Your Phone (17) ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

Your Phone (17)

A	Parts of your phone
B	Using a smartphone Ramesh takes a lot of selfies and posts them online. Lisa didn’t answer her phone, so I left a voicemail. Can you text me the address of the restaurant? I haven’t been there before. I’ve just got a message from Andy. He wants to know if we’re going to the party. You can download an app with a dictionary to help you when you write in English. While she was on holiday, Kelly called her family every day.
C	Expressions Amy Can you read that message on my phone, please? My hands are wet. Claire It’s locked. What’s the PIN? Amy You don’t need a PIN to unlock it. Just swipe the screen left to right. Tim I can’t save any new photos. Emily Your phone memory is full. You need to delete some photos and messages

Exercises

17.1	Match the things on your phone with what they do. 1 camera a stores the information you need to use your phone 2 SIM card b covers the phone 3 screen c starts the phone 4 phone case d takes photos 5 power button e shows pictures and words
17.2	Choose the right words to complete these sentences. 1 Tanya has a new app / battery for texting on the Internet. 2 When your phone’s battery is low, you need a charger / camera. 3 You can use my phone to voicemail / call Megan. 4 Danny’s new phone has a great screen / camera. It takes amazing photos. 5 I bought a new battery / SIM card in France, so that it was cheaper to call and use the Internet. 6 I want to buy a new phone case / app. This one is old and dirty.
17.3	Complete these sentences with words from B. 1 Maria ____texted_______me last night, but I didn’t see her message until this morning. 2 Carlos _____________ a lot of photos of his new dog and puts them on Facebook. 3 What was the last app that you _____________ ? 4 Lucy _____________ her sister. They talked about their holiday at the beach. 5 Victor _____________ me a voicemail. He asked me to call him back.
17.4	Complete the conversation with words from C DEEPA      : Can I look at your photos from the concert? IREENA    : Sure. Here’s my phone. Let me just put in the PIN to 1 _____unlock_____ it. DEEPA       : That’s a great one! Do I 2 __________ right to see the next photo? IREENA     : Yes, that’s right. DEEPA       : Did you delete the ones from the restaurant? IREENA     : No, I 3 __________ them in a different folder. Here they are.
17.5	Over to you Answer these questions for yourself. 1 Do you use a PIN to lock your phone? 2 Do you have a phone case? What does it look like? 3 What apps do you use most often? 4 Do you save all the photos you take, or do you delete some of them? 5 Have you taken a selfie recently? 6 Do you prefer to call or text people? Why?

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