Mobile phones: a benefit or social nuisance? - Module 6

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Advanced Expert Coursebook, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

HARM

GROUND

REASSURE

AVAILABLE

CONTROVERSY

CONSIDER

MINOR

APPROVE

Few people under 30 will be able to imagine a time before the (0) ___ of mobile phones. Neither will they be aware of the (1) ___ effect that many people predicted text language would have on young people's language skills. Interestingly, linguists nowadays believe that expressing oneself clearly in texts is evidence of a good (2) ___ in grammar and sentence structure. Mobile phones are credited with encouraging people to communicate more. They can also provide (3) ___ to people who are alone in dangerous situations. Some people use mobile phones as a kind of barrier to unwelcome social contact; texting can signal your (4) ___ to other people in the same way that wearing sunglasses and headphones does. Some issues with mobile phones are still (5) ___ . Talking loudly on the phone while on public transport is thought to be rude and (6) ___ by many people in the UK. However, a significant (7) ___ of people still do it, despite the sighing and other obvious signs of (8) ___ from their fellow passengers.

Mobile phones: a benefit or social nuisance?

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