BEFORE READING
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INTERNET ADDICTION – THE GROWING PROBLEM
Appendix
1. ADDICTED?Are you dependent on the Internet? Complete this table and show what you wrote to your partner(s). Change partners and share what you heard.
| How often do you… | Answer | Is this a problem? |
| check your e-mail before doing other things? | ||
| really want to get online? | ||
| say “just a few more minutes” when online? | ||
| lie about how long you spend online? | ||
| choose the Net to going out with friends? | ||
| feel much happier after logging on? |
2. ONLINE:What do you like most? Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Change partners and share your rankings again.
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1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
| a. | Most people know about the problem of being addicted to the Internet. | T / F |
| b. | A reporter said there are thousands of online addicts. | T / F |
| c. | A cyber-psychologist said life is getting to become like a chat room. | T / F |
| d. | A researcher found 10% of youngsters are addicted to the Web. | T / F |
| e. | The reporter found seven giveaway signs of Internet addiction. | T / F |
| f. | One sign is asking for an extra few hours online. | T / F |
| g. | Lying about how much time you spend online suggests you're addicted. | T / F |
| h. | Another sign is when you feel the need to lift up your laptop. | T / F |
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
| 1. | addiction | a. | different |
| forgetful | b. | expect | |
| 3. | various | c. | impacting |
| 4. | resembling | d. | immersed |
| 5. | affecting | e. | obsession |
| 6. | quizzed | f. | communication |
| 7. | absorbed | g. | looking like |
| 8. | anticipate | h. | absent-minded |
| 9. | interaction | i. | moan |
| 10. | complain | j. | questioned |
WHILE READING
GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.
| The New York Times has ____________ on a problem that many of us have but are not aware of – Internet addiction. According to reporter Tara Parker-Pope, millions of us are ____________ to being online. She says this is a growing problem that is making us more forgetful and ____________. Ms Parker-Pope writes about various reports highlighting how technology is ____________ people. In one, she quotes cyber-psychologist Dr. Elias Aboujaode who says: “More and more, life is ____________ the chat room.” He said we are living in “virtual lifestyles” which is ____________ affecting our real-life relationships. Nicki Dowling, a clinical psychologist from Melbourne University in Australia, ____________ in a recent study that ten per cent of young people had what she ____________ “Internet dependence”. | resembling impatient called reported concluded addicted negatively changing | |
| Tara Parker-Pope ____________ experts in this field on what the signs are of being overly ____________ in technology. She came up with seven indicators of “tech overload”. The first is whether you check your e-mail before doing other things. Another ____________ sign is if you always anticipate and look forward to your next online visit – a ____________ sign of dependence and addiction. The third point is if you say, "just a few more minutes" when someone wants you. Parker-Pope found your ____________ with others also says a lot about how important the Internet is ____________ with family and friends; do you lie about how much time you spend online or choose to surf the Net ____________ of go out with others? Other giveaways include the “online lift” that stops you being unhappy, and when others ____________ about you always being online. | telltale instead compared quizzed complain interaction absorbed sure |
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