{"id":31895,"date":"2026-02-15T17:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T16:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=31895"},"modified":"2026-02-17T06:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T05:19:49","slug":"grandparents-screen-addicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/02\/grandparents-screen-addicts\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandparents Screen Addicts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although screen addiction is usually associated with younger people, many grandparents are now spending more time on their devices. They use smartphones and social media to stay connected and entertained. However, this growing screen use raises concerns about health, balance, and its impact on family life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video about the elderlies&#8217; growing obsession with screens and be able to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Why grandparents are the real screen addicts\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3I9Wnc78qvw?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does the phrase <strong>&#8216;clock up&#8217;<\/strong> mean? &#8220;<em>Older people <strong>clock up<\/strong> longer hours in front of the TV than younger people.&#8221;<\/em> Use it in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does the word <strong>&#8216;caveat&#8217;<\/strong> mean? <em>&#8220;There were studies in Japan showing that screen time was associated with less physical activity among the elderly and they came with <strong>caveats<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/em> Use the word in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does the idiom<strong> &#8216; lose one&#8217;s marble&#8221;<\/strong> mean? <em>Some people think that grandparents are <strong>losing their marbles<\/strong> because they spend so much time glued to their phones and tablets<\/em>.&#8217; Make a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is it that more elderlies are able to do less physical activities because of the screens or they&#8217;re spending more time on their screens because they&#8217;re less able to do physical activities? 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