HOW R U?THANX 4 YR
MSG.GLAD U HAD A
GOOD TIME.LV ROB

HI!2DAY WAS
GR8.CU
L8R

3. Match the abbreviation with its meaning:

R later
U for
THANX today
4 great
2DAY you
MSG are
GR8 thanks
L8R message

4. Complete the table

ENGLISH TEXT ENGLISH WORD TEXT IN YOUR WORD IN YOUR
LANGUAGE LANGUAGE
COZ because xq Por qué
B4 before
txt
2nite Esta noche
M8 Tío/tía/chaval/colega
YR tu
NP No problem
RUOK?
WKND
5. What’s the message?
e.g. wer ru? = Where are you?
1) I’ll B l8. sry. ________________________________________
2) c u 2moro. ________________________________________
3) btw. r u. ok? ________________________________________
4) I luv u. ________________________________________

6. Now write a text message in English for your classmate to ‘translate’ into real
English. Be as creative as you can with the language.
 Do you think texting is encouraging young people to spell badly?

7. Mobile phone conversation.

1) When did you have your first mobile phone?
2) How many mobile phones have you had until now?
3) Do you know anyone that hasn’t got a mobile phone?
4) What’s the most important feature of a mobile?
5) Would you be able to live without your mobile?
6) Are mobile phone addictives?
7) What do you think about using mobiles phones in the classroom?
8) Should be illegal to drive and talk on the mobile phone at the same time?