In pairs, discuss the questions below:
How old were you when you got a mobile?
How much do you love your mobile phone?
Could you live without it?
To keep in touch with
Communicate with someone regularly
For example: We kept in touch for a while after college.
School bullies
Students who threaten to hurt someone, often forcing that person to do something
For example: Teachers usually know who the bullies are in a class.
To remove (v)removal (n)
To take something away from an object, group, or place
For example: Please remove your books from the counter.
Privilege
A special advantage possessed by a particular person or group
For example: Bad behavior can result in removal of mobile privileges.
Mobiles advantages
Offensive
Upsetting, causing offence, unpleasant
For example: He found her comments deeply offensive.
Cruel
Unkind, mean, intentionally causing pain
For example: I think it’s cruel to put a dog in a cage.
Her classmates made some cruel remarks.
To feel lost (without...)
To feel confused or not able to understand
To be beyond recovery or redemption; fallen or destroyed
For example: A teenager feels lost without a phone.
To permit
To allow something, or make something possible
For example: Playing loud music is not permitted after 10 pm.
To break the rule
Not to follow the rules, not to do what you are told to
Misbehave; disagree
For example: Teachers can take away phones if the rules are broken.
Call to make call(s) / to receive call(s)
The act of using the phone
For example: I received a call from an old college friend last night.
I've just got a couple of calls to make.
To disrupt
To throw into confusion or disorder
To interrupt the progress
For example: Our efforts in the garden were disrupted by an early frost.
The noise disrupted my nap.
To record
To store sounds or moving pictures using electronic equipment so that they can be heard or seen later
Free of charge
Without having to pay
For example: you can download the materials free of charge from our website.
Useful Tips for TRUE or FALSE Questions
Tip #1 – Watch out for negative words!
Qualifiers are words such as "sometimes," "frequently," or "often." These words are thrown into true false tests and will often make a statement TRUE. Don't assume because you see a qualifier that the answer is true, but look at it carefully and know that the answer is usually TRUE.
Useful Tips for TRUE or FALSE Questions
Absolutes are words such as “always”, “every,” “never”, and “most”. When you see absolutes, these true or false questions are almost always FALSE. Think about it: very seldom does something always happen or have every one involved.
Tip #2 – Absolutes and qualifiers can be tricky!
Tip #3 True false tests usually have more true answers
Useful Tips for TRUE or FALSE Questions
Here are some mobile phone facts. Read them through and decide whether you agree or disagree with them and explain why.
Two-thirds of 12-15-year-olds in the UK have a smartphone.
People in the UK send 50 text messages a week on average.
British 12-15-year-olds send an average of 200 messages a week.
British girls aged between 12 and 15 text more than boys of the same age group. Girls send 221 messages a week!
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