{"id":3101,"date":"2016-03-09T10:49:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T08:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=3101"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:29:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:29:01","slug":"ringxiety-whose-phone-is-ringing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2016\/03\/ringxiety-whose-phone-is-ringing\/","title":{"rendered":"“Ringxiety”: Whose Phone is Ringing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever had the experience that somebody’s phone is ringing and you just needed to know where it was coming from? This article will tell you more about a condition coined “ringxiety”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article below and be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cellphones have become a fifth limb for most people. The phone allows everyone to remain connected to friends and family, check e-mail and the Internet, and listen to music or watch TV. In other words, they have become\u00a0essential, much like an arm or a leg. The invention has simplified our lives in many respects, but made them more complicated in other ways, too. One\u00a0byproduct\u00a0is an always turned on state of\u00a0vigilance. Just who might be trying to contact us?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That feeling of expectation is a recent phenomenon, as the number of cellphone users grows each and every year. Experts and media are calling it “ringxiety,” a term\u00a0coined\u00a0by a doctoral student named David Laramie. Laramie is a sufferer of ringxiety, and TV advertisements, songs on the radio, even running water can\u00a0ignite\u00a0it. And he’s not alone. Most people suffer from the\u00a0affliction–perhaps even you. Have you ever stood in a crowded place, heard someone’s phone ring, and reach for yours, too? Ringxiety also applies to when you imagine that the phone is vibrating.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A look at any number of Internet discussion boards will uncover a thread or two on the topic. Some people simply point out that ringxiety is a result of the modern world. Others claim that TV and radio broadcasts purposefully trigger ringxiety, and so it’s a form of mind control.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ringxiety is not yet an officially recognized illness, and it may sound like\u00a0quackery. But there is some truth behind the\u00a0concept. Scientists explain that the human ear is especially sensitive to frequencies between 1,000 and 6,000 hertz.\u00a0Phantom\u00a0rings are easily triggered because the tones of cellphones fall within this range, as do so many other, everyday sounds like babies crying or sirens\u00a0wailing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: headsupenglish.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. How would you explain “ringxiety”? Have you ever suffered from it?
3. Do you agree or disagree that cellphones are a nuisance, and should be gotten rid of. Why?
4. How have cell phones changed society? Why do you think so?
5. What other inventions are dangerous, or have caused health problems?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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