Vocabulary in use vocabulary reference and practice Third Edition Elementary Michael McCarthy Felicity O’Dell

Telephones and mobile devices 
C
16
Letters
A
Don’t forget to put a 
stamp
on the 
envelope
.
Don’t forget to 
post
the letters.
Email and Internet 
B
Juan 
makes
a lot of 
phone calls
. He phones his girlfriend every day.
I always take my smartphone with me. I never turn it off . 
What’s your 
phone number
? What’s your 
mobile 
number?
066530718 (= oh six six five three oh seven one eight / oh 
double six five ...)
He’s not answering his phone. I’ll leave a 
voicemail
and I’ll 
text
him / 
send
him 
a text
(
message
). 
 mobile device 
mobile 
telephone 
phone box
Expressions 
D
date
letter
envelope
stamp
address
screen
computer
keyboard
mouse
laptop
memory stick
letter box
Tip
Use a search engine to find an 
example of a letter and an email 
in English. Write down any useful 
words or phrases in them.
Sue
Hello.
Sue
OK. I’ll tell him. Goodbye.
Sue
I’m sorry, he’s not here at the moment. Can I 
take a message
?
Nick
Hello. 
It’s
Nick 
here
. Can I 
speak to
Ahmed, please?
Nick
Bye.
Nick
Thanks. Could you just 
tell him I called
. I’ll 
call back
later.

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39
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Exercises
Have you got any of the things on the opposite page? Make a list. 
mobile
What are the names of these things?
16.1
16.2
1 
4 
7 
10 
2 
5 
8 
11 
3 
6 
9 
12 
Complete this phone conversation.
AMELIA: Hello.
MEENA: Hello. 
1
Meena here. Can I 
2
to Amal, please?
AMELIA: I’m 
3
, he’s at work 
4
the moment. Can I 
5
a message?
MEENA: It’s all right. I’ll 
6
back later.
AMELIA: OK, then. Bye.
MEENA: Bye.
Write down: 
1 two telephone numbers that are important to you. 
2 two email addresses that are important to you.
Now read them aloud. 
Answer these questions.
1 Do you prefer to text or phone your friends?
2 Do you send more emails or more text messages?
3 How often do you go online?
4 Do you prefer to use a laptop or a mobile device?
5 Do you often write letters?
16.3
16.4
16.5
keyboard
It’s
1
2
5
4
11
9
10
7
6
8
3
12

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40
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Your phone 
17
Parts of a phone 
A
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. 
Expressions
B
C
Claire
It’s 
locked
. What’s the 
PIN
?
Tim
I can’t 
save
any new photos.
Amy
Can you read that message on my phone, please? My hands are wet.
Amy
You don’t need a PIN to 
unlock
it. Just 
swipe
the screen left to right.
Emily
Your phone 
memory
is full. You need to 
delete
some photos and messages.
selfie
swipe
PIN
camera
screen
apps
power button
charger
battery
phone case
SIM card
save
delete

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41
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Exercises
Match the things on your phone with what they do. 
1 camera 
a stores the information you need to use your phone
2 SIM card
b covers the phone 
3 screen 
c starts the phone
4 phone case 
d takes photos
5 power button 
e shows pictures and words
Choose the right words to complete these sentences.
1 Tanya has a new 
app
/ 
battery
for texting on the Internet. 
2 When your phone’s battery is low, you need a 
charger
/ 
camera
.
3 You can use my phone to 
voicemail
/ 
call
Megan. 
4 Danny’s new phone has a great 
screen
/ 
camera
. It takes amazing photos. 
5 I bought a new 
battery
/ 
SIM card
in France, so that it was cheaper to call and use the Internet.
6 I want to buy a new 
phone case
/ 
app
. This one is old and dirty. 
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. 
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. 
17.1
17.2
17.3
17.4
texted
unlock
Over to 
you
17.5
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?

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