Reading skills Skimming

•Do you think the writer of the article had a good or negative experience without his/her phone?

• YES, he had a good experience

• NO, he didn't have a good experience

What's the main idea of paragraph 2?

• There were more advantages than disadvantages

• With no smartphone he felt less tired

• He worked better

• He communicated more face to face

What's the main idea?

• e found things to do to entertain himself

• He worked better

• With no smartphone he felt less tired

• He communicated more face to face

What's the main idea?

• He found things to do to entertain himself

• He communicated better face to face

• There were more advantages that disadvantages

• He worked better

What's the main idea?

• He worked better

• He communicated more face to face

• With no smartphone he felt less tired

• There were more advantages than disadvantages

What's the main idea?

• He worked better

• There were more advantages than disadvantages

• With no smartphone he felt less tired

• He found things to do to entertain himself

Are the sentences True or False

Answer explanation

In the sentence: "I actually talked to people more and felt more connected to them, although we weren't in constant contact online", what word is used to describe surprise that something unexpected happened?

Match 1-4 with a-d