PAU Anglès 2019 · Juny · Sèrie 4 · Part 3 · Listening comprehension

Part 3: Listening comprehension DO YOU GET ON WELL WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE? In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean. overload: sobrecàrrega / sobrecarga mindfulness: atenció plena / atención plena dopamine: dopamina boost: estimular Ready? Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the conversation. Presenter: Hello. My name is Anne Smith, and on today’s programme Dr. John Thomson is going to help us find out why smartphones are so addictive and how we can break our dependence on them. Can we learn how to renegotiate our relationship with our smartphone? [Now listen to the interview.] QUESTIONS Choose the best answer according to the recording. Only ONE answer is correct. [3 points: 0.375 points for each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.125 points. There is no penalty for unanswered questions.] 1. According to Dr. Thomson, we are very dependent on mobile phones. we are addicted to our emotions. technology harms our mind. we should not use our phones while eating. 2. In Dr. Thomson’s view, which of the following is NOT true? We need to learn to use digital devices intentionally. Mindfulness allows us to observe and reflect on our behaviour. We should change our text messaging habits to feel better. We should learn to observe consciously how we feel. 3. In order to understand how to use technology well, we need to become aware of how devices affect our lives. have a lot of determination. learn how to carry on business with it. stop using smartphones for entertainment. 4. Our addiction to technology is based on the high levels of dopamine in the food we eat. a neurobiological brain disorder related to eating habits. a mental condition that makes us forget what to do. a psychological system of reward related to survival. 5. E-mails can cause a dopamine hit if they are answered intermittently. received at irregular time intervals. received at regular time intervals. answered within 30 seconds. 6. To develop mindfulness, Dr. Thomson asks people to think about their body before thinking about their phone. take their phone out, hold it and put it away without turning it on. think about their phone and what happens in their mind and to their body. think of three questions to ask him. 7. In mindfulness training people are supposed to stop thinking about their own emotions. avoid expressing their own feelings. develop an awareness of their own habits. pay close attention to the others in the room. 8. When going through mindfulness training, some people feel anxious when asked to put their phone away. react violently and throw their phone away. relax when they put their phone away. create bad habits in the use of their phone.