| Distractions in Our Life

1 | Discuss the questions. • How often do you use your mobile phone during the day? • What do you use your mobile phone for mostly?

2 | Read the texts and choose the correct statements.
1. 82 % of smartphone owners check their device within 15 minutes of waking up every morning.
Groups | Often | Sometimes
Teens | 46% | 29%
Parents | 36% | 32%
2. Reward systems in video games make them very tempting. People keep playing for a long time without getting bored. You get small rewards at a regular interval. For example, you might get a reward every time you finish a level and this makes you want to see what happens next. This can make time fly by very fast and can be very distracting, especially when you need to do other important tasks like homework or housework. 3. Fear of Missing Out, or FoMO, is when teens worry that they are missing out on fun things that others are doing. This worry makes them check social media constantly to keep up with what everyone else is doing. As they check their phones so often, it can take up a lot of time and make it hard to focus on anything else. This can also increase stress and make them feel sad if they think they're not having as much fun as their friends. |  | A. Parents are less attached to their phones first thing in the morning. B. Teens check their phones at least 15 times a day. C. Everyone checks their mobile phones early in the morning. D. Both teens and parents check their phones every 15 minutes. A. Bored people play games for a long time. B. Games offer you rewards all the time. C. People play games while doing their homework or housework. D. Rewards in games motivate you to keep playing to discover what comes after. A. FoMO is when you copy fun things that others have done. B. FoMO makes it easy to focus on hard things. C. FoMO makes you feel sad as you cannot have fun with your friends. D. FoMO is the feeling that people are experiencing better things than you are.