Read the text and choose True/False: DOES PHONE SEPARATION ANXIETY REALLY EXIST? You know the feeling – you have left your phone at home and feel anxious, as if you have lost your connection to the world. “Nomophobia” (short for no-mobile phobia) affects teenagers and adults alike. You can even do an online test to see if you have it. Last week, researchers from Hong Kong warned that nomophobia is infecting everyone. Their study found that people who use their phones to store, share and access personal memories suffer most. When users were asked to describe how they felt about their phones, words such as “hurt’” (neck pain was often reported) and “alone” predicted higher levels of nomophobia.“The findings of our study suggest that users perceive smartphones as their extended selves and get attached to the devices,” said Dr Kim Ki Joon. “People experience feelings of anxiety and unpleasantness when separated from their phones.” Meanwhile, an American study shows that smartphone separation can lead to an increase in heart rate and blood pressure.“People don’t use their phones to talk to other people – we are talking about an internet-connected device that allows people to deal with lots of aspects of their lives,” says Griffiths. “You would have to surgically remove a phone from a teenager because their whole life is ingrained in this device.”Griffiths thinks attachment theory, where we develop emotional dependency on the phone because it holds details of our lives, is a small part of nomophobia. For “screenagers”, it is Fomo that creates the most separation anxiety. If they can’t see what’s happening on Snapchat or Instagram, they become panic-stricken about not knowing what’s going on socially. “But they adapt very quickly if you take them on holiday and there’s no internet,” says Griffiths.Deliberately separating from your phone by turning it off or leaving it at home can reduce dependency and anxiety. Griffiths says the criteria for phone addiction include it being the most important thing in your life, building up the time you spend on it, withdrawal symptoms, using it to de-stress or to get excited. *
1 Nowadays, people can test their phone dependency online.
True
False
2 Only teenagers are affected by nomophobia. *
True
False
3 Users consider their smartphones as parts of themselves *
True
False
4 Being apart of our smartphone causes a feeling of relief. *
True
False
5 Find the word with the same meaning according to the text: to alert *
to increase
to separate
to warn
to remove
6 Find the word with the same meaning according to the text: to store *
to extend
to connect
to get attached
to hold
The criminal was identified.
I ….. in Novgorod for three months and I'm enjoying life here very much.
в)have been
2)Fill in the gaps in the text with the correct forms of the verbs.
I've been working as a manager since I …. and I find It really interesting.
а)arrived
3)Fill in the gaps in the text with the correct forms of the verbs.
I'm living in a small Hotel at the moment, but I …. to a flat next week. I've asked a friend of mine to share it with me.
в)am moving
4)Fill in the gaps in the text with the correct forms of the verbs.
I'm learning Russian and l can already understand what people around me are talking about. "But I find it really difficult to speak Russian . I …. the course by the end of the year and hope I feel more confident with this language.
в)will have finished
5)Fill in the gaps in the text with the correct forms of the verbs.
You said you … to see me this Christmas.
г)were coming
6)Choose the right variant
When Mark arrived, the Johnsons … dinner, but stopped in order to talk to him.
а)were having
7)Choose the right variant
While Tom … a book, Marhta … TV.
в)was reading, was watching
8)Choose the right variant
The food that Ann is cooking in the kitchen … delicious.
а)smells
9)Choose the right variant
We called our friends in London yesterday to tell them about the reunion that we ….
в)were planning
10)Catherine is studying law at the university, and so …Nick.
г)is
11)I feel terrible. I think I … to be sick.
б)am going
12)My colleagues usually … four days a week, and tills week they … five days.
а)work, work
13)It … outside; I do not like to walk in such weather.
б)is raining
14)I … a very difficult day tomorrow. I need to prepare for the exam.
а)will have
15)At 10 o'clock in the morning on Wednesday Tom … a delegation in the office.
в)will be receiving