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No network: Can we live without our mobile phones? Background information Mobile phones seem to be a ubiquitous feature of modern life. Although the telephone was invented in 1876, it was not until the 1940s that the first mobile phones came into being. In the late 1970s cellular phones appeared and by the 1980s to have a mobile became a symbol of success. By the 1990s mobiles were commonplace and by the 2000s the majority of the population in some countries had one. For some people, to have the latest mobile phone is a fashion. Dealing with unfamiliar words 4 Answer the questions about the words for telephoning. 1 What do subscribers pay for? Subscribers pay for line rental so that they will be able to make phone calls. In other contexts, they may pay for newspapers, magazines or being a member of a club or professional association. 2 What part of the phone is the handset? The handset is the part that you hold in your hand. 3 What can you do if you’re in range of a mobile signal? If you’re in range of a mobile signal, you can make and receive calls. 4 What kind of phone is a house phone? A house phone is a landline phone (a fixed phone for the whole house). 5 If you can use a mobile anywhere, where can you use a landline? You can use a landline only where there is a wire connection (the telephone signals are carried by a line). 6 What has happened if you receive voicemail? If you receive voicemail, it means that someone has left a spoken message which has been recorded on your phone so that you can listen to it later. 5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words and expressions in the box. You may need to make other changes. 1 (whereas) 2 (essential) The businessman and the working mother don’t consider their mobile phones to be an essential. 3 (bold) 4 (interferes with) 5 (impact) 6 (extended) 6 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in the box. (1) utter (2) distract (3) practically (4) speculates (5) tedious (6) solitary