Telephones

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  • Is your name in the telephone book?
  • What is an unlisted phone number?
  • What kind of phone numbers can you find in the yellow pages of a phone book?
  • Have you ever called for pizza delivery?
  • Have you ever called a business (airlines, ELI, auto repair, insurance, bank, etc.) for information?
  1. Have you ever had a problem with your phone bill? What did you do?
  2. Have you ever dialed the wrong number? What happened? How did you feel? (frustrated, embarrassed, relaxed, etc.)
  3. Have you ever left a voice mail or a message on an answering machine?
  4. What is good telephone etiquette? What is considered rude in your culture?
  5. How do you communicate with someone who is in another place/country?
  6. Do you have a cellular/mobile phone?
  7. Is it difficult to communicate to someone who doesn't speak English very well?
  8. How many phone calls do you usually receive/make in one day?
  9. Do receive phone calls when you are already engaged to another call?
  10. Cell Phones
    1. Do you have a cell phone?
    2. How many people in your family have a cell phone?
    3. What cellphone company do you use? How did you decide to use this company? Are you happy with this company?
    4. About how many text messages do you send in a day?
    5. Who pays for your cell phone?
    6. Who is the youngest person you know who has a cell phone?
    7. What kind of features does your cell phones have?
    8. How long have you had a cell phone?
    9. Why have you decided not to have a cell phone?
    10. Is it in bad taste to leave your cell phone on when you are at a restaurant?
    11. What do you think of mobile phones?
    12. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones?
    13. Could you live without your mobile phone?
    14. How much do you spend a month on your cell phone?
    15. When did you first get a cell phone?
    16. Have your parents ever been angry with you because of your phone use?
    17. At what age do kids now get cell phones?
    18. Do you know how to use all the functions on your phone?
    19. Have you ever tried getting a date with your phone?
    20. Does it ever bother you when people use their cell phones?
    21. Are you worried about radiation from you cell phone?
    22. Who do you call most often?
    23. How many cell phones have you destroyed?
    24. What was the most expensive phone call you ever made?
    25. Are you allowed to have your mobile telephone switched on in class?
    26. Is it illegal to speak on your cell phone while you are driving in your country?
    27. Do you think it should be illegal to speak on your cell phone while driving?
    28. Which cell phone company do you use? How long have you used that company?
    29. Has your cell phone ever broken down? What did you do when your cell phone last malfunctioned?
    30. Have you ever lost your phone?
    31. Has your phone ever been stolen?
    32. What age you think children should be allowed to have a mobile phone?

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