2015-03-24 Communication: phones / nomophobia

Greg Malivuk
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p. 60 Phone Quiz (in pairs)
1 call, phone, ring (dial = call a specific number)
2 a give
  b make
3 a hang up
  b turn...off (switch / shut)
  c cut off
  d top...up / top...off
  e running out of
  f get through
  g speak up
  h put...through
4 a charge
  b landline
  c engaged (American English: busy)
  d missed
  e directory enquiries (directory assistance in the US)
  f voicemail
  g pay phones
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"er" = British English spelling for "uh"
"erm" = "um"

nomophobia: a phobia (strong irrational fear) of having NO MObile

p. 61 part C: what day did each of these things happen?
1 Wednesday - she had to call the doctor in the morning
2 Friday - when trying to meet up with her friend at the theater
3 Friday - she was trying to find her friends in a bar
4 Tuesday - she called her mother from home
5 Thursday - she was going to a friend's house after work
6 Monday - she received a text just after the experiment started
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Homework: p. 61 exercise 2a