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Many people nowadays spend a large part of their free time using a smartphone. What do you think are the reasons for this? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

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Human lifestyle is wrapped up in the lap of technology, people work with, play with or even eat with these electronic gadgets.
In particular
, the smartphone has been a momentous development as well as has become a crucial tool in our everyday life. It is now so urgent that people tend to spend most of their spare time on their smartphones. And I believe that an excessive usage of
such
 an electronic item is a negative development. Personally, there are two major reasons for
this
.
First
 of all, we are becoming more anxious and dependent on our phones. People taking use of smartphones to work, entertain, keep in touch, get news,…
Instead
 of hanging out with
friend
Suggestion
friends
a friend
, they chit chat through Messenger, Zalo, Instagram,… All games with realistic sounds, lively images along with interesting contents are appealing to them than outside activities. We’ve all seen the couples sitting together in a
restaurant ignoring
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restaurant, ignoring
 each other and engaging with their smartphones mind their own work.
In addition
 to, there are a lot of people suffer from smartphone addiction, sometimes colloquially known as “
nomophobia
prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
homophobia
”. Like the use of drugs and alcohol, they can trigger the release of the brain chemical dopamine and alter your mood. A lot of people take their phone anywhere they go, every time they want they can’t stop themselves from repeatedly checking texts, emails, or apps even there is no news, no messages, no texting. Without smartphone they become hot-tempered, fastidious, qualmish,… It
also cause
Suggestion
also causes
has also caused
is also causing
 stress, anxiety, depression, or loneliness. To conclude, even if there are some side effects of
this
 development, there are some negative impacts and people should take it into consideration to be smart users
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • screen time
  • digital addiction
  • instant gratification
  • multifunctional
  • connectivity
  • social networking
  • online services
  • self-expression
  • entertainment options
  • instant access
  • educational resources
  • communication tools
  • virtual interactions
  • distracted living
  • technological dependence
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