## Introduction

The subject of this period is phone addiction.

- Form groups of three or four pupils.

Discuss the following questions in your group:

- How did people communicate with each other at a distance a hundred years ago? What about fifty years ago? How about when you were born?
- How did people communicate at a distance ten years ago? What about today?
- What do you think about the way communication systems have changed?
- Do you ever switch off your phone?

But you don't have to be able to do all this perfectly right away! If you take the following steps, you'll find out what you need to know!

Step | Activity | Aim | Time
|  | Introduction | Find out what you already know. | 10
Step 1 |  | Listening No phone | You can understand a song about telephones and answer questions about it. | 15
Step 2 |  | Reading Smartphone addiction | You can understand a text about smartphone addiction and answer questions about it. | 15
Step 3 |  | Vocabulary and irregular verbs | You can understand and use vocabulary about mobile phones. The irregular verbs: to blow, to break, to bring and to build. | 15
Step 4 |  | Grammar Simple Past, Present Perfect and Past Perfect | You can understand and use the Simple Past, Present Perfect and Past Perfect. | 10
Step 5 |  | Speaking What? | You can answer questions using the Past Perfect tense. | 10
Step 6 |  | Writing Telephone use | You can write an article about telephone use. | 20
Step 7 |  | Evaluation | Reflect on what you have learnt. | 5
|  | Extra Pay phone |  |