Task 4: "Mobile phone TV begins in Japan"

Mobile phone users in Japanese cities can now watch digital TV on compatible mobile phones for the first time.
The service is not the world's first, but it has the potential to be the biggest, by reaching more subscribers than in any other country.
Finding new phones in Japanese shops has proved difficult as only limited quantities have been produced so far.
Japan's 90m mobile phone users can already play video games, send emails and check websites on tiny handsets.
The new service has been carrying test transmissions for several months and will remain free while mobile operators assess its potential and the number of subscribers.
Broadcasters Nippon Television, Fuji Television and TV Asahi are among the companies which have signed partnerships with mobile operators.

'Preparing specific content'
"In the short-term, digital terrestrial broadcasting on mobiles with the same programming as normal televisions will be of little interest for us," said Masao Nakamura, the CEO of Japan's top mobile operator NTT DoCoMo.
"But we are getting ready by preparing new specific content for the service that could come into use later when new channels are available."
Japan's major mobile carriers say sales of compatible phones have been good, but they have not yet disclosed any figures.
Subscribers can watch up to nearly three hours of uninterrupted television with a normal battery.
1. What do you think about mobile-phones with all these gadgets included? Are they really useful?
2. Name all the functions that a mobile phone can have included nowadays.
3. Find the meaning of these following words:
reaching; assess; broadcasters; partnership; available; disclosed.
Remember, the deadline will be on Friday, April 14th.

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

1. What do you think about mobile-phones with all these gadgets included? Are they really useful?
2. Name all the functions that a mobile phone can have included nowadays.
3. Find the meaning of these following words:
reaching; assess; broadcasters; partnership; available; disclosed.
Remember, the deadline will be on Friday, April 14th.

Marcelo Valverde said...

wow! are more function to the phones!!?? mi phone don't have no one, just can call and write messages. but are another phones which have camera, recorder, pictures, flashs, radio, and another things. I just request wich all that extra functions lest means which in a future we couldn't call fop the telephones...

marcelo vlaverde 3ºe

Anonymous said...

hi teacher:
I think that mobile-phones is very good but that when go e arrive with all this tecnology
but for now it is good.
it can have some funtions: cameran, videos, plays, internet, radio, to send e-mail and some much.
other day I'll send the meanings.
good bye.
melissa arellano.

Anonymous said...

it seems to me that it is a good idea from them, can be utiles for any person who this interesting, which can have including I telephone cellular is the Internet and the television and the words are: el alcanzar; determine; locutores; sociedad; disponible; divulgado.

Anonymous said...

hi!!!!!!!!
really is so interesting for my....is aseful, but some peolple have that movile-phone only for fun. because today have movile-phone is on fashion.
well...first, the movile-phone have...radio, infrared, digital camera, video conference, chat, internet wap, etc....
that are the words...reaching-alcanzar ; broadcasters-locutor ; partnership-sociedad ; available-disponible ; disclosed-divulgado.

that is all....bye teacher....see ya!!!!!!! xD

Anonymous said...

Hello Teacher:
I think that only some things are really necesary, the more important is to to talk whit others persons, the games and TV are only for enjoy, but It isn't bad.
The functions that a mobile phone can have are: to play games, to send e-mails and messages, to visit web, to talk, to download music, to listen radio, to watch TV and that.
The meanigs:
Reaching= alcanzar
Asses= valorar
Broadcasters= locutores
Partnership= asociación
Available= disponible
Disclosed= revelar
See ya...

Anonymous said...

yes sure, i think that the gradbage of the new mobile phone is very cool and all people want have a new mobile phone.
the funcions new:
video,photo,real music,internet,etc.
assess:determinar
broadcaster:locutor
partnership:sociedad
available:disponible
diclosed:dibulga

Anonymous said...

Hi teacher:
here eventually I send.
The meaning:
Reaching:alcanzar
Asses:valorar
broadcaters:los locutores
partership:la asociacion
available:disponible
disclosed:revelar
finally finish the homework.
good bye.
Melissa arellano 3°D

Anonymous said...

Hi teacher.
1)There mobile phone are very good for carry all function in a only mobile phone and entertaiment in all moment.
2)Camera,internet,mp3,radio fm,recorder,ringtones and more
3)assess:determinar-broadcaster: locutor-partnership: sociedad- available: disponible- disclosed: expandió

Anonymous said...

1.THINK WHAT ALL THESE GRAUGETS INCLUDED ARE PANT OF ONE AMUSEMENT BUT, IN THE PERSONAL THING I DO NOT LIKE THAT.
I PREFER THE SIMPLE THING AND PRACTICE.

2.INCLUDED NOWADAYS:MAINLY INTERNET, THIS REVOLUTIONICES.THE COLOR OF THE SCREEN , HIGH VOICE AND NOT MORE KNOW.

3.REACHING=ALCANZANDO
ASSESS= EVALUE
PANTNENSHIP= LA SOCIEDAD
AVAILABLE=DISPONIBLE
DISCLOSED= DESCUBIERTO

Anonymous said...

hello teacher.
1) first. I think that this modern mobile-phones and its accessories are not necessary , because the objetive of this is obtain the communication.
2) second, the functions are camera, send e-mails, send messages , games, calculator, internet , radio fm and more
3)third , reaching: alcanzar
assess: determine o determinar
broadcasters: locutores
parnership: sociedad
available: disponibilidad
disclosed: divulgado

Anonymous said...

1)I think that with all this technology these telephones mobiles can be exploited all over the world and also can be useful for all people.
2) radio , digital camera, mp3, internet, download from internet music and rington, watch tv, etc
3)reaching: alcanzarlo
assess: determinar
broadcasters: locutores parnership: sociedad
available: ddisponoble
disclosed: divulgar

Anonymous said...

1-I believe that today in day to have teleofno already is(am) of house or mobile it(he,she) is very imortante and especially if they have appliances included by which helps us report of the way maseasily and rapidly possibly
2-funciones of the today telephone in day: internet,digital chamber(camera),infrared,video games,chat,etc. 3-disclosed=descubierto,divulgado. available=disponible broadcasters= locutores reaching= alcanzar partnership=la sociedad good bye teacher.

Anonymous said...

1-. I think that the cellular ones are not it but important, but help a lot because they can locate you in any place, although they don't have to be very "attractive"

2-. the MP3, the internet, video, digital camera, radio, games, tv and much more.

3-. reaching = alcanzando
assess = evaluar
broadcasters = programadoras
partnership = sociedad, asociación
available = disponible
disclosed = descubierto

Anonymous said...

i think that the mobile-phones are very important nowadays because with them we can comunicate.i think that the mobile-phones dont need so much gadgets. nowadays a mobile-phone can have included digital tv, mp3, games, access to internet, etc.

reaching = alcanzando
assess = tasar, imponer, fijar
broadcasters = locutores
partnership = asociacion,sociedad
available = disponoble,util,
disclosed = descubierto

Anonymous said...

Andres opazo 3ºd : i think the mobile-phones are very interesting with all these gadgets included.i think they are very useful.
play video games ,send emails , check websites on tiny handsets.
reaching:alcanzar,assess:evaluar,broadcasters:locutores,partnership:sociedad,available:disponible,
disclosed:revelado.
GOOD BYE TEACHER.

Anonymous said...

hi teacher, i think that this tecnology in the cell phones is very interesting and is very good that we can do all this actions with a little cell phone. is very useful.
in a little cell phone we can play videogames, send e-mails, view websites, download ringtones and images, listen music, take photos and now, watch Tv :P

reaching: alcanzar
assess: evaluar, determinar, fijar.
broadcasters:programadores, locutores.
partnersship: sociedad.
available: disponible
disclosed: revelado, descubierto, divulgado.

bye :)

Anonymous said...

hi teacher:

-I find that they are not those things necessary, right now than the principal use that he is given to the cellular music the calls than, the rest is in order to fun
- Internet wap, digital camera, infrared, interactive games, radio, video, etc.

reaching: alcanzarlo
Asses= valorar
Broadcasters= locutores
Partnership= asociación
Available= disponible
Disclosed= revelar

bye

Anonymous said...

1st I think that all the gadgets included in the mobile-phones are necessary, it facilitates our life, because when we needed something for example: an calculator the cell phone have it & we can use it.

2nd camera, internet, sound recorder,music (mp3),games,etc...

3rd reaching:alcanzar;
assess:determine;
broadcasters:locutores;
partnership:sociedad;
available:disponible;
disclosed:divulgado.

Anonymous said...

1)i thik that all this gadgets in the mobile phones are very useful
on the actuallity.
2)Internet wap, digital camera, infrared, interactive games, radio, video, etc.
3)reaching: alcanzando
Asses= valorar
Broadcasters= locutores
Partnership= asociación
Available= disponible
Disclosed= revelado

see ya!!