[00:00.95]Mobile phone functions are also being used [00:03.38]in schools. [00:04.90]In France, schools are using mobile phones [00:06.82]for exam revision. [00:08.45]In Australia, Brisbane University [00:10.52]is using SMS to help foreign students [00:12.81]learn English. [00:14.62]Information that explains grammar is sent [00:16.85]to their mobile phones between lectures. [00:19.78]In China,the BBC has teamed up with Sina.com [00:23.60]to probide English learners with similar [00:25.82]opportunities so that they can learn English [00:28.36]while traveling to work. [00:30.96]What of the future?It has been predicted that [00:33.23]mobile phones might soon replace our wallests. [00:36.47]For example,instead of hading over cash [00:38.88]to pay for groceries, [00:40.42]our mobile phones would be scanned [00:42.38]and the cost added to our next phone bill, [00:45.40]the idea that in the future we won't [00:47.04]need to carry money seems crazy, [00:49.42]but 80 years ago,the idea that you could walk [00:51.92]out of your house with your phone in your hand [00:54.34]probably seemed more crazy! [00:56.60]Mobile phones have become a major part of [00:58.99]our lives and one wonders what [01:00.80]the next technological advance will be. [01:02.38]