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Did you know?

- That up to 60% of the radiation emitted by a typical cell phone, (enough to cause heating), will be absorbed by the users head?

- The first text message was sent in 1992.

- Text messages contribute to 20% of operator revenues.

-Americans spend, on average, about seven hours a month talking on their cell phones.

-There are 3.3 billion active mobiles in circulation, or one mobile phone for every two human beings on the planet. Over 47m British adults have a mobile phone, about 70% of the population. In America, only 40% have one.

-According to a recent study, people who talk on cell phones while driving are as impaired as drunk drivers, even when they use hands-free devices.

-The first practical cell phone in a non-vehicle setting, and which could be handheld, was invented by Martin Cooper, the General Manager of Motorola, who made the world`s first handheld cell phone call on April 3, 1973.

1.What are your associations when you hear the word cell phone? Fill in the word web with your ideas:

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Mobile Phone Glossary of Terms

2.Match these mobile phone terms with their definitions:

1.airtime 2.bluetooth 3.coverage 4.EMS 5.GPS 6.GPRS 7. GSM 8.one touch dialing 9.phone book 10.roaming 11. SIM CARD 12.SMS 13.voicemail 14. WAP 15. WMF

a)A wireless connection that enables devices to exchange information. b) Enhanced Messaging Service. Allows simple graphics and tunes to be exchanged in addition to SMS text messages. c) General Packet Radio Service. Allows continuous connection to data networks at a high rate. d) The list of names and telephone numbers you've stored in your phone internal memory or on its SIM card. e) Global System for Mobile Communication. A communication standard in three frequency bands, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 1900MHz. f) Dial frequently called numbers by hitting just one key that you've programmed for that number. g)The time spent talking on a cellular or mobile telephone. The total airtime usage is both the outgoing and incoming calls you receive. h)Denotes the area in which a mobile phone can make and receive calls. i )Global Positioning System. A worldwide radio-navigation system formed from a constellation of satellites, which enables users with suitable equipment to identify their geographic location. j) Subscriber Identity Module. A small card fitted inside a mobile phone. It has a processor and memory for storage of users identity (PIN), user added information and text messages. k) The ability to use a cellular phone outside of your cellular or PCS company's service area. l)The ability to take messages from callers e.g. if you are unavailable or the phone is switched off. m) Short Message Service. Two way text messaging service. n) Wireless Message Format Sends data through wireless means to mobile computers. o) Wireless Application Protocol. An application communication protocol that compatible mobile phones can use to access services and information.

The mobile phone, also known as cellular phone, has become one of the most successful inventions in the 20th century. In the late 90s, mobile phones became one of the major communication devices. The first commercial mobile phone system started in 1979 in Japan. In about 20 years' time, this technology conquered the global and became a demand for the majority of people in the world. It provided communication for people no matter anywhere and anytime.

Besides the standard voice function of a telephone, latest mobile phones have features such as SMS for text messages, MMS for multimedia messages, radio, games, internet connectivity for email, browsing, blogging, music (MP3) playback, memo recording, built-in cameras and camcorders, ringtones, personal organizers, Push-to-Talk (PTT), Bluetooth and infrared connectivity, call registers, streaming video, downloading video, video call, and also serve as wireless modems for PCs that can be connected to the Internet.

Mobile phones came into existence because of the invention of hexagonal cells in 1947, for the base stations by Bell Labs engineers at AT&T. This was further developed during the 1960s by Bell Labs. During a call, the channel frequency could not be changed automatically from one cell (base station coverage area) to another cell (base station coverage area) as the person traveled from the area of one cell to the area of another cell. Amos Joel of Bell Labs invented a breakthrough invention and called it as the `call handoff` by which the channel frequency could be changed automatically from one cell to another cell, during the same call, as the mobile user traveled from one cell to another cell. Due to their heavy construction, these phones were used mainly in automobiles. The first practical mobile phone in a non-vehicle setting, and which could be handheld, was invented by Martin Cooper, the General Manager (Communications Division) of Motorola, who made the world`s first handheld mobile phone call on April 3, 1973.

The wireless telephone technologies are grouped under heads known as generations, starting from zero generation or 0G. The current generation going on is 4G; however, there are old mobile phones that still operate on 1G, 2G, and 3G technologies.

Mobile phones were meant to be a device which enables users to have the ease on telecommunication freely wherever they want. But in the late 90s, SMS (Short Message Service), a new technology was brought out. SMS is a transmission of short text message from mobile phones to mobile phones. This became a revolution making mobile phones to develop into a device that not only allows simple voice to voice telecommunication.

Since mobile phone was developed and used by a large population of people, it changed the lifestyle of many people. On positive views, mobile phone provided a fast and immediate communication for people, which built up a much closer relationship within each another. Though, the negative views of mobile phone became a popular discussion now. Symptoms such as radiation which causes cancer from the mobile phones and mobile phone addiction are now argued to be the disadvantages of the technology. The danger brought by using mobile phones such as the unsafe of using mobile phone during driving or radiation of mobile phone causing danger to certain places such as the gas station are also problems for mobile phone users.

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3.Read this article and think of an appropriate headline for each paragraph. Fill in the gaps with your ideas.

Mobile phones: general information.

4.Read this article and do some after-reading activities on page 3.

Latest mobile phone features:built-in cameras

After-reading activities

4.What features do modern mobile phones have? Complete this table with them and give your own definition for each feature:

5.What do these figures from the article refer to? Make true sentences using them:

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6.There are 10 mobile phone related words from the article in this wordsearch. Can you find them?

1.The first commercial mobile phone system started in 1979 in the USA.

2. Mobile phones came into existence because of the invention of hexagonal cells in 1947

3. Due to their heavy construction, first phones were used mainly in automobiles.

4. SMS (Short Message Service), a new technology was brought out in the middle of the 20th century.

5. The wireless telephone technologies are grouped under heads known as generations, starting from zero generation or 0G.

6. The first practical mobile phone in a non-vehicle setting, and which could be handheld, was invented by Amos Joel.

7.Are these statements true or false?

1.When was the first call on a handheld mobile phone made?

a)1820 b)April 1973 c)1981

2.In Japan, cell phones can be used as credit and/or debit cards...true or false?

a)true b)false

3. Those Japanese have all the luck! What other features do Japanese Smartphones have?

a)Manga on your phone b)Mobile movie ticket c)Fingerprint and face recognition d)All of the above

4. What did the first text message say?

a)Cul8tr alligator b)We're over c)Merry Christmas d)I love you

5. In Malaysia, a man may divorce his wife through text message.

a)True b) False

6. In April 2005, an Australian museum staged a race to transmit a message. Who won?

a)The 13-year-old using a mobile phone and text messaging b)The 93-year-old using Morse Code

7. There is a Guinness World Record for text messaging.

a)True b) False

8. In New Zealand, students are allowed to use text messaging abbreviations on their end-of-the-year exam papers.

a)True b)False

9. What CAN'T Apple's brand new iPhone DO?

a)Take pictures and videos b)Browse the internet c)Play the latest episode of One Tree Hill d)Walk your dog and feed your cat

10. South Korea's SK Telecom has developed an unusual add-on for its mobile phones. What does it do?

a)Detects how many single people are in a 50 yard radius b)Alerts you if your clothes don't match c)Gauges the density of fish in close waters Cleans up old pedicures automatically

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Can you imagine a time before cell phones? Before texting your friends all the latest news or sending pictures of your cat? Well, just because you use cell phones every day doesn't mean you know everything about them...or does it? Take this quiz and find out how much you know about cell phones.

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