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    Why I Pulled Out The Plug On My Family

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    The author pulled the plug on their family's digital devices to conduct a digital detox experiment. They note that parents often use devices to occupy their children and that people have become too reliant on technology. The effects of a similar experiment on one's family could show whether people have become too dependent on information technology in their lives.

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    Why I Pulled Out The Plug On My Family

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    The author pulled the plug on their family's digital devices to conduct a digital detox experiment. They note that parents often use devices to occupy their children and that people have become too reliant on technology. The effects of a similar experiment on one's family could show whether people have become too dependent on information technology in their lives.

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    The author pulled the plug on their family's digital devices to conduct a digital detox experiment. They note that parents often use devices to occupy their children and that people have become too reliant on technology. The effects of a similar experiment on one's family could show whether people have become too dependent on information technology in their lives.

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    Why I Pulled Out The Plug On My Family

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    Maria Victoria Mermoz Paci
    The author pulled the plug on their family's digital devices to conduct a digital detox experiment. They note that parents often use devices to occupy their children and that people have become too reliant on technology. The effects of a similar experiment on one's family could show whether people have become too dependent on information technology in their lives.

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    • Digital detox
    • Parents use these gadgets to get rid of their children
    • profitable
    • Hooked on the Internet
    • Addicted to
    • We need the Internet……….. Everything
    • We need it……….. See the news, etc
    • What effects might a similar experiment have
    on you and your family?
    • Do you think people have become too
    dependent on information technology? Why?
    Why not?
    • One study found that children who spend more time
    online, also drink more caffeinated beverages.
    • The more we seem to communicate as individuals, the less
    we seem to function as a family
    • Cuanto mas….., mas…..
    • When I earn more, I spend more
    • The + comparative + S + V, the + comparative + S+ V
    • The more I earn, the more I spend
    • The more I study, the better marks I get
    • The more I spend, the less money I have
    • Lazy……lazier
    • The more we depend on computers, the lazier (we are)
    more
    less
    longer more Quick- quicker (adj)
    Quickly more quickly
    more
    than
    more more

    I am taller than…
    • A BMW is faster than a Fiat

    • Porche- a BMW
    • Porche is better than BMW
    • It’s MUCH faster than BMW
    • Porche is (much) more expensive than BMW
    • Ferrari is the most expensive
    • Studying abroad is as Good as studying in
    Spain
    • Studying in Spain is worse than studyng
    abroad
    • Studying in Spain is not as/so Good as
    studying abroad
    • Studying abroad is less bad tan studying in
    Spain
    • Nowadays, education is worse than years ago
    • Nowadays, education is not as Good as years
    ago
    Quantifiers
    • Comparatives
    • For small differences: a bit, a Little, slightly
    • For big differences: much(quite), a lot, far,
    significantly
    • Superlatives
    • To emphasize the difference between something
    and the rest: by far, easily
    • Remember to use less/the least + uncountable
    nouns and fewer/the fewest + countable nouns
    As………..as
    • To qualify this construction: Almost, nearly, just
    • To describe small differences: not quite
    • To describe big differences: not nearly
    • Similar to….
    • The same as…..

    • Remember to use as much + uncountable


    • As many + countable nouns
    Far worse than

    ‘s height is similar to
    consciousness

    Curiosity
    Entertainment
    Attendance
    Conversation
    evidence
    Noun formation
    • 1. collection
    • Similarities
    • Thickness
    • Activities
    • Payment
    • Permission
    • Generosity
    • Decisions
    • Disappointment (s)
    • Satisfaction
    • Differences
    • Description
    • occurrence
    Listening page 35
    • Chernobyl disaster wouldn’t have happened if
    robots had controlled the plant
    • Foggy
    • This accident wouldn’t have happened if a
    robot had controlled the air traffic of the
    piste/runway
    • The robot
    • Underqualified profitable
    • 24/7
    • unemployed
    • Be used to + noun/gerund (estar
    acostumbrado)
    • Get used to + noun/gerund ( acostumbrarse a)
    • We are getting used to doing everything at
    home
    • use(d) to + infinitive (solía)
    • I used to play the piano/ I didn’t use to….
    • Country…… countable (país)
    • Country…….uncountable (el campo)=
    countryside
    • She went to the country/countryside
    • camp
    speaking
    1. E
    2. D
    3. H
    4. C
    5. A
    • Los elefantes son mamíferos
    • Elephants are mammals (countable plurals talking in general)
    • The elephant is a mammal (countable singular talking in general)
    • The white elephants are rare (countables specific)

    • Me gusta el vino blanco


    • I like the white wine (uncountables talking about a particular
    group)
    • Me gusta el vino
    • I like wine (uncountables talking in general)
    • Rich people
    • The rich

    • Spain
    • France

    • The British Isles


    • The United States
    • The Canary Islands
    the
    No article

    Mountains and lakes no article


    Articles A- an- the or nothing
    • 1.b
    • 2.c
    • 3.a
    • 4.a
    • 5.c
    • 6.b
    • 7.c

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