SIOC Language Labs · Specialist Life & Culture · Reviewed with care · 9 August 2026

Phone, internet and everyday tech

Useful English for Wi-Fi, mobile data, apps, charging and common technology problems.

EnglishA2–B1Technology

Useful language for real life

What’s the Wi-Fi password?

Use it for: internet access

What’s the Wi-Fi password for guests?

My phone won’t charge.

Use it for: device problem

My phone won’t charge even with a different cable.

I’ve run out of mobile data.

Use it for: mobile service

I’ve run out of mobile data this month.

Could you send me the link?

Use it for: digital communication

Could you send me the link by message?

The app keeps crashing.

Use it for: software problem

The app keeps crashing when I try to upload a photo.

Helpful tip: Describe the problem simply: what works, what does not and what you have already tried.

Your turn

Choose two expressions that fit your own life. Say them aloud, then build one short situation around them. A useful sentence you can imagine saying is easier to remember than a long vocabulary list.

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SIOC Language Labs · Practice deeper

Go a little deeper

Use the language on this page in a situation that feels real to you. The aim is not to memorise a perfect script, but to build enough flexibility to respond, clarify and continue naturally.

Use it in context

Choose three expressions from the lesson. Put each one into a complete sentence, then change one detail such as the person, place, time, priority or problem. Notice which words must change and which part of the phrase stays useful.

Change one detail each time you repeat the activity. A small change forces you to choose language rather than simply recite it.

Mini dialogue

  1. Start with one clear statement or request from the lesson.
  2. Add one realistic response, question or complication.
  3. Reply again with one extra detail and finish by confirming what happens next.

Pronunciation & listening

Read the key phrases aloud at a natural pace. Mark the words that carry the main meaning and let the smaller grammar words stay lighter. Then listen for those same stressed words when you hear similar language in class, at work or in everyday conversation.

Make it yours

Say the exchange aloud twice. First keep it short. Then repeat it with a reason, preference, example or consequence. If you get stuck, reformulate with simpler words rather than stopping. That ability to keep the conversation moving is more useful than sounding perfect.

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