F2F Class Notes (Li)

Prepare a topic for speaking: Pick a new trend that is popular at the moment.

Vocabulary

bring people together

texting – sending messages

ex. I prefer texting over calling.

audio/voice message – sending voice messages

glued to the phone/screen/computer – staring at sth for a long time

I was worried/anxious 

zoom in/out – make a picture/document bigger or smaller

Certainly telephone is a very useful invention. It takes people closer, meaning we can calling our friends when they are at home or office. When we have mobil phone, we can contact with friends no matter where they are. Although we can talk to friends immediately by phone call, we prefer using text.

Sending message by chat apps becomes a new way to community. We also like saying by sending pictures or gifs. Certainly it’s good to those people who shy to go outside, talk to others.
But to common people, we spend a lot of time on our phones, and we forget how to talk with those close to us. When we at home or dating with friends, we always play phone without talking to them. We pay more attention on our phone. Phone makes us further and further.
Of course phone is not the worst thing. The way we use phone needs us thinking more. Pay more attention on those close to us, and stay away from phone.

Revised: 

The telephone is certainly a very useful invention. It brings people closer, meaning we can call our friends when they are at home or in the office. When we have mobile phones, we can contact our friends wherever they are. Although we can talk to friends immediately by phone, most people prefer texting. 

Sending messages by messaging apps has become a new way to communicate. We also like communicating by sending pictures or gifs. Certainly, it’s good for those people who are too shy to go outside, and talk to others.
But to common people, we spend a lot of time on our phones, and we forget how to talk with those close to us. When we are at home or dating with friends, we’re always on/glued to our phones and not really talking to them. We pay more attention to our phones. Phones make people feel distanced. 

Of course, phones are not a bad thing. The way we use our phones requires us to think more. We should pay more attention to those close to us, and stay away from phones.