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3 Read the article again and answer the questions.

1 What was the problem with the first mobile phones?

2 What helped people to identify the company which made the phone?

3 What could you do with the first mobile phones?

4 Which phone was the first you could use to send emails?

5 How many different uses for mobile phones nowadays are mentioned in the article?

6 Name one way the article says that mobile phones are important for social media.

7 What accessories can also be a fashion item?

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HOW MOBILE PHONES

BECAME A FASHION ITEM

It's hard to imagine not having a mobile phone, although they only went on sale in 1983. Since then mobiles have developed so much that for most of us our phone has become the most important thing we own, more like a fashion item than a tool. How has this happened?

Physical design

The first phones were big and heavy – one popular one weighed 1.5 kgs – and the screens were very small. Gradually the screen got bigger and mobiles got smaller, so you could put them in your pocket and carry them around easily. The shape of the phone, how thin it was and even the colour also became important. These things clearly showed which company made the phone you had. The fashion had begun.

What your phone can do

At first people just talked on their phones, and it was years before phone companies began to use new technologies to increase what a mobile could do. SMS (short message service) texts appeared in 1992, the first smartphone in 1994, and the first phone with a camera in 2000. The Blackberry in 2003 allowed you to email, text and open web pages. That was followed in 2007 by the iPhone, which had the first touch screen. Nowadays you can take 'selfies' (photos of yourself) and videos, play music, go online, play games, and send instant messages to keep in touch with friends and family. Your phone is a watch, an alarm clock, an address book and a map all at the same time, and you can download apps to do almost anything. It's not surprising they're so important!

FACT! The messaging service WhatsApp now has over 1 billion users and they send 42 billion texts a day.

Social media

You can't talk about mobile phones without mentioning social media sites like Facebook and Instagram. You can share your news or upload a video to all your friends on your phone, and since 2010 people have been taking selfies at social events to immediately post on social media. Then you wait to see how your friends react, because you can only be fashionable if lots of people view or 'like' your photo or post.

Fashion accessories

You don't just need a phone though; a good pair of headphones is also essential. And you also need a phone cover. There are hundreds of designs and colours to choose from. For many people having the right phone is an important sign of how rich or fashionable they are, and many famous fashion designers produce phone covers these days.

1. В чем была проблема с первыми мобильными телефонами?

Ответ:

1. The first mobile phones were big and heavy, and their screens were very small. / Первые мобильные телефоны были большими и тяжелыми, а их экраны были очень маленькими.

2. Что помогало людям определить компанию, которая произвела телефон?

Ответ:

2. The shape of the phone, how thin it was and its colour helped to identify the company. / Форма телефона, его толщина и цвет помогали определить компанию.

3. Что можно было делать с помощью первых мобильных телефонов?

Ответ:

3. You could just talk on them. / По ним можно было только разговаривать.

4. Какой телефон был первым, с которого можно было отправлять электронные письма?

Ответ:

4. The Blackberry in 2003 was the first phone mentioned that allowed you to send emails. / Blackberry в 2003 году был первым упомянутым телефоном, который позволял отправлять электронные письма.

5. Сколько различных способов использования мобильных телефонов в наши дни упоминается в статье?

Ответ:

5. The article mentions 11 different uses: take selfies and videos, play music, go online, play games, send instant messages, and use it as a watch, an alarm clock, an address book, a map, and to download apps. / В статье упоминается 11 различных способов использования: делать селфи и видео, слушать музыку, выходить в интернет, играть в игры, отправлять мгновенные сообщения, а также использовать его как часы, будильник, адресную книгу, карту и для загрузки приложений.

6. Назовите один из способов, которым, согласно статье, мобильные телефоны важны для социальных сетей.

Ответ:

6. You can take selfies at social events and immediately post them on social media. / Можно делать селфи на мероприятиях и сразу же публиковать их в социальных сетях.

7. Какие аксессуары также могут быть модным элементом?

Ответ:

7. A good pair of headphones and a phone cover. / Хорошая пара наушников и чехол для телефона.