SPEAKING ON THE PHONE

Another post about vocabulary and expressions when speaking on the phone.

A previous post here:

- SPEAKING ON THE PHONE.

- MOBILE PHONE LANGUAGE.

- PHRASAL VERBS: TELEPHONES.

ADDICTED TO THE MOBILE?

[Based on info from "The Travelling Teachers" blog. "Are you a cell phone addict?"]

A new form of addiction has appeared in the last decade with the development of technologies and the great variety of mobile phones available: it's the mobile phone addiction. It's a widespread problem but especially among the younger generations.
Youngsters are using their mobile phones when they're bored, tired, lazy, angry or lonely...

Symptoms:

- Constant use of the mobile phone (even in situations which aren't considered acceptable).

- Loss of the sense of time while surfing online.

- Prefer spending time with the mobile phone than with family & friends.

- Feeling restless when the mobile phone can't be used.

- Wishing to have the latest model in the market or apps.

Physical side-effects:

- Finger, neck and back tension.

- Itchy eyes.

- Insomnia.

- Weight & diet changes.

- Fatigue.

- Distracted attention, difficulties to focus.

- Problem and study failures.

- Loss of interest in hobbies, sports and outdoor activities, which implies social loneliness, loss of friends and isolation.

Video "HOW IS YOUR PHONE CHANGING YOU?":

Rules for a better usage of the mobile phone:

+ info: Cell-phone etiquette

COLLOCATIONS & PHRASAL VERBS WITH 'CALL'

DEAR STUDENTS, I KNOW...

[CROTCH= a place where something divides, such as the human body between the legs / the part of trousers, panties, etc., where the two legs or panels join]

I do. 
And I also know when you're... 
...studying/working on a different subject, 
...reading a book/comic, 
...not paying attention,
...talking,
...playing, 
...& even sleeping.

I just CAN'T STOP the class each time someone does something unexpected and inappropriate.

It's YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO YOUR BEST in each class.

It's YOUR OBLIGATION TO BEHAVE CORRCTLY, not only for your teacher, but also for your classmates.

MOBILE PHONE LANGUAGE

Updating new English vocabulary, phrasal verbs and expressions used with the new mobile phone technology.

PHRASAL VERBS: TELEPHONES & COMMUNICATION

A post devoted to phrasal verbs used when talking about telephones.

Remember there's a separate page in this blog where you can find phrasal verbs listed alphabetically.

SPEAKING ON THE PHONE

Here are a list of expressions formal & informal of speaking on the phone.

Link: 

Telephone English

WRITING IN THE XXIst CENTURY: SMILEYS OR EMOTICONS

 (6th Cultural Week-3: Writing in the 21st century)

Technologies have stirred up the way we communicate in writing. Text messages and Whatsapp have made us use all kinds of abbreviations and smileys o emoticons. Is this the way handwriting is changing for the future? Is digitalwriting and smileys the future?

Here are some charts with basic meanings of smileys.

- PROJECT 3 FOR THE CULTURAL WEEK IN ENGLISH:

- WRITE MESSAGES USING SMILEYS/EMOTICONS FOR OTHER STUDENTS TO DECODE INTO ENGLISH & ALSO TRANSLATE INTO GALICIAN/SPANISH.

WILL WE GET TO THIS...? (USE OF MOBILES IN THE CLASSROOM)

Mobile phones are being used in classes, when they shouldn't be. 

If we aren't able to control their use and put them away in our bags or pockets in silence during the classes, maybe very soon we'll get to what we can see in this picture...

...or either have to get to this...

It depends on us.
...but meanwhile some of you are doing this...

during their English classes!

WRITING IN THE XXIst CENTURY: MOBILE MADNESS TEXT-MESSAGING

 (6th Cultural Week-1: Writing in the 21st century)

OMG = oh, my God                                               NSFW = not suitable for work
AKA = as known as                                              THANX = thanks

We've been talking about text messages in 1ºBAC classes recently and how abbreviations or acronyms are also used when sending text messages in English. Above you can see a glossary of SMS English. Below there are links to a game to practice and play with text messages in English and also other websites which deal with this way of writing or a glossaries of possible acronyms to be used. 

Links to more about text messaging:

- HOW TO TEXT IN ENGLISH.
- NETLINGO: CHAT ACRONYMS & SHORTHAND
- TECHDICTIONARY

- PROJECT 1 FOR THE CULTURAL WEEK IN ENGLISH:

- WRITE TEXT MESSAGES IN ENGLISH USING ABBREVIATIONS FOR OTHER STUDENTS TO DECODE INTO ENGLISH & ALSO TRANSLATE INTO GALICIAN/SPANISH.