Mobile Phone Video Project

Mobile Phone Video Project

Student no:11018693

Online ShoppingDiscuss In pairs:•How often do you shop online?•How has online shopping affected retail shopping in your opinion?•What types of products do you purchase online? E.G. Electronics, Clothes etc.•Do you prefer shopping online? Why or why not?

We need your help!• Steve Smith the managing director at (Steve

Smith studios)…. Is having trouble deciding which mobile phone to buy.

• He has enlisted your services to help him decide which mobile phone he should buy.

• He has sent a letter which is on the next slide.

Instructions• This video project consists of two tasks which will require two lessons to

complete.

• Lesson 1: Task 1• First you will have to get information on the mobile phone you have chosen.

Remember that each group member will be researching a different phone.• Use the internet and additional resources provided later in the slides to obtain

information about your chosen phone.• Some of areas/features of the phone you could focus on are:

1) Phone design/Appearance 2) Battery life.

3) Memory 4) Price

5) Camera 6) Screen size/resolution

7) Other- Anything else that you feel adds extra value.

• There will be more information later in the slideshow.

Instructions• Lesson 2 : Task 2

• Now that you have collected all your information, it is now time to prepare all your main points and put them into a video.

• For this Task you will need to use Windows Movie Maker. (You can star in your ‘video review’ of your chosen phone or use your voice

as a voiceover.)

• You will be required to find pictures and videos online which will be used in your video review.

• Once you see everyone's video review in your group you now have to discuss and debate which phone you think would be most suitable. (Debating phrases will be provided later in the slideshow)

• Make sure you only include the main points on why Steve Smith should buy this phone. Remember you need to convince your group to choose your phone so try to be as persuasive as possible.

• Note- The video review should be between 2-4 Minutes long.

1. Design/Appearance • Some sample questions you can ask about the design/appearance (how the phone looks):

1) How many colours/styles does the phone come in?The Phone comes in …… different colours/styles

2) How heavy is the Phone? The Phone weights …..

3) How thin/thick is the Phone?The Phone is ???mm thick.

2. Battery LifeThis relates to how long the Phone can stay on without losing power.

Some possible Questions you can find the answer to are1)How often do you need to charge your phone?2)Does it last the whole day without charging?3)How long can it stay on without charging?

3. MemoryHow much information can the phone store (Click here for a full definition)

Some possible Questions you can find the answer to are1)How much memory does the phone have?2)How much does it cost to get more memory?

4. PriceSteve Smith has a budget of £550 however he is willing to go over his budget if you can justify it.

Some possible Questions you can find the answer to are:1)How much does the Phone cost?Note- He wants to buy the phone sim-free so make sure you are looking at prices for sim-free phones and not for phones on contract!

5. CameraSome possible Questions you can find the answer to are:1)How many megapixels is the camera?2)How many cameras does the phone have?3)What special features does the camera have?

6. Screen size/ResolutionThis refers to how big the screen is and how good the quality of the screen is.

Some possible questions you can find the answer to are:1)What is the size of the screen?2)What is the resolution of the screen?

7. OtherAre there any other features you think should be taken into consideration when choosing a phone.?

If you think there are other key features that could persuade your other group members then do not hesitate to include them in your video review,

Note- For slides 8-13, they are only some questions to help guide you. You can include other aspects that may have not been mentioned in the slides.

Useful Online resources• www.carphonewarehouse.com ( You can find out the prices of all the phones and other details)

• http://www.phonearena.com/phones ( You can compare the features and specifications of different phones against each other)

• http://www.theverge.com ( You can find articles about the phones)

The official Websites of the 3 Phones we are researching:• http://www.htc.com/uk/

• http://www.samsung.com/uk

• http://www.apple.com/uk/

Useful Phrases/Vocabulary

• The following slide will include phrases which should be used when you are arguing for you phone.

• The Slide after that will include some general vocabulary pertaining to Technology and the Internet.

Useful Phrases when debating1) Asking for another Students Opinion:•What do you think?•Do you agree?•What's your opinion?

2) Asking for clarification/more information•Could you explain that again please?•Could you expand a little bit on what you said about….?•Could you give me an example of…..?•Could you explain in more detail?

3) Agreeing •I couldn't agree more.•That’s a very good point

4) Disagreeing •I can see your point, but ……..•I see What you mean, but……..•I agree to some extent, but……….

General technology/Internet Vocabulary

Video reviews for the IPhone 6

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Video reviews for the HTC ONE M9

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Video reviews for the Samsung Galaxy S6

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Once you have created your Video review consider the following: 1)What have you learned by completing this task? 2)What have you learned about working with a partner? 3)Have you learned anything about Mobile Phones that you had not been aware of before?4)Do you think your English has improved by doing this task? If yes, which aspects has this task helped you improve?

Self Evaluation- After the task