EY Y01 L28 Screentime

  1. Do you have a smartphone? If yes, when did you switch from having a flip-phone? What model do you use? Is it good? Why? If no, why not?
  2. Which carrier do you use? Are you happy with that carrier? Why?
  3. There are over a billion smartphone users in the world. Tell me about one thing people around the world do on their smartphones? Do you do that? Why?
  4. Doctors say we are spending too much time staring at computers, tablets and smartphones. Tell me about one thing you do with your 'screentime'?
  5. Do you believe you spend an unhealthy amount of time each week staring at a screen? Why?
  6. If you had a son, daughter, wife, husband, mother, father or friend who was getting too addicted to screentime, what would you do? Are smartphones hurting young people? Why or why not?

Question 1

Of course, I have a smartphone there is no way to survive today without one. I've never had a flip-phone they were never popular in the states. I remember having a Nokia as my first phone in 1996. I have an Iphone 8 now, I think. My wife gave it to me. It's good.

Question 2

We have a family plan with Softbank. I guess it's ok, but I'm not really sure.

Question 3

We do everything with our phones except for actually making a phone call. We use the internet, take photos, use Google Maps, shop online and play games.

Question 4

Doctors are obviously right, but sometimes we have no choice as we need to use our smartphones for work. I'm using mine right now to submit my EY composition. I'm very careful to not let my children use my cellphone.

Question 5

No. Not at all. I'm a generation Xer we didn't grow up with cellphones. I only use my phone when necessary. My train ride from Owada station to Yamato Yagi I look out the window at the beautiful landscape and enjoy Nara.

Question 6

Mmmmm. Tough question. My children already understand that they cannot use our cellphones. My wife works with a trading company from Australia so she has to work around the clock. I would never call her out for using her cellphone at any time of day or night. I expect the same from her.

Tough Vocabulary

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