Tethered to Phones

B1 – Intermediate

Parents are concerned about the amount of time their teenage children spend in front of screens, while more others expressed concern about their own screen time.

Experts say parents have a big role in their kids’ screen habits and setting a good example is a big part of it.

https://www.voanews.com/a/study-teens-parents-tethered-smartphones/4539560.html

Discussion Questions:

1. Do you think people are too tethered to their phones? Why or why not?

2. How often do you use your cellphone?

3. Should parents set a good example to their children by showing lesser usage of cellphones?

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4 replies on “Tethered to Phones”

1. Do you think people are too tethered to their phones? Why or why not?
Yes, I think we are reaching a situation of “telephone dependency”, not only for adolescents but also for adults. The need to be connected is something that is becoming the most important thing in our daily lives, reducing personal relationships to a minimum.
2. How often do you use your cellphone?
I use my cell phone frequently, but I try not to stare at the screen permanently, I check my emails and messages at times but not permanently.
3. Should parents set a good example to their children by showing lesser usage of cellphones?
Yes, I don’t understand situations where a family is eating together at a table and everyone is looking at their phone without talking to each other and sometimes the most absurd, sending a message to each other on the phone instead of talking directly.
A good practice should be that at certain times in family life, phones should be disconnected.

You are doing great with your writing practice. Keep at it!

Here is how to write this sentence with better word choices:

I use my cell phone frequently, but I try not to stare at the screen permanently, I check my emails and messages at times but not permanently.

I use my cell phone frequently, but I try not to stare at the screen all the time. I check my emails and messages at times, but not around the clock.

Well done. Keep going with this exercise.

1. Do you think people are too tethered to their phones? Why or why not?

Yes , I think so.
Because people invest much time on phones than in for example reading a book , make a phone call. We are living in the Information Century , all is about consuming information with good and bad phone applications.

2. How often do you use your cellphone?

I think, in my opinion, i use it correctly.
Just to read email , send some messages , reading news , make some phone calls , listening UK radio stations etc.

3. Should parents set a good example to their children by showing lesser usage of cellphones?

Yes , they Should.
It’s is very important for children’s future.

Well done writing your answers. Be as detailed as you can when expressing your ideas.

Take a look at how to better write this sentence:

Because people invest much time on phones than in for example reading a book , make a phone call.

Because people invest too much time in their phones than in, for example, reading a book or making a phone call.

Keep going with this exercise!

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