Step 5 - Speaking

Mobile phones and text communications

In the table below, several uses of mobile phones are listed in the first column. In the second column, you indicate if you use your mobile phone in these cases. In the third column, you indicate how you use your phone in these cases: conversation, texting, social media (which?), apps, surfing the internet. Maybe, the first column is not complete. Indicate other uses if you can think of them. Discuss with a classmate.

Reasons people use phones

Reasons you use your mobile phone

Conversation, texting, (what) social media, apps, surfing ?

To let their people know where they are

 

 

To flirt with someone

 

 

As a clock

 

 

To play games

 

 

Just to say hello

 

 

To arrange to meet friends

 

 

To find out about the cinema or football results

 

 

Other, i.e.: