English Unlimited HAK/HUM 3, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM (mit Handelskorrespondenz)

22 Good communication? 02 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN Discussing an issue Answer the questions together. 1 How many phone calls do you make and receive every day? What about text messages? 2 How often do you check your emails at home? What about at school? 3 Do you have internet access/an intranet system at school? Do you find it useful? Read this extract from an article and discuss the questions. 1 Do you agree with the study that young people are addicted to their phones? 2 Can you think of any solutions to the problem? READING 18 19 According to a study carried out by the University of Maryland, mobile phones are central to young people’s lives. In the ‘World Unplugged Project’ more than 1,000 students from countries around the globe tried to go without a mobile phone for 24 hours and monitor their feelings. Over half of the students did not manage to stay ‘unplugged’ for the whole day; those who went without digital technology reported withdrawal symptoms, like feelings of insecurity and distress and physical symptoms like heart palpitations. „ey had to admit that they were addicted to their phones, which psychologists call their ‘security blanket’. You have discussed the study about mobile phone use in class and you decide to write an email to the newspaper which published it. You should: state whether you agree with the conclusion of the article. give reasons why you agree or don’t agree. suggest ways of using mobile phones sensibly. Write 120–150 words. Explore writing, A letter to the editor , p. 104. Listen to Eric and his mother discussing the new school policy on mobile phones. 1 What has the school decided to do? Why? 2 What does Eric say about the consequences of the school’s decision? Look at sentences 1–6 from the conversation. Which are arguments for the mobile phone ban? Which are against it? WRITING 20 LISTENING 21 TCD 1/09 VOCABULARY 22 Speculating about consequences Your school is banning mobile phones and music players. Work in two groups. Group A, you’re in favour of the ban. Group B, you’re against it. Think of at least three reasons to support your point of view. Think about the language you need to: give your opinions I’d say … There’s no harm in … It’s important to … speculate about consequences It might help us to … It’ll cause … Get together in A/B pairs and discuss the issue. a SPEAKING 23 b c 1 We’ll have to look up new words in a book. 2 It’ll take longer to do everything. 3 It might actually help you to concentrate. 4 You’ll be able to focus on your work. 5 It might be nice to talk to your classmates. 6 I think it’ll cause problems. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv