Mobile Phones - Vocabulary Exercise

VOCABULARY EXERCISE RELATED TO THE USE OF MOBILE PHONE

13 November: Teresia is a great student today. She volunteered to write the instructions for the exercise on the whiteboard for the class. Others such as Wily, Calvin, Julius, Vincent, Cindy and Vincent were also busy with completing the assignment. Preetika and Quiency as usual were at the back of the class doing their work individually. Hanwin, Andre, Owen and Dennise  (most of whom will not be sitting for their exam on Monday) still took pains to complete the assignment. Great Job JC2!!!

Here are some of the contributions from JC2: 
(check out for yourself whether the answers are useful for you to use in your essay)

1. Tranquil
Meaning: 
peaceful, peace (Vincent)

Sentence:
She loves to play her mobile phone in the frontyard as it is tranquil. (Calvin)
She search for her phone in a tranquil state. (Wily)
The city in Sim City is the exact opposite of being tranquil. (Francis)


2. Sceptical

Meaning of sceptical:

Suspicious (Hanwin)
Doubtful (Teresia)
Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations (Cindy Wijaya)

Sentence:

Many people are sceptical towards mobile phones.(Danny Kangoro)
He is being sceptical regarding the mobile company contract. (Calvin FL)
Everybody should be very skeptical about posts on social medias. (Dennise)


3. Telecommuting

Meaning of telecommuting:

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4. Teleworking

Meaning of teleworking:

Employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem. (Danny)



Sentence:

Teleworking is a part of working. (Danny)


5. Add-ons

Meaning:


Sentence:

There is a new add-on on iphone (Danny Kangoro)


6. Apps

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7. Mobile

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8. Videoconferencing

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9. Temptation

Meaning:

A desire to do something (Vincent R)

Sentence:

There are temptations to buy phones nowadays (Vincent R)


10. Myth

Meaning:

A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or event. (Julius)


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