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People are increasingly attached to their smartphones. When the author visited London, he observed that almost everyone on the subway was using their phone, whether it be to play games, read articles, or listen to music. When the author's own smartphone broke, he had to use a basic phone. He found this refreshing as it allowed him to spend less time entertaining himself and more time engaging with his surroundings. However, he knows that once he gets his smartphone back he will fall back into old habits of constantly checking it for updates from others.

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Smart Phones Technology

People are increasingly attached to their smartphones. When the author visited London, he observed that almost everyone on the subway was using their phone, whether it be to play games, read articles, or listen to music. When the author's own smartphone broke, he had to use a basic phone. He found this refreshing as it allowed him to spend less time entertaining himself and more time engaging with his surroundings. However, he knows that once he gets his smartphone back he will fall back into old habits of constantly checking it for updates from others.

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Teacher: Mr .

Abdali Ibrahim Unit 3: Advances in Science and Technology


Lixus High school Reading Comprehension

Can you live without your smart phone?

[1] Next time, you are in a public place, look around you, and count how many people
are using their smart phones. I can tell you it is probably more than half, whether you are in a
public transport, in a café or simply walking down the street. I am not saying that I am not an
example of this, but it always amazes me how people can spend so much time on their phones
without actually talking to anyone in particular. With the upgrade of technology, we can do
practically everything on a device which can fit in the palm of our hands. But has it gone too
far? Do we spend much time on our mobile phones and not enough time talking in real life?
[2] I recently visited London and travelled on the tube while I was there. Apart from the
people asleep, almost everybody else was on their phones. Because of the nature of the tube, it
is difficult not to see exactly what people are doing. Of course, being underground, it is
difficult to get any single, which rules out texting or using the internet, but there is still plenty
you can use your smart phones for. People were playing games, reading articles and listening
to music. I am sure that as long as they get out from the train station, they will start texting or
calling, or checking their emails. There is a constant connection to everyone in the world
since you have a mobile phone in your hand.
[3] Recently my smart phone broke and had to be sent off to the warehouse for repair a
week or so. In the meantime, I had to use an old-fashioned basic phone just in order to keep in
touch with my family and friends. All I could do on that phone was sending text messages,
making calls and playing one game. I loved being free from the internet. It was quite
refreshing. I noticed that it deprived me of entertaining myself. This short experience allowed
me to spend more time talking to my surroundings. I relished my time in London more; for
example, I enjoyed nature and saw what was going on around me.
[4] However , I knew that as soon as I get my smart phone back, I would be one of these
people once again, obsessed with finding out what everyone is doing and squandering time
playing video games or checking social network sites. Perhaps I should just go back to using
the basic phone and forget I ever got my smart phone back.

I. COMPREHENSION
Base all your answers on the text
A. Choose the most suitable title for the text (1pts)
a. The drawbacks of technology
b. Smart phones consumes our time
c. Life without technology
The most suitable title for the text is:……………………………………..
B. Are these statements true or false? Justify.(2pts)
1. People spend more time talking to each other when they use mobile phones.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Thanks to smart phones, people get connected wherever they are.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
C. Answer the following questions. Why or why not

1. How do advanced technologies help people?

……………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. What can people use phones for?
Teacher: Mr .Abdali Ibrahim Unit 3: Advances in Science and Technology
Lixus High school Reading Comprehension

……………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Does the author feel comfortable without using his phone?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
D. Pick from the text sentences or phrases which show that: (2pts)
1. You cannot resist noticing what people do on their phones.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. When people get out from the tube, they resume their old habits of using mobile phones.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
E. What do the underlined words in the texts refer to? (3pts)
1. I: (paragraph 1): ………………………..
2. They: (paragraph 2): ………………………..
3. It: (paragraph 2): ……………………….
F. Find words in the text which mean almost the same as? (4pts)
1. Continuous (paragraph 2) :………………………
2. Outdated (paragraph 3) : ………………………
3. To connect with (paragraph 3) : ……………………….
4. Wasting (paragraph 4) : ………………………

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