- Look at the following cartoons. What do they have in common?
- How do you think your smatphone affects your life?
- What are the pros and cons of using smartphones? Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, or the other way about?
- Do you feel like you have to keep checking your phone when you're out?
- When you are out and your phone dies, what is your reaction?
- How disruptive are smartphones to a young person's social life?
- What is the biggest disadvatage of smartphones on society and social interaction?
- What makes smartphones so addictive in your opinion?
- Have you ever heard of the term "Nomophobia"? If so, share what you know about it with the class.
WATCH
- What exactly is nomophobia? Are any of the ideas discussed above mentioned in the video?
- What could be done to overcome nomophobia?
- Do you think you might be nomophobic? Take this quiz and find out!
MATCH UP THE COLLOCATIONS
How do the collocations above 👆 refer to the ideas expressed in the video?
FOLLOW UP: ESSAY WRITING (Cambridge First. B2)
In what
ways have smartphones affected our lives? Has this been a positive or negative
development?" (Write your essay 140-190 words)
Discuss:
- Access to information
- Relationships
- ____________ (Your own idea)
