Login LIFE WITHOUT A CELL PHONE Listening » B2 Listening Tests » Life without a cell phone Exercises Downloads B2 Listening Test Watch a video about two people’s experiences with mobile phones. For questions 1 to 7, choose the correct option. Phone Life Cash Studios 04:40 Listening comprehension test You have completed this test. Correct answers: 7/7. Your score is 100%. Login Check your answers: 1 Which reaction do people NOT have when Mathew tells them he does not have a cell phone? a. amusement b. disbelief c. envy Transcription People are shocked that I don't have a cell phone and there's usually two reactions and it's either, “Wow you're so lucky,” and the other one is, “I can't believe you don't have a cell phone” 2 Tess ... a. uses her phone basically for chatting as soon as she gets up b. checks her phone before getting up in the morning c. uses her phone during breakfast Transcription So I wake up, I go and check my snapchat, my Instagram in bed for like half an hour and then I kind of start. 3 Login According to Tess ... a. she has become more and more addicted to her phone over time b. she doesn’t think she is addicted to technology c. she avoids using her phone for things that are not necessary Transcription I think I first got a phone, yeah Christmas of 6th grade. All the sudden it's like a lot of pressure around such a small thing. You have to be really careful about, like what you say, what you do and who you text, and who you invite when you post, what you like and what you comment. I think technology is definitely addictive. When I first got a phone, I knew what I was doing all the time, you know, like I always had an intention, but all the time now I find myself eating breakfast and unlock myself and I scroll through things and I'm like, “I am not even interested in what's going on here right now; I was on here two minutes ago.” 4 Mathew says that ... a. not many people live around where he lives b. people don’t notice what is going on around them c. people don’t go out because they are on their phones all the time Transcription I kind of feel like I’m one of the only people living here sometimes because everyone's like this [pretending to look at a cell phone], even when they’re walking around, and so I feel like I’m one of the people walking around who is actually there. 5 Login Tess says that ... a. she never feels she’s missing out on things if she’s not on her phone b. she really hates being on her phone c. if she isn’t online she feels that she is missing out on things Transcription I have been finding I'm missing out on just being present [online]. I was actually thinking about it this morning about like what would happen if I just like deleted these things, and I was thinking about it and I was like, “Nothing would really happen.” It's kind of like a fear of missing out. 6 Mathew ... a. doesn’t like to be with people b. does not want to be in touch with people all the time c. feels that he is alone sometimes Transcription I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything by not having a phone. If Login people want to get hold of me they know how. I’ve never really wanted to always be in contact with everyone constantly, I like being alone. 7 Tess ... a. wishes she had had a longer childhood without a phone b. doesn’t really remember her life before she had a phone c. doesn’t remember ever having fun outside like her parents Transcription I mean, I hear stories from my parents about, “Oh when I was a kid, you know, I did this, I used to go outside and we’d play pranks…” And I'm like, “Wow, that was me for like the first 10 years of my life. Why couldn't it have lasted so much longer? Related tests: Login Detox camps for internet addicts The future of airport security Take a level test Upgrade to pro Get in Touch Contact us Request a topic for a lesson Login Info About us Terms of Use Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Cookie Declaration Levels A1 Elementary A2 Pre-intermediate B1 Intermediate B1 Upper-intermediate B2 Pre-advanced © Copyright 2016-2023 test-english.com All rights reserved. Made at illadelsbous.com
