day 32phones at the table

phones at the table

Weigh both sides with 一方面……，另一方面……, mark a contrast with 却; describe a boy on his phone while his dog waits, for two minutes; say whether phones have made life better.

words to say

• 信息 xìnxī · information; message
• 新闻 xīnwén · news
• 联系 liánxì · contact, get in touch
• 交流 jiāoliú · to communicate, exchange
• 无聊 wúliáo · boring; bored
• 影响 yǐngxiǎng · to affect; influence
• 游戏 yóuxì · game
• 其实 qíshí · actually, in fact
• 比如 bǐrú · for example
• 却 què · but, yet

sentences

• 我常常用手机看新闻。 · I often read the news on my phone.
• 我给你发了一条信息。 · I’ve sent you a message.
• 我们用手机联系很方便。 · It’s easy for us to keep in touch by phone.
• 玩游戏太多会影响学习。 · Playing too many games affects your studies.
• 其实，家人需要多交流。 · Actually, families need to talk more.

say it after the voice

• 我每天早上都用手机看一会儿新闻。 · Every morning I spend a little while reading the news on my phone.
• 奶奶有点儿难过，因为没有人跟她说话。 · Grandma is a bit sad, because nobody is talking to her.
• 饭菜都快凉了，大家却还在低头看手机。 · The food is nearly cold, but everyone is still looking down at their phones.
• 手机一方面很方便，另一方面也影响睡觉。 · Phones are handy on the one hand, but on the other they affect sleep.
• 其实，一家人吃饭的时候最需要的是交流。 · Actually, what a family needs most at dinner is to talk.

questions to answer

• 你觉得网上的新闻怎么样？ · What do you think of the news online?
• 你喜欢打电话还是发信息？ · Do you prefer calling or sending messages?
• 一个人在家你觉得无聊吗？ · Do you get bored on your own?
• 吃饭时你看手机吗？ · Do you look at your phone while you eat?

pictures to describe

• A boy lies on a green sofa grinning at his phone; a dog with a lead in its mouth sits by the door and a football lies on the floor.