Watch the Video
Should you be worried about your cellphone?
Vocabulary
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gadget
a small mechanical or electronic device or tool
Listening
Discuss the questions with your classmates or teacher. Play the video for a hint.
1.
How many people own a cellphone in the world?
About 6 billion people own a cellphone.
2.
How many people have access to a working toilet?
Around 4.5 billion people.
3.
What is looking down at you phone similar to?
It is similar too having a 8 year old child sitting on your neck.
4.
How many hours a day do people spend looking at their phone?
They spend about 4.7 hours per day on average.
5.
What percentage of people had myopia in the 1970s? How about now?
In the 1970s, a quarter of people had myopia. Now days, almost 50% have it.
6.
What is a compulsion loop?
Dopamine is released in the brain as a reward and encourages to you do the same activity again which causes the brain to release more dopamine.
7.
What is "nomophobia"?
Someone feels stressed because they don't have their phone.
8.
How can smartphones effect your sleep?
The blue light from smartphones can make it harder for people to fall asleep and also it can cause your brain to make less melatonin which is important for sleep patterns.
9.
How do smartphones help poor and minority populations?
Sometimes, smartphones are their only way to access the internet.
10.
What did a 2014 study on smartphones say?
It said that most people use smartphones for online banking, looking up medical information and searching for jobs.
Discussion Questions
Discuss the questions with your classmates or teacher.
Do you use your phone a lot?
What do you do before you go to sleep?
How's your eyesight?
Are your happy with your posture?
Do you ever play games on your phone?
Have you ever been addicted to a game?
How can some one stop their phone addiction?
Are phones more positive or negative for society?
How do younger and older people use phones differently?
Could you spend 1 week without a smartphone?
What will phones be like in the future?
Would you like to chat with the teacher about this topic?
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