It’s time to pull the plug on technology dependency! In this lesson, students will discuss phone and technology addiction and usage. This lesson features a satirical video about being addicted to your cell phone and a funny way to fix the problem. Students will learn and practice the present continuous tense and vocabulary relating to this topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adult and teenage learners.

Lesson Objectives

Grammar: Students will learn and practice the present continuous tense to talk about ongoing actions related to technology use.

Listening: They'll listen to a satirical video on phone addiction, focusing on present continuous tense usage.

Speaking: Students will discuss technology addiction and its impacts, using the present continuous tense to describe current habits.

Vocabulary: Terms related to technology, phones, and addiction will be used and practiced.

Homework: Tasks involve answering questions about technology use, filling in blanks with present continuous verbs, choosing the correct form of verbs, and selecting the right prepositions and phrases related to technology addiction.

Video

Ring, ring, ring, hello? Do you know someone who is addicted to texting and their phone? This video explains how a special kind of hat can apparently fix the texting problem. Find out if it actually works!