Answer — Exercise 1
4.1·Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Workbook
Question
- Read about the signs of addiction to social networking. Which ones are physical symptoms?
- Listen to five people talking about their addictions. Write the number of the speaker (1-5) next to the signs in Exercise 1A. There may be more than one possibility.
- Listen again. Make two changes to each of the sentences (1-5) so they match what you hear.
Answer
a)
- forgetting to eat
- very bad headaches
- sleep problems
- dry or aching eyes
b)
- forgetting to eat → 3
- ignoring friends and family → 1, 4
- anxiety → 1
- lying to spend time doing it → 3
- very bad headaches → 4
- always thinking about doing it → 2
- sleep problems → 2
- problems with school or work → 3, 5
- dry or aching eyes → 1
- not taking proper breaks → 4, 5
c)
- ... talking to them face to face ...
- ... that get me, like there’s always a new questionnaire or test ...
- I would often skip lunch so I could carry on chatting.
- ... asked me in person first ... got so absorbed in the site ...
- ... message came in ... join the conversation.