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Vocabulary - Facts - Teaching with cell phones - Safety -
Listening - Role-play -
Interactive exercises - Exercises to print -
Lesson plans -
Interactive games - Jokes - Cartoons -
Animations / Videos - Posters / Ads - Songs

 


Pages complémentaires :

Smileys - SMS

 


Vocabulary :

 

 

 

  • Telephone English - The Phrases (about.com)
    "There are a number of phrases and idioms that are only used when telephoning."
    - with Practical Exercises: Exercises to Improve Your Telephoning Skills
    Role Plays: Role Play Dialogue Cues to Practice Telephoning with Friends...
  • On the phone - liste d'expressions
  • The Smiley dictionary

  • transl8it! (trans-late-it) is simple to use!
    "Just type in your SMS or TXT lingo and let transL8it! convert it to plain english OR type in a phrase in english and convert it to TXT lingo!"


 

 

Facts :

 

 

  • Spain treats child phone addicts
    "Two children in Spain have been admitted to a mental health institution to be treated for addiction to their mobile phones, Spanish media report...
    They were doing badly at school and lying to relatives in order to get money to spend on their phones...
    Mobile phone addiction "could definitely be a danger in the future". "
    (BBC)



  • Satellite phone
    "A satellite telephone, satellite phone, or satphone is a mobile phone, but unlike conventional cellular phones, which use cell sites, it uses orbiting satellites..."
    (Wikipedia)

     

  • Mobile phone use on planes

 

 

Teaching with cell phones :

 

 

Safety :

  • ICE number :

    • ICE number
      = "an emergency phone number programmed in a mobile phone's
      address book under the name ICE (in case of emergency)."
      (wordspy.com)

     

    • In case of emergency (ICE)
      = "a program that enables first responders, such as paramedics, firefighters,
      and police officers, to identify victims and contact their next of kin to obtain important medical information...
      (Wikipedia)

     

  • Take-off aborted over mobile phone interference
    "THREE passengers on an Alitalia airline flight from Milan were arrested on Saturday after they failed to heed requests
    to turn off their mobile phones."
    (news.com.au)

  • Mobile phone drivers face prison
    "Motorists caught driving dangerously while using a mobile phone face being sent to prison under new guidelines."
    (BBC)

  • Mobile Phone Safety
    Key points
    Are mobile phones dangerous?
    Do's and don'ts of using your mobile
    Radiation hazard
    Animation: how do mobile phones work?
    Mobile phone safety
    The future of phones
    Video: a history of mobile phones
    Quiz: phone trivia
    Vote: would you use mobiles if they caused cancer?
    Timeline of events
    (BBC)

 

Listening :

  • Australian School Answering Machine (Updated with Transcript)
    "Someone in Australia has a clue and a sense of humour."
    (forthardknox.com)

    "Please listen to all the options before making a selection.

    • To lie about why your child is absent, press 1
    • To make excuses for why your child did not do his homework, press 2..."

 

  • Telephone Numbers
    "Listen to the telephone number by clicking the "PLAY" link and choose the answer."
    (esl-lab.com)

 

  • Business calls
    "We look at how to make business calls. You can watch the video or just listen to the audio."
    + transcript
    (australianetwork.com)

 

  • Telephoning - interactive activity
    You can print the dialogue.
     (Oxford University Press)

 

 

  • Task Town is for students who want to participate with the audio. (elllo.org)
    As you listen you need to make choices or interact with the audio. Have Fun!
    Take a message!

  • A Free Cell Phone! (esl-lab.com)
    "A teenager talks to her father about getting a "free" mobile phone."
    I. Pre-Listening Exercises
    II. Listening Exercises
    III. Post-Listening Exercises

  • Telephone Expressions Dictation (eolf.univ-fcomte.fr)


  • AUDIO : Activités interactives (Yvan Baptiste)
    - "symboles phonétiques avec des exemples à écouter,
    deux pages exhaustives sur les paires minimales,
    comment épeler au téléphone,
    50 prénoms américains courants épelés à reconnaître, etc."
  • On the Phone (with exercises)
    - Is your dad home? (E)
    - Telephone Conversations (E)
    - Telephone Numbers (E)
    - Answering Machine (E)
    - Hello. May I help you? (E)
    - English Language Center (M)
    - First Mountain Bank (D)
    - Telemarketing (D)
    (esl-lab.com)

 

Role-play :

 

 

  • Telephone role-plays
    "These role cards present a series of simple situations for pre-intermediate and intermediate level learners, working in pairs.
    (British Council)

  • Making Plans on the Telephone: A Line-up Style Role-play (bogglesworldesl.com)
    "Students are divided into two groups: callers and receivers. Callers will get on the phone and call the receivers.
    They will then make plans if their schedules are not too busy or perhaps the receiver will try to make an excuse.
    This is a line-up style role-play that is excellent for teaching telephone English."

  • Can I Take a Message: Telephone Role-play (bogglesworldesl.com)

 

INTERACTIVE exercises :

  • Mobile Madness
    "First read the text message on the mobile phone.
    Then type the message using complete words.
    Example : ruok ? = Are you OK ?"
    (oup.com)

 

  • Telephone English (openlearningcenter.com)
    Telephone Terms | Telephone Language | Telephone Tips | Practice 1 | Practice 2 | Practice 3 | Telephone Quiz
  • Polite speech (linguarama.com)
    "All these phrases are used over the telephone.
    Match the phrases on the left with their responses on the right.
    Choose the correct response from the drop-down list."
  • Telephoning : useful words and expressions (4 exercises) - interactive (Michel Barbot)

  • Telephoning - basic vocabulary - Gap-Fill Exercise: "choose from the words ..." (kaleidovox.hu)

  • Telephones - "Choose the correct answer."
    Q1 - "The person who answers the phone in a company is the ........ : receptionist ? operator ?"
    (Using English)
  • Imperatives - (British Council)
    "Below are some instructions for using a phone-card public telephone.
    But the instructions are all mixed up.
    Can you put them in the right order?"

 

  • Telephone language - Who says this?
    "Can I speak to Ms Dupont, please?
    a) The caller b) The operator c) The person who is receiving the call"

  • SMS - Match the SMS messages with the complete phrases.- interactive (its-online)
  • transl8it! (trans-late-it) is simple to use!
    "Just type in your SMS or TXT lingo and let transL8it! convert it to plain english OR type in a phrase in english and convert it to TXT lingo!"


 

Exercises TO PRINT :

  • Telephone English Resources (handoutsonline.com)
    Telephone Roleplays - Jumbled Conversations - Polite English - Leaving Messages -
    Message Pads
  • MOBILE PHONES - Smilies (absolutenglish-972)
    "Match the items on the right (feelings, people, animals...) to the corresponding smilies."

Lesson plans :

  • Mobile phones - une séquence :
    Video + Audio + Posters & adverts + Publications
    (think.dft.gov.uk)

  • Telephony.
    "Take a look at the article, story, cartoon, poll, word game, trivia and links."
    (British Council)

 

 

  • Telephone English - The Phrases (about.com)
    "There are a number of phrases and idioms that are only used when telephoning."
    - with Practical Exercises: Exercises to Improve Your Telephoning Skills
    Role Plays: Role Play Dialogue Cues to Practice Telephoning with Friends...
  • Mobiles - useful or dangerous?
    - with audio, script and factsheet
    (Penguin Dossiers)
  • Mobile phones - a lesson
    Lexical area: Phone language (text messages, to ring, ring tones etc)
    Cross curricular links: Social studies
    (British Council)
  • Vodafone's vending machine mobile phones (Breaking News English)
    - a lesson plan with "a news article, listening (MP3 file), communication activities, pair work, discussion,
    reading and vocabulary exercises."
  • MOBILE PHONES - a resource page including links and exercises (absolutenglish-972)
    "Amongst the new technologies, mobile phones remain the most popular worldwide.
    Yet, while more and more people own cell phones, the device represents a real danger, on the brain, as well as on the road...."
  • MOBILE PHONES - Advertising Campaign (absolutenglish-972)
    "This activity is based on a radio advert for the Mobile Phones campaign ...
    that aims to reinforce the message 'you can't do two things at once'. It was advertised in 2002."
  • The Cell Phone Age (handoutsonline.com)
    Target Structure: Reading, vocabulary and discussion
    Level: Advanced
  • I'm on my mobile - a lesson plan (ADVANCED)
    Language function: choosing the best deal; reading comprehension (english-4u.com)     SITE PAYANT

 

INTERACTIVE games :

 

  • Telephoning - a crossword (Michel Barbot)

  • Mobile Madness - interactive game (oup.com)
    Can you understand these text messages? Choose a level.


 

Jokes :

 

 

Cartoons :

 

Portable en classe
(2.bp.blogspot.com)

 

At the coffee shop
(Page 5)
(Ac. Grenoble)

 

 

How to be British N° 30 :
ON THE PHONE
(lgpcards.com)

 




Cartoon déclencheur de paroles
(décrire la scène, les personnages,
leurs habitudes
- imaginer la conversation...)

 

I have my iPhone with me!
(iphonestuff.org)

Phoning is allowed
(offthemarkcartoons.com)

 

 

No wonder sales
are down
(gwinnettforum.com)

 

Suicide
(sos-amitie.com)

Hands-free cell phone
(statehousereport.com)

Phone Out Of Service?
(bored.com)

 


Phone for all
(cartoonbox.slate.com)

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I'd better hang up!
(Site unknown)

 

My iPhone is doing it
(cagle.com)


Social gathering
(pritchettcartoons.com)

 
Cell phone section ?
(absolutenglish-972)


Can I call you back ?
(absolutenglish-972)

 

Gotta go now
(absolutenglish-972)

Death
(absolutenglish-972)

 
Cell phones
(glasbergen.com)


Are you in or out ?
(cartoonstock)

 

 

Help!
(cagle.msnbc.com)

 
MOBILE PHONES :
Cartoons
(absolutenglish-972)

 

iPhone
(slate.com)

 

 

Animations / Videos :

  • Cell Phones - Video Snapshot
    "Watch this video clip on the topic of cell phones and answer the questions based on what you hear."
    (esl-lab.com)

  • Cell Phone, BlackBerry And E-Mail Addiction
    Why are cell phones addictive?
    Aren't cell phones essential today?
    What's the biggest danger of cell phone addiction?
    How can I break cell phone addiction?...
    (videojug.com)

  • Business calls
    "We look at how to make business calls. You can watch the video or just listen to the audio."
    + transcript
    (australianetwork.com)

 

 

 

Posters / Ads :

 

 

Songs :

  • Phone Call from 'The Rebel Cell' (album) by Dizraeli
    (music.dizraeli.com)

     

  • MOOSEBUTTER - LYRICS and AUDIO (moosebutter.com)
    Lyrics, Notes and Trivia

    Cell Phone
    "What's the nerve of you, talking on your cell phone?
    Ain't you got nothing better to do, talking on your cell phone?
    Walking down the sidewalk, sitting at home with your girlfriend? No end?..."

  • Busy line sung by Rose Murphy
    "I put a nickel in the telephone, dialled my baby's number
    Got a brrr, brrr, brrr, brrr, busy line
    Each time I tried I got a busy tone
    Not my baby's number"
    (lyricsplayground.com)
    - the VIDEO (YouTube)