II. Right or wrong? Justify with an expression or a sentence from the text.

Phubbing

· Speaking:

1) How many times a day/an hour do you check your cellphone?

2) Can you imagine a whole day without looking at your cellphone? Why?

3) What websites do you visit most often?

4) You are talking to someone and this person starts checking his cellphone at the same time. How do you react?

5) Do you sometimes check your phone when you are with other people (at a restaurant, having a snack or coffee with friends…)? If you do, can you say why?

6) Have you ever heard of FOMO or JOMO?

· Listening:

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1) How is the word « phubbing » formed?

2) What adjective is used to qualify phubbing?

3) What is the usual reaction of someone who is being phubbed?

4) What can phubbing lead to, according to psychologists?

5) When was the word phubbing created? By who, and why?

6) When was the word accepted in the Oxford English dictionary?

7) What is the best cure for phubbing?

· Reading: Are you “phubbing” right now? …

l. 22 the core tenet: le principe fondamental

l. 23 to hold true: se vé rifier

l. 23 regardless of: quel que soit…

l. 46 to err: se tromper

l. 55 the most minute: le moindre…

l. 69 to advocate for: pré coniser, recommander

I. Using the context, translate the following expressions:

a) l. 5 to stare at something:

b) l. 10 overuse:

c) l. 12 to decrease:

d) l. 14 likelihood:

e) l. 29 to seek:

f) l. 33 to hinder:

g) l. 33 to foster:

h) l. 62 fulfillment:

II. Right or wrong? Justify with an expression or a sentence from the text.

1) Phubbing is relatively rare.

2) Phubbing can cause marital problems.

3) The presence of cell phones affects our feelings when we are with someone.

4) Internet addiction has nothing to do with heroin addiction.

5) Nowadays, people feel more and more lonely in spite of social media.

6) Women tolerate phubbing better than men.

7) The overuse of cell phones has no impact on our health.

III. Answer the following questions:

1) Why is phubbing a vicious circle, something that is not easy to stop?

2) What elements do we miss in a conversation if we are phubbing?

3) What feelings do we experience when we are phubbed?

4) How do phubbed people view the phone users?

5) Why do people usually phub others? You can use the answers from the text and add your own.

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