Nice to Meet You :)

1. The Idea: I will tell you 3 facts about myself. Two of them are 100% true, and one is a complete lie (fake).
2. Your Task: Listen to me and guess which one is the lie. Try to explain why you think so!
3. Your Turn: After you guess my lie, it's your turn. Take one minute, think of 3 facts about your life (2 truths + 1 lie), and tell them to me. Then I will try to guess your lie!

Question 1. What do you do first when you open TikTok, YouTube, or Reels?

• A) I just scroll the feed silently. I never comment, like, or share.
• B) I send funny videos and memes to all my friends immediately.
• C) I think about making my own videos, editing, or starting a blog.

Question 2. Imagine you play an online video game and your team loses. What is your reaction?

• A) It’s just a game. I don't care. I close it and go eat.
• B) I get angry, but I want to play one more match to win.
• C) I delete the game. I hate losing and it ruins my mood!

Question 3. If you could have only ONE app on your phone for a whole week, what would you choose?

• A) Telegram / WhatsApp (only for chatting with people).
• B) YouTube / Netflix (only for watching videos and shows).
• C) Spotify / Apple Music (only for listening to music and podcasts).

• Mostly A's — The Ghost 👻
  You love to watch, listen, and stay quiet. You don't like drama or wasting your time. You are a very independent person!
• Mostly B's — The Main Character ⚡
  You love communication, friends, and action. You enjoy sharing emotions. You are the energy of your company!
• Mostly C's — The Creator 🎨
  You have a creative mind. You don't just consume content, you think about how it's made. You like deep things, music, and original ideas.

Teenagers Swap Smartphones for Reality: The 24-Hour Offline Experiment

LONDON — A recent study shows that the average teenager spends around 7 hours a day looking at screens. To test how this affects young people, a popular youth magazine asked a group of 15-year-old volunteers to participate in a "Digital Detox" experiment. The rules were simple: no smartphones, no internet, and zero gaming for exactly 24 hours.

The results were surprising. During the first few hours, most participants reported high levels of anxiety and boredom. Many admitted they automatically checked their empty pockets every five minutes.

However, by the evening, the situation changed. Without TikTok and online chats, the teenagers found alternative ways to spend their time. Some of them finally cleaned their rooms, others played board games with their families, and one volunteer even read a whole book in one sitting.

"At first, it felt like modern torture," says 15-year-old Alex, one of the volunteers. "But by the end of the day, I realized how much free time I actually have. It was a strange experience, but honestly, it was pretty cool."

Questions:

1. What is your opinion on this experiment? Do you think 7 hours of screen time a day is too much for a teenager?

2. Could you survive 24 hours without your phone? Why or why not?

3. If your school or parents banned smartphones for one weekend, what real-life activities would you choose to save yourself from boredom?

4. Imagine a world where the internet and smartphones completely disappear forever. What is the first thing that would change in your daily life?

5. Some parents use special apps to control their children's screen time or block certain websites. What do you think about this? Is it helpful or does it ruin trust?

6. In your opinion, can online communication and video games replace real-life friends and real hobbies? Why or why not?

1. Over the last decade, social media (completely / change) the way teenagers communicate with each other.
2. If I (know) about the digital detox experiment last week, I (participate) in it, but I missed the deadline.
3. While Mark (scroll) through his TikTok feed yesterday, he suddenly realized he had wasted three hours.
4. I wish my parents (not check) my screen time reports every single Sunday; it's so annoying!
5. By the time the government finally bans smartphones in schools next year, most students (already / find)alternative ways to stay online.
6. If you (spend) less time on your laptop every night, you (not feel) so tired today.
7. Before smartphones became popular, teenagers (use to / spend) much more time playing outside.
8. If the internet (crash) tomorrow, the entire world (stop) working instantly.
9. By midnight yesterday, I (finish) all my school projects, so I decided to play Minecraft.
10. Look at those kids! They (stare) at their screens for the last two hours without saying a word to each other.
11. Right now, hundreds of gigabytes of data (download) by users all over the world.
12. Last night, as soon as my phone battery (die), I had to go to sleep.