Monday 28 June 2010

Mobile Phones

Early in the 1990s mobile phones started to become available in many countries around the world. They were very expensive at the beginning but now you can get them for free if you sign up for a mobile phone plan with any of the available telecommunication companies in your country. They made life easier and many people liked to have them.

When they first started to invade our lives, some scientists warned us against the harms that they cause to our brains. Others said that they were 100% safe to use. Anyhow, people kept buying them. A new item for household budget was added. It was to pay for mobile phones for members of the family.

Now there are hundreds of models to choose from. There are top-selling models that attract young people and there are simple ones like the one I am using. Some people like to change their mobiles and get the latest ones on the market when they start to come out. This means more money to spend because mobile phones are usually very expensive when they first come out. Prices drop after some time of course.

There are many things you can do on your mobile depending on which model you are using. Now it is possible to surf the net while you are travelling thanks to the new internet technology available for us now. You can also download MP3 music and songs and listen to them on the go. You can watch football matches on your mobile screen if you want to but be careful because you can pay for your download. One person was asked to pay more than 20,000 dollars because he downloaded an episode of his favourite TV show and didn’t know he was using heaps of download.

The bad side of mobile phones is that they can cost a lot of money to keep. People can pay a lot of money to their telephone companies to keep using their mobile phones. Mobile phones also get lost easily because of their small sizes. In some countries muggers can stop you in the street and steal your mobile phone because in these countries mobile phones are expensive.

Mobile phone companies try to attract new customers with new TV advertisements and get them to sign up for mobile phone plans. They sometimes offer discounts to customers if they buy two mobile phones together. These companies also offer them new features that keep coming every day. Now we have touch screen mobile phones and those that can be used to play games. There are mobile phones that can have many programs on them and be used like a computer to send and receive email messages and do other things too.
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Early in the 1990s mobile phones started- to become available in many countries around the world. They were very expensive at the beginning but now you can ................ them for free if you sign up for a mobile phone plan with any of the available telecommunication companies in your country. They made life easier and many people liked to have them. When they first .................. to invade our lives, some scientists warned us against the harms that they cause to our brains. Others said that they were 100% safe to use. Anyhow, people kept buying them. A new item for household budget was added. It was to pay for mobile phones for members of the family. Now ................. are hundreds of models to choose from. There are top-selling models that attract young people and there are simple ones like the one I am using. Some people like to change their mobiles and get the latest ones on the market when they start to come out. This means more money to spend because mobile phones are usually very ......................... when they first come out. Prices drop after some time of course. There are many things you can do on your mobile depending on which model you are using. Now it is possible to surf the net while you are travelling thanks to the new internet technology available for us now. You can also download MP3 music and songs and listen to them on the go. You can watch ................... matches on your mobile screen if you want to but be careful because you can pay for your download. One person was asked to pay more than 20,000 dollars because he downloaded an episode of his favourite TV show and didn’t know he was using heaps of download. The bad side of mobile phones is that they can cost a lot of money to keep. People can pay a lot of ................... to their telephone companies to keep using their mobile phones. Mobile phones also get lost easily because of their small sizes. In some countries muggers can stop you in the street and steal your mobile phone because in these countries mobile phones are expensive. Mobile phone companies try to attract new customers with new TV advertisements and get them to sign up for mobile phone plans. They sometimes offer discounts to customers if they buy two mobile phones together. These companies also offer them new features that keep .................. every day. Now we have touch screen mobile phones and those that can be used to play games. There are mobile phones that can have many programs on them and be used ................... a computer to send and receive email messages and do other things too.
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Early in the 1990s mobile phones started to become available in all countries around the world. They were very expensive at the beginning but now you can get them for free if you sign up for a mobile phone plan with any of the available telecommunication companies in your school. They made life easier and many people liked to have them. When they first started to invade our lives, some scientists warned us against the harms that they cause to our brains. Others said that they were 100% safe to use. Anyhow, people kept buying them. A new item for household budget was taken. It was to pay for mobile phones for members of the family. Now there are hundreds of models to choose from. There are top-selling models that attract young people and there are simple ones like the one I am using. Some people like to change their mobiles and get the latest ones on the market when they start to come out. This means more money to spend because mobile phones are usually very expensive when they first come out. Prices drop after some time of course. There are many things you can do on your mobile depending on which model you are using. Now it is possible to surf the net while you are travelling thanks to the new internet technology available for us now. You can also download MP3 texts and songs and listen to them on the go. You can watch football matches on your mobile screen if you want to but be careful because you can pay for your download. One person was asked to pay more than 20,000 dollars because he downloaded an episode of his favourite TV show and didn’t know he was using heaps of download. The bad side of mobile phones is that they can cost a lot of money to keep. People can pay a lot of money to their telephone companies to keep using their TV phones. Mobile phones also get lost easily because of their small sizes. In some countries muggers can stop you in the street and steal your mobile phone because in these countries mobile phones are expensive. Mobile phone companies try to attract new customers with new TV advertisements and get them to sign up for mobile phone plans. They sometimes offer discounts to customers if they buy two mobile phones together. These companies also offer them new features that keep coming every day. Now we have touch screen mobile phones and those that can be used to play games. There are mobile phones that can have many programs on them and be used like a computer to send and receive email messages and do lessons things too.
Fill in the gaps:
Early in the 1990s mobile phones started to become available in many countries around the world. They were very expensive at the beginning ....................... now you can get them for ............................if you sign up for a mobile phone plan with any of the available telecommunication companies in your country. They made life easier and many people liked to have them. When they first started to invade our lives, some scientists warned us against the harms that they cause to our brains. Others ........................that they were 100% safe to use. Anyhow, people kept buying them. A new item for household budget was added. It was to pay for mobile phones for members of the .......................... Now there are hundreds of models to choose from. There are top-selling models that attract young people and there are simple ones like the one I am using. Some people like to change their mobiles and get the latest ones on the market when they start to come out. This means more money to spend because mobile phones are usually very expensive when they first come out. Prices drop after some time of course. There are many things you can do on your mobile depending on which model you are using. Now it is possible to surf the net while you are travelling thanks to the new internet technology available for us now. You can also download MP3 music and songs and listen to them on the go. You can watch football matches on your mobile screen if you want to but be careful because you can pay for your download. One person was asked to pay more than 20,000 dollars because he downloaded an ............................ of his favourite TV show and didn’t know he was using heaps of download. The bad side of mobile phones is that they can cost a lot of money to keep. People can pay a lot of money to their telephone ...................... to keep using their mobile phones. Mobile phones also get lost easily because of their small sizes. In some countries muggers can stop you in the street and steal your mobile phone because in these ............................... mobile phones are expensive. Mobile phone companies try to attract new customers with new TV advertisements and get them to sign up for mobile phone plans. They sometimes offer discounts to customers if they buy two mobile phones together. These companies also offer them new features that keep coming every day. Now we have touch screen mobile phones and those that ........................ be used to play games. There are mobile phones that can have many programs on them and be used like a computer to send and receive email .............................. and do other things too.