I- Read the text and
answer
the
following
questions.
a) What is “nomophobia”?
You know the feeling – you have left your phone at home
and feel anxious, as if you have lost your connection to the
world. “Nomophobia” (short for no-mobile phobia) affects
teenagers and adults alike. You can even do an online test to
see if you have it. Last week, researchers from Hong Kong
warned that nomophobia is infecting everyone. Their
study found that people who use their phones to store, share
and access personal memories suffer most. When users were
asked to describe how they felt about their phones, words
such as “hurt’” (neck pain was often reported) and “alone”
predicted higher levels of nomophobia.
“The findings of our study suggest that users perceive
smartphones as their extended selves and get attached to
the devices,” said Dr Kim Ki Joon. “People experience
feelings of anxiety and unpleasantness when separated from
their phones.” Meanwhile, an American study shows that
smartphone separation can lead to an increase in heart rate
and blood pressure.
1-So can being without your phone really give you separation
anxiety? Professor Mark Griffiths, chartered psychologist and
director of the International Gaming Research Unit at
Nottingham Trent University, says it is what is on the phone
that counts – the social networking that creates Fomo (fear
of missing out).
“People don’t use their phones to talk to other people – we
are talking about an internet-connected device that allows
people to deal with lots of aspects of their lives,” says
Griffiths. “You would have to surgically remove a phone from
a teenager because their whole life is ingrained in this
device.”
Griffiths thinks attachment theory, where we develop
emotional dependency on the phone because it holds details
of our lives, is a small part of nomophobia. For
“screenagers”, it is Fomo that creates the most separation
anxiety. If they can’t see what’s happening on Snapchat or
Instagram, they become panic-stricken about not knowing
what’s going on socially. “But they adapt very quickly if you
take them on holiday and there’s no internet,” says Griffiths.
Deliberately separating from your phone by turning it off or
leaving it at home can reduce dependency and anxiety.
Griffiths says the criteria for phone addiction include it being
the most important thing in your life, building up the time
you spend on it, withdrawal symptoms, using it to de-stress
or to get excited. Your phone-use also needs to compromise
relationships or work and provoke inner conflict – you know
you should cut down, but can’t. Few people, Griffiths says,
fulfill these criteria. But surely many of us experience some
of them.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/28/does-phoneseparation-anxiety-really-exist?
b) Who does nomophobia affect?
c) Which users are most affected?
d) What feelings do users have when
deprived of their mobiles?
e) What is FOMO?
f)
What can people do to reduce
phone dependency?
II-
TRUE or FALSE?
a) Nowadays, people can test their
phone dependency online. _____
b) Only teenagers are affected by
nomophobia. _____
c) Users consider their smartphones
as parts of themselves. _____
d) Being apart of our smartphone
causes a feeling of relief. _____
e) People
use
their
smartphones
mostly to chat with their relatives
and friends. _____
III- Find words with the same
meaning.
a) alerted
___________________
b) discovered __________________
c) keep ___________________
d) uneasiness _________________
e) deep-rooted ________________
f) signs _____________________
4
IV- Match the expressions to the phone
5
6
7
8
9
parts.
a) USB charger/access port
b) Receiver front microfone
3
c) Status bar
2
d) Back key
10
e) Rear microphone
f) Volume buttons
g) Home button
h) Menu key
i) iSight camera
j) LED flash
k) APP icons
1
15
12
14
11
l) Ring/silent switch
m) Face time camera
13
n) Power/lock key
How do people feel
when
they
misplace
their phone?
o) Multi-touch display
V- How do people feel/behave in these
situations? Use the words from the left.
1- Mobile phones keep us _______________
2- Are you ___________ to your smartphone?
3- With email and technology at fingertips, many companies expect
employees to stay _____________ all day.
4-
Sarah lost her phone, and now she feels so _______________
, so ________________! She is ___________________ .
5- Women feel more __________________ than men when they
lose their smartphones.
6- My roomate is _____________ checking for missed calls, emails
and texts.
7- Do you feel ______________ when your mobile battery life gets
low?
8- The lack of security of most smartphones is really ___________ .
9- This morning my sister couldn’t find her mobile, and suddenly
she started _______________, and feeling _____________ . Then
she had a ___________ attack. When my mother found it, and gave
it to her, she felt ______________ .
10- Many people feel ________________ without constant access to
information through their smartphone.
11- A study found that about 58% of men and 47% of women
suffer from the phobia, and an additional 9% feel ___________
when their mobile phones are off.
IV- Match the expressions to the phone
IIa)
b)
c)
d)
e)
IIIa)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
True
False
True
False
False
parts.
a) USB charger/access port 14
b) Receiver /front microfone 5
c) Status bar 6
d) Back key 11
Warned
Found
Store
Anxiety
Ingrained
Symptoms
e) Rear microfone 8
f) Volume buttons 2
g) Home button 13
h) Menu key 15
i) iSight camera 7
j) LED flash 9
k) APP icons 12
l) Ring/silent switch 3
m) Face time camera 4
n) Power/lock key 10
o) Multi-touch display 1
V- How do people feel/behave in these situations? Use words from the left.
1- Mobile phones keep us connected.
2- Are you addicted to your smartphone?
3- With email and technology at fingertips, many companies expect employees to stay connected all
day.
4-
Sarah lost her phone, and now she feels so terrible, so detached! She is restless .
5- Women feel more panicked than men when they lose their smartphones.
6- My roomate is obsessively checking for missed calls, emails and texts.
7- Do you feel anxious when your mobile battery life gets low?
8- The lack of security of most smartphones is really worrying .
9- This morning my sister couldn’t find her mobile, and suddenly she started sweating, and feeling
dizzy. Then she had a panick attack. When my mother found it, and gave it to her, she felt relieved.
10- Many people
feel
uncomfortable
without
constant
access to information
through
their
smartphone.
11- A study found that about 58% of men and 47% of women suffer from the phobia, and an
additional 9% feel stressed when their mobile phones are off.