Saturday, February 18, 2012

ESL Discussion Questions about Mobile Phones

What brand name of mobile phone do you use?
What can you do with your Mobile phone?
What do you mostly do with your mobile phone?
What is your favourite mobile phone function?  Do you have a phone with many functions or do you have a phone with basic functions?
What functions would you like your phone to have?
What are the new functions on you latest mobile phone?  (touchscreen?)
What are some of the annoyances of your mobile phone?
What image do you  use as your wallpaper?
What do you think mobile phones will be like in fifty years?  Will computers/televisions/phones be all together in one device?
What is your ring tone?
Which do you prefer:  the clamshell/flip phone or the candybar/block phone?

When did you get your first mobile phone?
Can you imagine a time when people didn't have mobile phones?
Ask the students if they ever experienced crank phone calls.
When in life should a person have his/her own mobile phone? (What age?)

Where do you put your mobile phone?  Is your mobile phone always with you?  Do you have your mobile beside you when you sleep?
Where do you shop for mobile phones?

Who did you make your first mobile phone call to?
Who do you always call with your mobile phone?
Do you answer your phone if you don't know who is calling?

Why are I-phones so popular?  Do you have an I-phone?  Do you want to buy an I-phone?  Are other phones just as good?
Why do I see people on the street selling old mobile phones?
Do you go to use mobile phone shops?

How do you choose to buy a new mobile phone?  Do you need it to look "cool"?  Does it have to be a popular brand name?
How many mobile phones have you had in your life?
How long have you used your current mobile phone?
How long should you expect to use a mobile phone for?
Do you decorate your mobile phone?  How do you decorate your mobile phone?  Is a mobile phone a fashion accessory like a purse?
How do you customize your phone?
How do you feel if you don't have your mobile phone with you?
How have mobile phones changed our lives?
How long can you use your mobile phone between recharges?

Have you ever had your mobile phone stolen?

1 comment:

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