HEY YOU!

URN OFF THAT PHON

 WORDS TO PONDER:
ADVENT: n; arrival; appearance
ABUSE: v; use wrongly or improperly
OBLIVIOUS; unaware
CHATTER: v; to talk fast
SKYROCKET: v; increase suddenly
WORSHIP: n; activity of praying and singing
REMEDY: n; medicine
NUISANCE: n; cause headache or annoyance
ETIQUETTE: n; polite manners or behavior
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Based on the Article:

A. Why do parents get phones for very young kids?

B. What are the rules that young people should
remember in using mobile phones?
Do you agree with these rules? Why?
C. Why do you think people forget to observe
etiquette because of cell phones?
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Think and Talk!
1. Do you have a cell phone? How do you use it mainly
for?
2. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of
having a cell phone.
3. What is the proper etiquette in using a cell phone in
public?
4. How do you feel if you do not have your cell phone
with you?
5. Is there any difference in cell phone usage between
young people and old ones?
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6. What age do you think is appropriate for a
person to have a cell phone of his own?
7. What are the bad side effects of camera
phones? Is there any?
8. How has the advent of cell phone changed
people’s lives?
9. If you’re a parent, would you buy your kids a
cell phone? Explain.
10. How does cell phones affect the relationship
of people to one another?
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