How Smartphones Changed Communication

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Questions

1. What did people use before smartphones for communication?
2. How has texting changed with smartphones?
3. What do people share on social media?
4. What apps can we use for video calls?
5. Do smartphones make communication faster? (Yes/No)
6. Why is it important to find balance while using smartphones?
7. Why do you think communication is more exciting now?

True or False

1. People used letters and landline phones before smartphones.
2. Emojis are not used in text messages.
3. Video calls have become less popular with smartphones.
4. Social media helps us stay in touch with friends and family.
5. Smartphones do not change how we communicate at all.

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Discussion Questions

1. How do you feel about using smartphones for communication?
2. What is your favorite way to communicate with friends? Why?
3. Have you ever met someone online? How did you communicate?
4. What do you think is the best thing about smartphones and communication?
5. Can you think of a time when a smartphone helped you connect with someone quickly?

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1. People used landline phones and wrote letters.
2. With smartphones, we can send short messages anytime and use emojis.
3. People share pictures, videos, and updates about their day on social media.
4. We can use apps like Zoom and Skype for video calls.
5. Yes.
6. It is important to find a balance to avoid less face-to-face communication.
7. Communication is more exciting now because it is faster and allows us to connect with more people.

True or False

1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False