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Phone addiction?

Reflection

Do you think smartphones can be associated with any dangers? Go to the  on Moodle and add your ideas to create a collaborative mindmap.

After that, go to these websites and find out what it is mentioned:

Read the texts above and take notes. In class we will discuss if mobile phones create an addiction or we are using them inappropriately. You can add more ideas to the mindmap.

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Video listening: Vocabulary activity

Watch this video from Fox news.

Dr Romie. What SmartPhone addiction does to your brain. YouTube

The words and expressions below are from the video. Click on the arrows and choose the meaning of each one of them.

1. Dysfunctional relationship
2. Disrupt sleep 
3. Agitated
4. Moody   

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Digital Detox

In the previous video, we were given some pieces of advice. Have a look at the pictures and guess what they refer to.

Listening Comprehension:Multiple choice

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Listen to the recording Smartphone addiction and do the comprehension activity below: Choose the right answer according to what you hear.

https://www.skylanguages.com/download-view/smartphone-addiction/

1. The reason why we want to check our phones all the time is because

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a. it gives us pleasure.

b. we are very anxious.

c. we want to be constantly informed.

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2. Dopamine is released when

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a. someone contacts us.

b. we think someone needs us.

c. we touch the phone.

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3. Kids get more dopamine when they

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a. look at screens.

b. multitask.

c. multitask and check their screens.

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4. An attainable goal for teenagers when going out for dinner would be:

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a. placing their mobiles in the middle of the table

b. turning of their mobile phones.

c. using mobile phones only to pay.

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5. Another piece of advice for adults is:

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a. breaking with technology and learn to inteact without it.

b. checking mobile phones only for 10 minutes and put them away.

c. putting mobiles phones away for 10 minutes every day.

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