P10 Week 1 Mobile phone usage

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION

aka ENGLISH

Today's plan

1. Pars
2. Mobile phones

I think I’m in love with my smartphone.

I think I’m in love with my smartphone.

I’ve never felt this way before.

I used to be lonely without it.

I don’t feel alone anymore.

My phone is my constant companion.

It loves to just hang out and play.

As long as I plug it in nightly,

it charms and delights me all day.

It likes to play music and movies.

It never says no to a game.

It answers my questions so sweetly.

Without it, life isn’t the same.

I hope you don’t misunderstand me

or think that I’m some kind of freak,

but I fell in love with my smartphone,

so we’re getting married next week.

 — Kenn Nesbitt

1. Do you have a smartphone? What brand is it?
   
2. In your opinion, which company makes the best smartphones?
   
3. What is the biggest benefit to owning a smartphone?
   
4. What is the biggest danger that comes from owning a smartphone?
   
5. How long do you spend on your phone every day?
   
6. What do you use your smartphone for?
   
7. How old should a child be before they receive a smartphone?
   
8. Should smartphones be banned (verboden) from schools?
   
9. Can smartphones be used in education? In what way?
   
10. Do you ever pay for things using a smartphone? Are you comfortable with this?
    
11. What is the most interesting app you have ever used on a smartphone?
    
12.  Do you find it worrying that your smartphone tracks your location?
13.  Do you worry that someone could spy on you through your smartphone camera?
14.   How do you feel when a friend or relative looks at their phone while speaking to you?
15.   Do you think smartphones will get bigger or smaller in future?
16.  What do you think smartphones will be able to do in ten years' time?

What is important?

It would be better if mobile phones were not allowed in the classroom.
Do you agree or disagree? Explain (in a paragraph)

Work in pairs and come up with your top 3 advantages of mobile phone usage.

Work in pairs and come up with your top 3 disadvantages of mobile phone usage.

If you could, would you change anything about your mobile phone usage?