A week without my phone: Englisch hören und verstehen

desk · sister · chat · book

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1. What did the speaker want to find out?
2. When did he reach for his pocket on the first evening?
3. What had changed by Wednesday?
4. What went wrong with basketball training?
5. What did he miss while baking?
6. What two habits did he change afterwards?
7. Why does he not want to give up his phone completely?
8. How would you describe his final view of phones?

Last week, I put my phone away for seven days. I wasn't trying to prove that phones are bad. I wanted to find out why I checked mine so often. On the first evening, I reached for my pocket whenever I had nothing to do. By Wednesday, I was reading more and had finally finished a book I had started weeks earlier. But the experiment also caused problems. My basketball team changed the training time in our group chat, and I missed the message. I arrived half an hour early. After that, a friend agreed to call our home phone if the plan changed. At the weekend, I spent an afternoon baking with my sister. We enjoyed it, although I missed taking photos of our terrible first cake. Now I'm using my phone again, but I've switched off most notifications and keep it away from my desk during homework. I don't want to give it up completely. Maps, messages and photos are useful to me. The experiment helped me notice my habits. My goal is to decide when to use my phone, instead of checking it automatically.

Auswahlfragen: 1. Reflecting on a phone break · 2. To notice his habits · 3. He missed a message · 4. By calling his home phone · 5. To use the phone deliberately.

Lücken: 1. book · 2. chat · 3. sister · 4. desk.

Plus-Antworten:

1. Why he checked his phone so often.
2. Whenever he had nothing to do.
3. He was reading more and had finished a book.
4. He missed the changed training time and arrived half an hour early.
5. Taking photos of their first cake.
6. He switched off most notifications and keeps the phone away during homework.
7. He finds maps, messages and photos useful.
8. Balanced: he values useful features but wants to use his phone consciously.

Basis und Plus nutzen dieselbe Aufnahme. Erst ohne Transkript hören, dann Details bearbeiten und anschließend eine eigene Situation sprechen. Sinngemäße Antworten gelten. Die Klassenstufen sind eine Orientierung nach Lernstand.