ESL Podcast 179 - Shopping for a Cell Phone
Have you been helped? - another way of asking "can I help you?"
I walked into a store and right away, a salesperson asked, "Have you been helped?"
to be with our company - to be using a product or service of a business or group
You would be paying less for your internet if you were with our company.
to switch - to change from one to another
He moved all of the time so he was always switching jobs.
features - parts of a product, service, or thing
One of the best features of vacationing in Mexico are the great beaches.
camera phone - a phone that can take and keep pictures like a camera
She forgot her camera at home, but luckily, her friend had a camera phone with her.
video recorder - a machine that can record video or movies
No one saw who broke the window, but the store has a video recorder running 24 hours a day, so they should be able to find who did it.
instant messaging - an internet program that lets you talk to people by typing, sending, and getting back messages at the same speed of speaking
She didn't call me, but she told me by instant messaging to meet her at six o'clock.
download - to get something from the internet and keep it in your computer or phone
It took 20 minutes for my computer to download that movie!
ring tones - the sound or music your phone makes when you get a call
My phone has fifteen different ring tones.
flip phone - a cell phone that you fold open to use
Her new flip phone is so small that it can fit in her pocket.
in that case - another way of saying "if that should happen"
She has a test tomorrow? In that case, she can't go to the movies tonight.
plan - the type of service that a company or business can offer for a set amount of money
The two plans looked the same so I chose the least expensive one.
unlimited - without limit; as much as possible
His parents are rich so he has an unlimited amount of money to spend.
mobile-to-mobile - a cell phone call made to another cell phone
I only call her mobile-to-mobile because I've forgotten her home telephone number.
to roll over (verb)/rollover (adjective) - to take something from one to the other
If I change banks, the money from my old account will roll over into the new account in twenty-four hours.
agreement - where people or groups promise each other something
We have an agreement that if she gets an A in the class, I would take her to Disneyland.