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Phone, charger and Wi-Fi in English

Ana's phone dies at the Blue Plate. She needs a charger, and she needs the Wi-Fi.

Dee knows the password by heart. Murray offers a charger from a coat pocket, then cannot find it.

By the end, you'll say your phone is dead, ask for a charger, and ask for the Wi-Fi password.

You'll also talk about slow internet, a hotspot, and a phone that works again.

By the end of this lesson

Ask for a charger, ask for Wi-Fi, and fix common phone trouble.

  • My phone is dead.My phone has no battery left.
  • Can I borrow a charger?Can I use your charging cable for a bit?
  • What's the Wi-Fi password?What word do I type to use the Wi-Fi?
  • The internet is really slow.The internet is taking too long.
  • I'll turn on a hotspot.I'll share my phone's internet with you.
  • It's working now.It started working again.

Scene — a dark phone

Later that day at the Blue Plate. Ana sits at the counter with a dark phone in her hand.

Dee is already watching, coffee pot in hand. Murray sits on two stools and starts to search his coat.

The jukebox by the door stays quiet. His coffee is still unfinished.

Ana sits at the counter with her dark phone as Dee watches and Murray searches his coat from two stools.

Learn — charger and Wi-Fi

Six short lines cover a dead phone, a charger, and the Wi-Fi password.

You'll also get slow internet, a hotspot, and a line for when it works again.

  1. Ana looks down at the fully dark phone in her hand.

    My phone is dead.

    My phone has no battery left.

    When to use it: Say this when your phone has no battery left.

    Dead here means the battery is empty, not that someone died.

  2. Ana turns toward Dee and holds out her dark phone while asking for a charging cable.

    Can I borrow a charger?

    Can I use your charging cable for a bit?

    When to use it: Ask this when you need someone's charging cable.

    Borrow means you use something and plan to give it back.

    Say it: Can and I can link.

  3. Ana asks Dee what word to type for the Wi-Fi as her phone charges.

    What's the Wi-Fi password?

    What word do I type to use the Wi-Fi?

    When to use it: Ask this when you want to use the Wi-Fi.

    What's is a contraction. Learn it as one piece.

    Say it: The stress is on Wi.

  4. Ana waits over her phone as the internet connection takes too long.

    The internet is really slow.

    The internet is taking too long.

    When to use it: Say this when pages take too long to load.

    Really makes slow stronger. It means very slow.

  5. Murray offers to share his phone's internet with Ana while his charger remains missing.

    I'll turn on a hotspot.

    I'll share my phone's internet with you.

    When to use it: Say this when you will share your phone's internet.

    I'll is a contraction. It means I will.

    Say it: I'll sounds like one short piece.

  6. Ana's phone is working again as she thanks Dee.

    It's working now.

    It started working again.

    When to use it: Say this when the phone or internet works again.

    The -ing form shows it is happening now.

Story — pockets and passwords

Watch Ana's dead phone at the counter. Dee has the password. Murray cannot find a charger.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned.

  1. Ana sits at the counter. Her phone screen is black.
  2. AnaExcuse me.you say this to get someone's attention
  3. DeeWhat is it, hon?She asks what the problem is.
  4. AnaMy phone is dead.My phone has no battery left.
  5. DeeIt's the battery, hon. Not a funeral.The phone needs power, not a funeral.
  6. AnaCan I borrow a charger?Can I use your charging cable for a bit?
  7. MurrayWell, I have one in a pocket. Give me a second.He will look for a charger in his coat.
  8. Murray searches his coat. He cannot find the charger.
  9. MurrayI can't find it.His charger is still lost in the coat.
  10. DeeHere, hon. Plug it in.She gives Ana her charger to use.
  11. Ana plugs the charger in. The phone lights up.
  12. DeeUse the Wi-Fi, hon.She wants Ana to try the diner internet now.
  13. AnaWhat's the Wi-Fi password?What word do I type to use the Wi-Fi?
  14. DeeCoffeeplus. I know it by heart.She says the Wi-Fi word from memory.
  15. AnaThe internet is really slow.The internet is taking too long.
  16. MurrayI'll turn on a hotspot.I'll share my phone's internet with you.
  17. The hotspot is on. Murray still cannot find his charger.
  18. AnaIt's working now. Thank you.It started working again, and she thanks them.

Practice — dead or slow

Eleven quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, fill a gap, and build a line.

They stay tiny, so the round moves fast.

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  1. What did you hear?

  2. What does it mean?

    What's the Wi-Fi password?

  3. What do you say?

    Dee looks at you. You need her charging cable.

  4. Fill the gap

    The internet is taking too long.

    The internet is really ____.

  5. Build the line

    I'll share my phone's internet with you.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  6. Pick the reply

    Dee says:

    The charger is in, and the page loads quickly now. How is it, hon?

    The phone has power. Pages load fast. She asks if it is OK now.

    And you reply with:

  7. Swap the word

    Your phone has no power. Ask Dee for a charging cable.

    Can I borrow a ____?

  8. True or false?

    This line means your phone has no battery left.

  9. What do you say?

    Dee is busy with the coffee pot. You need her to look at you.

  10. Pick the reply

    Dee says:

    Here. Plug it in, hon.

    She gives you a charger to use.

    And you reply with:

  11. Put the chat in order

    1. AnaWhat comes first?
    2. Dee…
    3. Ana…
    4. Murray…
    5. Ana…

    Tap the line that comes next, or drag it into the chat.

Say it — say it at the counter

Now you're Ana at the diner with a dead phone. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap play first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. DeeYou look stuck, hon.She sees a problem and waits.
  2. Ana (you)Tell her the battery is empty.

    My phone is dead.

    My phone has no battery left.

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Recap — what you can say now

EnglishSimple English
My phone is dead.My phone has no battery left.
Can I borrow a charger?Can I use your charging cable for a bit?
What's the Wi-Fi password?What word do I type to use the Wi-Fi?
The internet is really slow.The internet is taking too long.
I'll turn on a hotspot.I'll share my phone's internet with you.
It's working now.It started working again.
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