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
2. I do not drink coffee in the evening. I drink coffee in the morning.
3. Is your friend doing his homework now?
4. Does your friend go to school in the morning?
5. Look! The baby is sleeping.
6. The baby always sleeps after dinner.
7. My grandmother doesn't work. She is on pension.
8. My father isn't sleeping now. He is working in the garden.
9. I usually get up at seven o'clock in the morning.
10. What is your sister doing now? — She is washing her face and hands.
11. When do you usually come home from school? — I come at three o'clock.
12. Where does your cousin work? -- He works at a hospital.
13. Does your sister study at an institute? - No, she studies at school.
14. My cousin goes to school every day.
15. My mother is not playing the piano now.
She plays the piano in the morning.
My mum is like a bee - Моя мама как пчёлка,
Because she's as busy as she can be - потому что она трудолюбивая.
My dad is like an ox - мой папа как бык,
Because he's strong and he can box - потому что он сильный и умеет боксировать.
My sis is like a mouse - моя сестрёнка как мышка,
Because she's quiet in the house - потому что она сидит тихонько дома.
My granny is like a snail - моя бабушка как улитка,
Because she's slow and can't send an email
- потому что она медлительная и даже не умеет отправлять электронные письма
But I am like a mule - ну, а я как осёл,
Because I'm stubborn but really cool! - потому что я упрямый, но реально классный!