4.3 Texting

4.3 Texting

Texting

Introduction

The subject of this double period is text messages.

  • Form groups of three or four pupils.

Discuss the following questions in your group:

  • Do you often send text messages?
  • In what situations do you call and in what situations do you prefer text messages?
  • Do you send more or less text messages than your parents?
Step activiteit
activity		 leerdoel
aim		 tijd
time
  introduction Find out what you already know. 10
Step 1 listening
Text messaging		 You can understand a conversation about text messages and answer questions. 15
Step 2 reading
Text messages		 You can understand a text about text messages and answer questions. 15
Step 3 vocabulary You can understand and use vocabulary about using telephones. 15
Step 4 grammar
Question tags		 You can understand and use question tags. 15
Step 5 speaking
Discussion about texting		 You can have a discussion about texting. 10
Step 6 writing
An essay about texting		 You can write an essay about texting. 15
Step 7 evaluation Reflecting on what you have learnt. 05

Step 1 - Listening

Text messaging
You are going to listen to Lindsay and Jake. They are talking about phone calls and text messages.

  • Read the statements.
  • Listen to the conversation.
  • Do the assignment.

Statements

  • Lindsay likes text messaging more than Jake.
  • Lindsay says that if she has just one question, she prefers to call.
  • Jake is a big talker.
  • Lindsay got her first phone four years ago.
  • Because people sent text messages to Lindsay she felt obligated to learn how to text message (back).
  • Jake text messaged faster in the past than now.
  • Lindsay’s father sometimes sends text messages.
  • Jake and Lindsay agree text messaging is a formal way of communication.
  • Lindsay and Jake agree that sometimes it is better to call someone.



Now listen and answer the following questions. When you answer a question, move on to the next one! Listen as many times as you want.

Step 2 - Reading

Texting teens

You are going to read a text about teens and phones.

  • Read the text.
  • While reading, think about the following question:
    • In hoeverre komt de conclusie van deze tekst overeen met die van de luistertekst hiervoor?

Texting Teens

Who owns a cell phone? If you look around you, the answer seems to be everybody – and it nearly is among young adults 18-29 years old. In fact, 96% of young adults own a cell phone. You might wonder: Do they really have that much talking to do? Actually, it seems not so much. Young adults are very active texters, exchanging over 100 texts a day, and 3,200 texts a month. Other adults average only half as many texts.

And what about teens? Well, three-fourths of teens 12-17 years old own cell phones and they text even more than young adults do. That is, girls do: on average, they send 3,952 messages a month, while boys send ‘only’ about 2,815 messages a month. It won’t be surprising then that texting and picture taking are the most common ways that U.S. youth and young adults use their cell phones.

And although there’s a well-known stereotype of teens talking on the family’s landline and driving up the phone bill, talking on the telephone has actually declined most among teenagers. While teens still talk on the phone, they much prefer to send dozens of rapid-fire texts every day, carrying on a virtual conversation full of abbreviations. There’s even an abbreviation for “parent over my shoulder” (POMS)! To parents, this new language may seem like a secret code. In truth, perhaps it is a modern way of keeping teens’ private conversations private within public spaces.

Other than texting and picture taking, what are teens and young adults using their phones for? Music and games are popular, as is posting an update on socials, watching a video, reading the news, etc. Half of young adults have smartphones, as do one-third of teens, so they really have mini-computers at their fingertips. To teens and young adults this must feel like freedom—they can virtually go anywhere they want and still stay connected with family and friends!

(Naar: innovativepublichealt.org)

 

Do the exercise.

Step 3 - Vocabulary

To be able to do all the assignments correctly, you need to know some words and sentences.
For each theme there are word lists ready in StudioWozzol, with which you can practice:

Vocabularylist Texting
  • Study the vocabulary. (10 minutes)
  • Do the exercise.

Tip!
There are many ways to study vocabulary. You can read the words aloud or copy them. The most important rule is never to spend more than 10 minutes studying words. Every minute you spend longer is a waste of time.

Step 4 - Grammar

Question tags
Weet je nog hoe je in het Engels vragen stelt? En weet je nog hoe je een ontkennende zin maakt? Als je twijfelt, kijk dan nog even naar de volgende onderdelen uit de Kennisbank Engels.

Vragen stellen - simple present

Ontkenningen - simple present

Bestudeer nu uit de kennisbank Engels het onderdeel 'Question tags'.

Question tags

Maak nu de volgende twee oefeningen.

Voor extra uitleg klik op onderstaande link.

KB: Extra grammar explanation (and exercises) on question tags.

 

Step 5 - Speaking

Discussion about texting
You have read an article about text messages. Now you are going to discuss about it. You might want to read the article again to prepare yourself for the discussion.

Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile phones, tablets, desktops/laptops, or other devices.

The term originally referred to messages sent using the Short Message Service (SMS).

Young people now text so much they hardly ever talk to each other. Children and teenagers are much more likely to tap out a text than actually pick up their phone and call someone, research has shown. Texting has more than doubled since March 2002, and it's still rising.

Some of the most common reasons to text someone are to send a greeting or flirt. More than eight out of 10 young people admitted they preferred texting to actually speaking to friends and family. But only 14 per cent of people over the age of 55 said they chose texting over speaking.

As of 2017, text messages are used by youth and adults for personal, family and social purposes and in business. As with emailing, in the 2010s, the sending of short informal messages has become an accepted part of many cultures. This makes texting a quick and easy way to communicate with friends and colleagues, including in contexts where a call would be impolite or inappropriate (e.g., calling very late at night or when one knows the other person is busy with family or work activities).

Like e-mail and voice mail, and unlike calls (in which the caller hopes to speak directly with the recipient), texting does not require the caller and recipient to both be free at the same moment; this permits communication even between busy individuals.

Source: CBBC Newsround
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_messaging

Discuss the following questions in your group:

  • Do you think the article is true?
  • Why? Why not?
  • What have your learnt about texting from this article?

What are the advantages or disadvantages of texting?

Step 6 - Writing

An essay about texting
You have read an article about text messages and you also discussed the subject. Now you are going to write a small essay about texting.

Use the following prompts:

  • Explain what texting is.
  • Mention the advantages and disadvantages of texting.
  • Give your opinion about texting.

Ask your teacher how many words you have to use.

Step 7 - Evaluation

What have you learnt in this double period?
Answer the following questions:

  • What was the easiest part of this lesson?
  • What did you already know?
  • What was the most difficult part?
  • What was new to you in this lesson?
  • What do you have to ask your teacher?

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    2025-07-27 20:55:46
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