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Lesson 67: New Smartphone!

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Todays lesson is about New smartphone!
Lets make learning English fun!

Exercise 1 | Vocabulary and Expressions

Directions: Listen and repeat.
Teacher

Vocabulary and Expressions

Examples

fancy

Wow, Stella, your dress is so fancy!

not at all

If you look at it once more, this dress is not fancy, not at all.

be supposed to......

Am I supposed to guess what you think?

as much

A: Can you take pictures with a smartphone?

harmful

Isnt eating too many sweets harmful?

glossy

This is such a glossy phone!

We are on the same page.

A: I want to go out for lunch.

B: We are on the same page.

B: I can do as much.

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Exercise 2 | Dialogue Practice

Directions: Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
Teacher
"Exercise 1"

Stella starts chatting with Adam about cellphones.

Adam

: Did you see? Lynda bought a smartphone!

Stella

: She must be rich. Anyway, I dont see why someone would need such a fancy mobile phone.

Adam

: If you look at it as a small computer, it is not that fancy, not at all.

Stella

: But it is a cellphone. It is supposed to make calls and write messages. Well, emails too.

Adam

: Well, it can clearly do as much.

Stella

: But, but... I mean, it is not even comfortable to use the internet in it. For internet we have
computers and for photography we have cameras...

Adam

: However you look at it, I dont think smartphones are harmful.

Stella

: Well they arent. I bet mobile phone companies earn a lot selling such glossy mobile phones. I
think some people buy them just because theyre popular.

Adam

: There are always people like that. I dont buy it for that kind of reason, though. Probably I dont
need it soon.

Stella

: Well, at least we are on the same page. I am not planning to buy a smartphone anytime soon,
either.

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Check your understanding: Answer the following questions.

1. What is the chat about?

2. What does Stella think cellphone need to do?

3. Why did Stella tell Adam that they are on the same page?

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Exercise 3 | Practice Questions

Directions: Practice answering the questions with your teacher. Choose your favorite answer between A
and B.
Teacher

1. Do you have a smartphone?

A. No, I dont like smartphones.
B. Yes, I have bought it recently.

2. What do you think about smartphones?

A. They are very convenient.
B. They are unnecessary.

3. Is it popular to have a smartphone nowadays?

A. Oh yes, it is one of the most trendy things!
B. Kind of, but I think it will get even more popular.

4. What are the functions of cellphones?

A. Writing a message, making calls and sending emails.
B. Surfing the internet, taking pictures...

5. Are smartphones expensive?

A. Compared to normal cellphones smartphones are very expensive!
B. They are overpriced.

6. Do you prefer Android phones or iPhones?

A. iPhones. They are more expensive, but they also have better quality.
B. I would choose Android phones.

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Exercise 4 | Conversation Questions

Directions: Take turns with your teacher in answering the questions.
Teacher

1. Do you like using your cellphone?

2. Do you have a smartphone? Why?

3. Is it popular to have a smartphone nowadays? Why?

4. Do you think cellphones are necessary these days? What about a hundred years ago?

5. What are some of the advantages of using a smartphone?

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