ГДЗ по английскому языку 8 класс Ваулина, Дули, Подоляко, Эванс - ответ страница 106
Авторы: Ваулина Ю.Е., Дули Д., Подоляко О.Е., Эванс В.
Серия: Spotlight
Тип книги: Учебник
Год: 2016-2025
Премиум
7a Reading & Vocabulary
Reading
1. Describe the pictures. What gadgets can you see? Which of them have you got?
2. Read the title and the first sentence in each paragraph. What could the text be about? Listen, read and check.
Generation M
It's 7:30 pm at Lisa's house and she's in her room doing her homework. However, homework is just one of the things she's doing while her eyes are fixed on the computer screen. As well as studying for her Biology exam, Lisa is also listening to music, chatting with her best friend online, downloading songs and occasionally texting people on her mobile phone. "My parents keep telling me off for multitasking while studying, but they don't understand that it helps me concentrate," she says.
Young people today spend a lot of time using electronic media; on average, 7 hours and 38 minutes every day. That adds up to 53 hours a week, more time than most adults spend at work. But that's not all. Because young people spend so much time 'media multitasking', that is, using more than one type of media at the same time, they actually consume a total of 10 hours and 45 minutes of media content every day. This is the reason why they are called "the multitasking generation" or "Generation M".
But how do our brains deal with multitasking? Automatic things like walking and chatting on the phone can be done at the same time, but when it comes to learning new information, multitasking has an impact. "Multitasking affects how you learn in a negative way," says Russell Poldrack, Associate Professor of Psychology at UCLA.
Dividing our attention between too many activities make the knowledge we gain harder to use later on. This doesn't mean we should never multitask, but it does mean it is not a good idea to do it while learning something new.
According to specialists, it is also essential to take time away from electronic media. "At the sound of the bell, all my students reach into their bags and grab their mobile phones to text message their friends. It is as if they're afraid of silence," says Casey Roberts, a secondary school teacher. "Their MP3 players, laptops and games consoles have become extensions of themselves. I really think that Generation M should take time to relax and reflect. There's
life beyond the screen, and the pleasure of face-to-face communication can be neither denied nor replaced."
3. Read the text and choose A, B,C or D to answer the questions.
1 What is Lisa not doing in her room?
A chatting online
B texting friends
C writing an email
D preparing for an exam
2 The phrase 'Generation M' means teenagers are good at ...
A using technology frequently.
B learning things simultaneously.
C doing many tasks at the same time.
D completing many ordinary tasks.
3 Learning is made easier when...
A you group many small things together.
B you concentrate on one thing at a time.
C you use technology to help you.
D you use different forms of media.
4 Casey Roberts believes students need to ...
A pay attention to individual tasks.
B practise concentrating more efficiently.
C learn to communicate better.
D spend less time using electronic media.
4. Match the words in bold to their meanings.
• sending written messages • cope with • talking • sometimes • speaking to sb angrily • additions • focus • effect • stuck
5. What does the author mean in the last sentence (lines 37-38) in the text? How far do you agree with this opinion? Discuss in pairs.
Vocabulary
6. Match the words to form phrases. Use them to complete the exchanges.
1 check a (a) file(s)
2 download b to the Internet
3 connect c (a) program(s)
4 install d my emails
1 A: Why weren't you online last night?
B: I couldn't ..... . I don't know why.
2 A: Have you had a reply from Ann, yet?
B: I don't know! Let me ..... .
3 A: Why is this computer so slow?
B: It's not the computer. It takes time to ..... music ..... .
4 A: Can you edit pictures on your computer?
B: Sure, but first I have to ..... the ..... on my computer.
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