Why do we keep scrolling?

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

1. How many hours a day do you use your phone?
2. What do you check first in the morning?
3. Do you turn off notifications?
4. Which app do you use most?
5. Do you keep your phone near your bed?
6. Have you ever tried a break from social media?

Read each word and the example. Then say a sentence about your phone.

Choose the word that fits.

1. A short message on your phone that tells you something is new is a .
2. To move the page up or down with your finger is to .
3. The list of posts that an app shows you is called your .
4. A set of rules that chooses which posts you see is an .
5. Checking your phone first thing in the morning can become a .
6. Something that stops you from concentrating is a .
7. Games that are very hard to stop playing are called .
8. Many parents the time their children spend on screens.

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. a notification is a
   short message on a phonekind of foodlong book
2. a feed is the list of
   shops in a streetposts you see in an appbooks on a shelf
3. a habit is something you do
   only onceneverregularly
4. a distraction stops you from
   sleepingconcentratingeating
5. addictive =
   hard to stopeasy to forgetvery cheap
6. to unplug = to
   stop using devices for a timebuy a phoneturn on a television

Use these phrases to talk about rules and advice.

• You must...Ти мусиш...You must put your phone away during meals.
• I have to...Мені доводиться...I have to answer work messages.
• You mustn't...Тобі не можна...You mustn't use your phone in the exam.
• You don't have to...Тобі не обов'язково...You don't have to answer at once.
• You should...Тобі слід...You should switch off notifications.
• We're not allowed to...Нам не дозволено...We're not allowed to use phones in class.
• I ought to...Мені слід би...I ought to sleep more.
• You'd better not...Краще не...You'd better not scroll before bed.

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. The text says all people use phones exactly the same amount.
   TrueFalse
2. The inventor of infinite scroll has said that he regrets it.
   TrueFalse
3. All scientists agree that heavy phone use is an addiction.
   TrueFalse
4. Experts say you have to delete all your apps.
   TrueFalse
5. Some schools do not allow phones in lessons.
   TrueFalse

1. Why is it hard to resist notifications?
2. Should companies be forced to change the way apps work?
3. Is it fair for schools to ban phones?
4. What would you do with an extra hour a day?

Common mistakes: must is a strong obligation, mustn't is forbidden, and don't have to means it is not necessary. ✗ You mustn't come if you don't want → You don't have to come. ✗ I must to go → I must go. I have to go.

1. You
   musthave
   put your phone away during meals.
2. I
   have tomust to
   answer work messages.
3. You
   don't have tomustn't
   use your phone in the exam.
4. You
   don't have tomustn't
   answer at once; it isn't urgent.
5. You
   haveshould
   switch off notifications.
6. We
   don't allowedaren't allowed
   to use phones in class.
7. I
   ought toought
   sleep more.
8. You'd
   better notnot better
   scroll before bed.

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. You mustn't come if you don't want. →
2. I must to answer this message. →
3. She doesn't allowed to use her phone. →
4. You don't must use your phone here. →
5. We must not to be late. →
6. You ought switch off notifications. →

Answer in detail. Use must, have to, should, mustn't, don't have to and be allowed to.

1. What rules do you have about your phone?
2. What do you have to do every day that you don't enjoy?
3. What is forbidden in your workplace or school?
4. What don't you have to do now that you had to do as a child?
5. What should every person do to use the phone less?
6. Which rules are you not allowed to break at home?

Three people talk about their phones. Compare their views. Who is the most strict with rules? Who is the most relaxed? What rules would you make for yourself?

Your teacher will time you.

1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
2. Part 1: describe your habits with your phone.
3. Part 2: say what you have to do, what you must not do and what you don't have to do.
4. Part 3: give advice (should, ought to) and say what rule you will follow.

1. How often do you check your phone?
2. What do you have to do every morning?
3. What must you never forget?
4. What are you not allowed to do at work or school?
5. What should you do more often?
6. What don't you have to do on weekends?
7. Do you turn your phone off at night?
8. Have you ever deleted an app? Which?

1. Who in your family uses the phone the most?
2. Who sets the rules in your home?
3. Who do you call every day?
4. Who has to answer messages at night?
5. Who tells you to put the phone away?
6. Who is the most distracted person you know?

1. Should phones be banned at school?
2. Should young children be allowed to have phones?
3. Should apps have time limits by law?
4. Is it right to check your partner's phone?
5. Do we need the internet in order to be happy?