They are harmful to your health. Mobile phones are particularly bad for children. The phone companies will tell you that they are safe. But remember they

Read the following text carefully.

A) Say who or what the following words refer to.

1. they --------------------------------------

2. they --------------------------------------

3. it --------------------------------------

4. them --------------------------------------

5. your --------------------------------------

6. this --------------------------------------

7. it --------------------------------------

B) Match the equivalent words.

a while	●	●	careful
harmful	●	●	secure
cautious	●	●	some time
safe	●	●	exhaustion
tiredness	●	●	release
emit	●	●	without wires
wireless	●	●	dangerous

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E) Topics for discussion.

1. Have you got a mobile phone?

2. How many hours a day do you spend talking on your mobile?

3. Could you do without it?

4. What’s your opinion about the subject raised in the text?

5. Have you ever felt some of the symptoms the text refers?

6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones?

7. Are you worried about radiation from your mobile phone?

8. At what age do you think you should be allowed to have a mobile phone?

9. What could happen if mobile phones were banned?

10. Does technology bring happiness to people’s lives?
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C) Say if the following statements are True or False. Correct the false ones.

1. The author of the text is against the use of technology.

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2. We should use mobile phones as much as possible.

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3. Scientists consider mobile phones shouldn’t be used by children.

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4. Scientists and phone companies’ opinion on mobile security diverge.

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5. Research claims smoking kills much more than mobile phone use.

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6. Electrical appliances in the bedroom are advisable.

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D) Answer the following questions about the text.

1. What’s the author’s position about the use of technology?

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2. Why do phone companies say mobile phone use is safe?

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3. Which symptoms may wireless cause in human beings?

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4. Why does the author advise us not to have turned on wireless gadgets in our bedrooms?

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5. Which possible hazard may excess use of mobiles cause?

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6. Which piece of advice does the author give at the end of the text?

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