“What do teens want?

Tech, tech and more

tech.” For teens, "as long
as it's technology, it's
what's hot," says Tina
Wells, chief executive of
Buzz Marketing Group.

Today’s teens live in a world enveloped by new

communication technologies. The Internet, mobile
phones, MP4 players … have become a central force
that fuels the rhythm of their daily lives.
Sometimes, teens forget “there’s life beyond the
screen,” researchers say.

What do you think? Is there life beyond the

screen? In 120-150 words, write an opinion
essay about the impact of New Technologies
on teens’ lives. The information below might
be useful to you.

 Doing different things using the same
electronic gadget (calling your friends,
texting, listening to music, playing games…)
 Communicating with people all over the
world
 Communicating without leaving home
(through emails, blog entries and text
messages)
 Chatting with our friends/ relatives
 Watching/Downloading videos, movies,
music…
 Listening to music
 Sharing information, photos, videos with
the rest of the world
 Searching for information (it’s easier and
faster than going to the library)
 Getting help with homework
 Calling for help in case of an emergency
Improving your English/ Learning foreign
languages
 Paying bills
 Playing online games
 Doing online shopping
 Multi-tasking
 e-learning (taking online courses)
 An obstacle to communication
 A false way of socializing
 A waste of time since you can’t
really trust anyone
 No time for family and friends (the
end of family life)
 Less face-to-face meetings
 Isolation
 A distraction (in your life: you spend
too many hours on it instead of doing
homework, studying, enjoying other
hobbies/ at school: you aren’t able to
concentrate)
 No time for other important
activities (reading, doing physical
exercise, going to the movies…)
 Not getting enough sleep
 A bad impact on school performance
 Developing health problems
THANK YU!
HAVE A NICE DAY!