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Answer — Exercise 3

1.3 - Mobile connections·New Total English Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book

Question

Read the article again. Make brief notes about the ideas in exercise 2 it refers to.

Answer

  1. one third of 4-15-year-olds in Tokyo; over half of Japanese high-school students
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  3. 'lifestyle', parents, to keep in touch with friends
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  6. 22% talk at least 10 times a day; 45% send at least 10 messages a day
  7. mobile phones mat lead to superficial rather than genuine conversations and affect the quality of relationships
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  9. children read less
  10. increased health risk for children from using handsets

More exercises in 1.3 - Mobile connections