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On the telephone

A girl lying on a bed and using her phone

Look at the text messages and do the exercises to practise and improve your reading skills.

Instructions

Do the preparation exercise first. Then read the messages and do the other exercises.

Preparation

Do this exercise before you read.

Reading
Lucy
online

Hi Peter! Do u want 2 come 2 the cinema tonight?

15:14

Hi Lucy! What film?

15:17

Deathball 3. It looks really good. Come!

15:17

ok :) Meet u at the cinema?

15:18

No, meet @ my house at 5:45. Then we can take the bus 2 the cinema.

15:18

ok! c u later. =D

15:18

Worksheets and downloads

On the telephone - exercises1.36 MB
On the telephone - answers139.23 KB
On the telephone - text message273.38 KB
Discussion

How many text messages do you send each day?

Language level
A1 Elementary
Topics
text message
Average: 3.8 (32 votes)
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Comments

Submitted by db_dororo on Tue, 07/15/2025 - 12:00

I send a lot of messages every day and this is my bad habit. I am trying to get rid of it and talk to people in person

Submitted by trust on Mon, 08/05/2024 - 15:42

I don't have many friend

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Submitted by ambee on Tue, 06/04/2024 - 08:51

i talk alot w my bff zoe! >3<

Submitted by Talok12 on Mon, 02/19/2024 - 18:43

idk probable its like something 100

Submitted by Şöhret on Sat, 02/10/2024 - 08:50

I have a lot of friends and I send around fifty messages

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Submitted by cutegirlrobotman on Tue, 04/18/2023 - 06:36

i have cool phone so i send 100 million thousand message in day

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Submitted by Muhammad Hamay… on Tue, 12/06/2022 - 19:22

I have no phone so I have not sent any message

Submitted by ahgima099 on Tue, 08/23/2022 - 09:45

I sent a lot of message everyday. Mostly, I send my friend.

Submitted by Gorkem2006 on Thu, 06/09/2022 - 18:30

I don't text very often, I just send it to my close friends or family.

Submitted by JamieKirumato1795 on Mon, 03/14/2022 - 03:38

Well, I don't send messages too much. It's about between 5 and 8 messages!

Submitted by ExtremeBoka on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 03:25

I don't know the exact quantity, but I am sure they're a lot XDXD.

Submitted by Shizu_Diana5A on Thu, 02/10/2022 - 02:35

I send too many text messages to my family and friends. Always to know how they feel.

Submitted by Fenic on Fri, 10/15/2021 - 09:52

No, I don't send messages.
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Submitted by FlowerQueen on Mon, 08/30/2021 - 14:40

I send many messages every day, because I like communicating with messages. I write to my friends. I'm really fast in typing!

Submitted by mk on Sat, 08/07/2021 - 11:29

I send Between 4 and 6 messages evry day
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Submitted by Kostantinus on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 08:33

I prefer to send voice messages. It is faster. But if you mention very important information it is better you type it, because voice messages sometimes can be accidentally deleted.

Submitted by nimdini on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 14:48

I send few massages because I don't like messaging.

Submitted by nianhua on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 06:48

Submitted by Luna on Wed, 08/26/2020 - 14:59

I send a lot of text messages each day
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Submitted by IANPAUL on Tue, 07/14/2020 - 17:09

I send a lot of messages.

Submitted by pau_pau on Tue, 05/12/2020 - 16:17

I send a lot of messages, but I don't know how many actually.

Submitted by aixuexi123456 on Wed, 02/26/2020 - 07:24

I send just a few messages sometimes.

Submitted by Elife on Mon, 01/27/2020 - 00:27

I send a lot of messages to my friends and my family each day.

Submitted by Makam on Sat, 01/25/2020 - 21:12

I send about 20 text messages.

Submitted by Robothynot123 on Thu, 09/19/2019 - 04:12

So many :))) , I cannot count :))
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Submitted by empty on Sun, 07/07/2019 - 12:00

How many text messages do you send each day? 0 , because I don't have a mobile phone .

Submitted by staceychoi on Mon, 06/10/2019 - 15:04

I can't count it because I text a lot of message :)))

Submitted by Mills on Sun, 04/07/2019 - 03:22

what an interesting communication it is !

Submitted by anhutf on Fri, 04/05/2019 - 08:52

I send text messages so much each day

Submitted by DEEZNUTZ69 on Thu, 01/31/2019 - 07:50

Yes, i vedy gut. Send text 90 in 2 seconds becus im fast

Submitted by KoThura on Wed, 01/02/2019 - 03:41

Yes I send tax massage every day but not much.

Submitted by shopnobaz on Sat, 07/21/2018 - 16:14

I don't send message

Submitted by UrbaezEdith on Mon, 07/16/2018 - 17:19

a lot really, maybe more than fifty hundred

Submitted by mimi98 on Fri, 02/23/2018 - 14:12

good

Submitted by cris_guerra on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 18:03

thats good xd

Submitted by nikop1967 on Fri, 02/02/2018 - 14:14

good

Submitted by mimi98 on Fri, 02/02/2018 - 14:10

good

Submitted by Daka on Sat, 01/20/2018 - 07:22

Exciting!
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Submitted by Ahjeen on Mon, 01/15/2018 - 16:14

good ^3^
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