Phone addiction lesson

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Phone addiction lesson

Learning objective

Planning

Starter

Vocab detective

Reading article

Listening

Independent vocabulary challenge

The 30-second challenge

How bad is your phone habit?

You leave your phone at home. What do you do?

A

I don't care

B

I feel a little uncomfortable

C

I immediately go back home

D

I will use someone else's phone

You are watching a film. Your phone vibrates.

A

I ignore it

B

I quickly check it

C

I have my phone on ''dnd''

D

I stop the film and answer

You check your phone and it says you have a screentime of 7 hours

A

That's fine

B

Wow, less than expected

C

That's a bit too much

D

How is that possible?!

Go on your phone and check your screentime. How much is it already and why?

Intro

Today we're going to look at why our phones are so difficult to put down and learn some new vocabulary along the way.

Vocab detective

What do these words mean? Don't use Google or Chatgpt!

1. polar opposites

2. addicted to

3. distracted

4. anxious

5. cut back on

6. convenient

7. relieve stress

8. binge-watch

9. in a rut

10. overuse

Reading - find the evidence

Find 10 vocabulary words in the text you find difficult /

do not understand yet.

For each word -> What does it mean here? -> What helped you?

Example:

Blunt -> speaking in a very direct way -> the sentence around it.

Also: What is the main problem discussed in the article?

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Listening

Listen for these words:

polar opposites
addicted
convenient
relieve stress
binge-watch
in a rut

What do you think?

Which word was easiest to understand from context?
Which word was hardest?

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What is the fragment about?

Look at the words again; are your first translations still correct?

Make it personal: Write 5 sentences using a new word

Exit ticket: The 30-second challenge

Option 1: Alone

Talk about your own phone habits for 30 seconds, while using atleast 3 vocab words.

Option 2: Duo

Interview someone for 1 minute about this topic, using 5 vocab words.

Record yourself using your phone and be ready to show me once you're done!