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Describe a simple technical problemصف مشكلة تقنية بسيطة

Digital life and technologyLesson 3 · A2 · 10 minutes

In this lesson

Name the device, the error, and what you tried.

The idea, simply

Describe exactly what you see instead of only saying It is broken. Use when to link the problem to its trigger: It freezes when I open the camera. Say what you tried with I tried ….

Examples

  • The app closes when I open it.

  • The screen freezes when I open the camera.

  • I tried restarting the phone.

Lesson words

  • errorخطأ
    An error appears.
  • restartيعيد التشغيل
    Please restart the device.
  • blankفارغ
    The screen is blank.
  • problemمشكلة
    The problem remains.

Lesson exercises

  1. Put the words in the correct order.
  2. Complete the gap: The screen is ___.
  3. Choose the correct English sentence.
  4. Which description helps support most?
  5. Name the device, the error, and what you tried.