Practice Reading English Exercises for Beginner – Here and now

IS YOUR PHONE ALWAYS ON?

Some people always have their phone on and they use it all the time – in a café, in the car, even in bed! Is this a good idea? Tell us what you think! And is your phone always on?

KEVIN   My phone’s always on, day and night. You never know – maybe someone needs to call you at night.

YASMIN   I never have my phone with me when I’m with people in a restaurant. I don’t want to talk on the phone when I’m eating. And I always turn it off at night.

BRANKO   My phone’s always on in the day – when I’m at home and when I’m at work, but I turn it off at night. I want to sleep!

SAM   My phone is usually on, but not at the cinema of course, and not on a plane. I have it on at night.

JENNY   My phone is always off! I use it when I speak to a friend, or maybe at the airport or on a train – sometimes I need to tell my mum that the train’s late. But then I turn it off. I don’t like talking on the phone.

Hi Jenny,

Thanks for your email. I hope you’re enjoying your holiday in Japan. I’m in Hamburg in Germany for two weeks. Mum and Dad sent me here to do a German course. I didn’t really want to come!

I’m staying with a German family here. The parents are Martin and his wife, Andrea, and they have two sons, Karl and Ralf. Karl is 17 and Ralf is 14. They’re very friendly but they only speak German and sometimes I don’t understand them.

It’s Sunday and everyone is at home, but we’re all in different parts of the house. I’m writing this email in my bedroom. It’s really nice because I can see the garden from my window. Karl is in the garden. It’s raining but he’s playing with the dog. Ralf is in the room next to me. His parents think he is studying for his exams, but he’s playing a computer game and chatting to his friends online.

Andrea is in the living room. She’s a teacher and she’s preparing her lessons for next week. Martin is cooking dinner and listening to some terrible opera music. I don’t know what he’s making, but he’s a great cook. My dad can only make toast!

Anyway, what are you doing? Write and let me know.

Anna