Lesson 67: New Smartphone! Hi! How are you today? Todayʼ s lesson is about New smartphone! Letʼ s make learning English fun! Lesson 67: New Smartphone! Exercise 1 Vocabulary and Expressions (Vocabulary and Expressions) Directions: Listen and repeat. (Directions: Listen and repeat.) Vocabulary and Expressions fancy(fancy) not at all(not at all) be supposed to...(be supposed to...) as much(as much) harmful(harmful) glossy(glossy) We are on the same page. (We are on the same page.) Examples Wow, Stella, your dress is so fancy! If you look at it once more, this dress is not fancy, not at all. Am I supposed to guess what you think? A: Can you take pictures with a smartphone? > B: I can do as much. Isn t eating too many sweets harmful? This is such a glossy phone! A: I want to go out for lunch. B: We are on the same page. 1
Exercise 2 Dialogue Practice(Dialogue Practice) Directions: Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher. (Directions: Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.) Stella starts chatting with Adam about cellphones. Adam: Did you see? Lynda bought a smartphone! Stella: She must be rich. Anyway, I donʼ t 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 donʼ t think smartphones are harmful. Stella: Well they arenʼ t. I bet mobile phone companies earn a lot selling such glossy mobile phones. I think some people buy them just because theyʼ re popular. Adam: There are always people like that. I donʼ t buy it for that kind of reason, though. Probably I donʼ t need it soon. Stella: Well, at least we are on the same page. I am not planning to buy a smartphone anytime soon, either. 2
Check your understanding: Answer the following questions. 1. What is the chat about? 2. What does Stella think cellphones need to do? 3. Why did Stella tell Adam that they are on the same page? 3
Exercise 3 Practice Questions(Practice Questions) Directions: Practice answering the questions with your teacher. Choose your favorite answer between A and B. (Directions: Practice answering the questions with your teacher. Choose your favorite answer between A and B.) 1. Do you have a smartphone? A. No, I donʼ t 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. 4
Exercise 4 Conversation Questions(Conversation Questions) Directions: Take turns with your teacher in answering the questions. (Directions: Take turns with your teacher in answering the questions.) 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? 5