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EXERCISE - 8
A. Read the text and decide what the text is about.

Disadvantages of mobile phones

Advantages of mobile phones

Evolution of phones

EDİTÖR YAYINEVİ
Technology has changed the way we communicate with each other. In 1876, Alexander
Graham Bell invented the first practical telephone. Originally, the telephone replaced the
telegraph but now mobile phones are the most used communication tool.
Mobile phones provide us an easy way of communication. Go wherever you want, whenever
you want, your mobile phone will stay you connected with all.

Today people cannot even imagine a life without the Internet. According to a recent
research, people spend 3 hours 40 minutes daily on their mobile devices and check their
social media accounts every 6.5 minutes. Everyone likes and wants to stay connected with
the Internet all the time and mobile phones make this possible. They let users enjoy social
media and let them access information on almost any subject.
Moreover, the new technological mobile phones have different kinds of entertainment
features and people connect to the Internet via their mobile phones to watch online
movies or videos, listen to music, and also play online games. People also can capture
the memorable moments of their life thanks to their mobile phones' cameras. On mobile
phones, people can select the place on a map where they want to go and it gives them the
direction of the ways to reach their destination.
These are the main benefits of having mobile phones in our life. What do you think about
mobile phones? Do you think they are important or they damage our lives?

B. Read the text again and put a tick (✓) for the correct statements.
1. Today mobile phones are the most widespread source of communication among people.

2. Mobile phones have some bad effects on people's life.
3. People can be available everywhere and every time thanks to their mobile phones.
4. People can use their mobile phones for different purposes and one of them is for fun.
5. People become addicted to social media because of their mobile phones.
6. People can do many things on the Internet using their mobile phones.
7. People can use their mobile phones to take photos and find their ways if they like to.

8. The advantages of mobile phones are much more than their disadvantages.