English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 17: Your phone

Word List
  • apps
  • battery
  • call
  • camera
  • charger
  • delete
  • download
  • download an app
  • leave a voicemail
  • local
  • locked
  • memory
  • message
  • phone case
  • PIN
  • power button
  • save
  • screen
  • selfies
  • SIM card
  • swipe
  • text
Exercises

17.1 ‣ Match the things on your phone with what they do.

  1. camera
  2. SIM card _____
  3. screen _____
  4. phone case _____
  5. power button _____
  1. a) stores the information you need to use your phone
  2. b) covers the phone
  3. c) starts the phone
  4. d) takes photos
  5. e) shows pictures and words

17.2 ‣ Choose the right words to complete these sentences.

  1. Tanya has a new app / battery for texting on the Internet.
    • app
    • battery
  2. When your phone’s battery is low, you need a charger / camera.
    • charger
    • camera
  3. You can use my phone to voicemail / call Megan.
    • voicemail
    • call
  4. Danny’s new phone has a great screen / camera. It takes amazing photos.
    • screen
    • camera
  5. I bought a new battery / SIM card in France, so that it was cheaper to call and use the Internet.
    • battery
    • SIM card
  6. I want to buy a new phone case / app. This one is old and dirty.
    • phone case
    • app

17.3 ‣ Complete these sentences with words from B.

  1. Maria me last night, but I didn’t see her message until this morning.
  2. Carlos _____ a lot of photos of his new dog and puts them on Facebook.
  3. What was the last app that you _____?
  4. Lucy _____ her sister. They talked about their holiday at the beach.
  5. Victor _____ me a voicemail. He asked me to call him back.

17.4 ‣ Complete the conversation with words from C.

Deepa: Can I look at your photos from the concert?
Ireena: Sure. Here’s my phone. Let me just put in the PIN to (1) it.
Deepa: That’s a great one! Do I (2)_____ right to see the next photo?
Ireena: Yes, that’s right.
Deepa: Did you delete the ones from the restaurant?
Ireena: No, I (3)_____ them in a different folder. Here they are.

17.5 ‣

Over to you

Answer these questions for yourself.

  1. Do you use a PIN to lock your phone?
    _____
  2. Do you have a phone case? What does it look like?
    _____
  3. What apps do you use most often?
    _____
  4. Do you save all the photos you take, or do you delete some of them?
    _____
  5. Have you taken a selfie recently?
    _____
  6. Do you prefer to call or text people? Why?
    _____
Answer Key
A ‣ Parts of a phone


B ‣ Using a smartphone

Ramesh takes a lot of selfies and posts them online.

Lisa didn’t answer her phone, so I left a voicemail.

Can you text me the address of the restaurant? I haven’t been there before.

I’ve just got a message from Andy. He wants to know if we’re going to the party.

You can download an app with a dictionary to help you when you write in English.

While she was on holiday, Kelly called her family every day.

C ‣ Expressions

Amy: Can you read that message on my phone, please? My hands are wet.

Claire: It’s locked. What’s the PIN?

Amy: You don’t need a PIN to unlock it. Just swipe the screen left to right.

Tim: I can’t save any new photos.

Emily: Your phone memory is full. You need to delete some photos and messages.

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