De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
You are going to read a text about smartphone addiction.
Read the text and do assignment 1.
Read the text again and do assignment 2.
Facebook and Twitter fuel iPhone and BlackBerry addiction, says Ofcom.
Regulator says half of British teenagers and 25% of adults now have smartphones as sales outstrip regular mobiles.
Ofcom (the UK government communications regulator) says one in three adults, and most teenagers, classify themselves as highly addicted to their smartphones such as iPhones, Blackberrys and Androids.
Britons' appetite for Facebook and social networks on the go is driving a huge demand for smartphones - with 60% of teenagers describing themselves as "highly addicted" to their device - according to new research by the media regulator, Ofcom. Almost half of teenagers and more than a quarter of adults in the UK now own a smartphone, with most using their iPhone or BlackBerry to browse Facebook and email.
Smartphone sales outstripped sales of regular mobiles in the first half of this year as the enormous demand continues to rise. Just over half of the total 13.6m mobile sales from January to June 2011 were smartphones. Of the new generation of smartphone users, 60% of teenagers classed themselves as "highly addicted" to their device, compared to 37% of adults.
Ofcom surveyed 2,073 adults and 521 teenagers in March this year. The regulator defines teenagers as aged between 12 and 15, with adults 16-years-old and above. "Ofcom's report shows the influence that communications technology now has on our daily lives, and on the way we behave and communicate with each other," said James Thickett, Ofcom's director of research. "Our research into the use of smartphones reveals how quickly people become reliant on new technology - to the point of feeling addicted. As more and more people acquire smartphones, they are becoming an essential tool in peoples' social lives whether they are out with friends socialising or using Facebook on the move."
Facebook remains far and away the most popular website for mobile users, with users spending almost four times the amount of time socialising online than using Google or any other website. Unsurprisingly, multitasking teenagers said they were less likely to read books if they owned a smartphone.
The huge boost in smartphone sales has led to a 67% increase in mobile data use as phone users watched videos and sent emails on the go. Mobile operators, such as O2 and Vodafone, have been put under huge strain by the new load.
Despite being a nation of mobile addicts, Ofcom found that Britons are spending more time in front of the TV (four hours a day last year, compared to 3.8 hours in 2009). The new generation of broadband delivered by fibre-optic cables is now available for 57% of UK households - though just 500,000 have adopted it.
Those who own games consoles are most likely to use it for watching video content (22%), online gaming (22%), and watching DVDs (19%). Just over one in 10 said they browse the web via their games console, while 9% use it to watch BBC iPlayer. Britons sent an average of five text messages a day last year, contributing to a total of 129bn texts sent - up by 24% in 2009. Adapted from an article by Josh Halliday, The Guardian, Thursday 4 August 2011
Assignment 1
Copy and fill in the grid (on your own) and discuss the answers in your group.
What information do you get about: (use key words)
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Tip!
There are many ways to work on your vocabulary in Wozzol.
You can say or copy the words out loud.
Click in Wozzol on the red arrow for the different options.
The most important thing is that you don't do this for too long, because then you don't learn anything anymore.
In two 10-minute sessions you learn more than in half an hour.
Irregular Verbs
Check out the knowledge base below and study the following irregular verbs:
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Why did you say that?
You are going to see a number of questions.
Think of an appropriate answer for each one, using the catch words and phrases you are given. Make sure you are using the Past Perfect Tense.
Then enact the question and answer with a class mate.
Let a third person judge your answer (pronunciation and use of the Past Perfect Tense).
Repeat this process untill the three of you have answered all questions and the conversation goes smoothly. Example: Question: Why did you say 'Ouch'? Use: slap head Suggestion for answer: Because my class mate had slapped me on the head.
Question
Answer 1: use
Answer 2: use
Answer 3: use
Why did you say: „I am sorry.” to your friend?
drop his/her mobile
sit on his/her mobile
crush his/her mobile
Why did you say: „I am sorry.” to your teacher?
texting in lesson
sleeping during lesson
make a call while in class
Why did you say: „Thank you.” to your mother?
give treat
help homework
drive to school
Why did you say: „That is terrible!” to your friend?
ruin haircut
buy ugly coat
date teacher
Why did you say: „No way.” to a classmate?
ask money
propose to date
ask feet massage
Why did you say: „That is very nice of you.” to your classmate?
provide answers
massage your feet
let use phone
Why did you say: „Do not be stupid!” to your classmate?
suggest quit school
suggest jump window
suggest make homework
Why did you say: „I did not quite catch that,” whilst phoning?
not to listen
noisy neighbours
drop phone
Why did you say: „Don't do that again!” to your classmate?
drop your phone
top over drink
expose on Facebook
Why did you say: „That is all right.” to your friend?
propose leave early
suggest have drink
ask collaborate
Step 6 - Writing
Telephone use
You have read a text about Smartphone addiction in step 2, now you are going to write about the subject.
Open the file: Telephone use. Make a copy of the worksheet in your own account (File - Make a copy ...) or download the worksheet (File - Download as).
Introduce the subject.
Describe your own mobile phone use.
Describe your parents´ mobile phone use.
Conclude if you or your parents are addicted to mobile phones, or not.
Ask your teacher how many words you have to use.
Step 7 - Evaluation
Fill in the schedule and answer the questions below.
Activity
Fun
Boring
Easy
Hard
I already know this
New
Listening
Reading
Vocabulary
Grammar
Speaking
Writing
What have you learnt in this period?
Answer the following questions:
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Toelichting
Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor tweetalig onderwijs, leerjaar 1,2 en 3. Dit is thema 1 'Me and my phone'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Phone addiction. In deze les staat telefoonverslaving centraal. In de grammaticaopdracht worden de simple past, past perfect en de present perfect toegepast en de onregelmatige werkwoorden to blow, to break, to bring en to build worden besproken.
Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor tweetalig onderwijs, leerjaar 1,2 en 3. Dit is thema 1 'Me and my phone'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Phone addiction. In deze les staat telefoonverslaving centraal. In de grammaticaopdracht worden de simple past, past perfect en de present perfect toegepast en de onregelmatige werkwoorden to blow, to break, to bring en to build worden besproken.
The subject of this period is phone addiction.
What have you learnt in this period?
