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Smartphones IELTS Listening Reading Practice

Smartphones IELTS Listening Reading Practice Smartphones IELTS Listening Reading Practice Selected Text (below 500 words) Source: https://qz.com/1278770/does-moviepass-know-what-its-doing/ Despite their usefulness, smartphones can be something of a scourge when it comes to getting things done. But it’s not just thumbing away on screens that eats away time. That itch you feel to reach for your pocket every time a phone buzzes or chirps is very real—and very damaging to our ability to pay attention to what we should be doing. Just receiving a notification distracts people and damages task performance nearly as much as actually stopping to interact with the device, according to a ...

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23 thoughts on “Smartphones IELTS Listening Reading Practice”

  1. 6. What is the secret behind the designing notifications for social network websites?

    • This is question No. 10.

  2. 9. Why Netflix say sleep is their rival?

    • Corrections:
      Why has Netflix said that ….

        • You’re quite welcome.

  3. 8. What is his position in google company?

    • Corrections:
      It’s better to say “at Google Company”.

  4. 7. Which sort of companies try to keep people on their devices?

    • Companies that often try to keep people on their devices include social media platforms, streaming services, gaming companies, and e-commerce platforms. These companies use various design tricks and algorithms to engage users for longer periods, collect data, and increase ad revenue. Examples include Facebook, YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon.

  5. 6. What is his opinion about using smartphones everywhere and how many times people check their phones?

    • On average, people check their smartphones around 58 times per day. This number can vary depending on individual habits and lifestyle, but it highlights just how frequently we interact with our devices.

  6. 5. Why companies try to keep people on their devices longer?

    • Corrections:
      Why do companies try …?

  7. 4. What is the name of the course in which application developers are taught how to develop applications for optimum persistent use?

  8. What does Tristan fell inside after for exampel checking 150 times a day or scrolling with face down and not breathing very much in twenty minutes?

    • Corrections:
      1. How does he feel on the inside…
      2. for example
      3. with face down ➡ with his face down

  9. How does Tristan use his phone?

    • Excessively and frequently over 100 times per day.

  10. What is the name of movement to align technology with our humanity?

    • Corrections:
      What is the name of “the” movement …

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