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�Watch the following video, then answer the questions.

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�How much do parents have to pay to know who their children are talking to on their

�� phones?

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�� $5�� $10�� $15�� $20�� $25.

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�� (Note: buck is slang for dollar.)

�

�Complete�the mother's comment.

�

�� "These kids' phones, they can get �and��all �long.

�

�How old is Sammy?

�

��She is �years old.

�

�How long has Sammy had her cell phone?

�

�� She has had�her cell phone�since she was in the �grade. She is now in the �grade.

�

�� Note: Grades in the USA.

AGE

GRADE

6

1st

7

2nd

8

3rd

9

4th

10

5th

11

6th

12

7th

13

8th

14

9th

15

10th

16

11th

17

12th

�True or False?

�

�� Only Sammy's parents can check her phone whenever they want.�� True.�� False.

�

�Complete Sammy's analysis about text messaging strangers.

�

�� "Normally if someone is text messaging you, you don't normally �if you .

�� It could be a strange person, you don't know it, you just connect text back."

�

�What happened to Sammy a�few months ago?

�

�� She �to someone she �really .

�

�How did her parents react?

�

�� It� �them.

�

�Complete Sammy's father's comment.

�

�� "I want to see if there's somebody I . I want to see �that person is and

�� they are contacting her.

�

�Describe the purpose / goal of the website�"My Mobile Watchdog".

�

�� It allows you to �every single �that �or �of your child's cell phone,

�� including �and �those �are coming .

�

�How long have Sammy's parents been using "My Mobile Watchdog"?

�

��a month�� 2 months�� 3 months�� 4 months.

�

�What is Sammy's mother�opinion about�"My Mobile Watchdog"?

�

�� "It is �to have that device just to �for �what is ing �and that

�� something is not taking too ."

�

�True or False?

�

�� My Mobile Watchdog also informs a teenager if his/her parents are checking his/her cell phone.��

�

��True.��False.

�

��  Sammy's opinion about My Mobile Watchdog: .�

�

�Complete Sammy's argument.

�

�� "If other people are doing �stuff, does that �mean I'm going to do ?"

�

��  Sammy calls it "", an �of her .

�

�What are the two important things for Sammy's parents?

�

�� For her parents �and �are much more important than , especially at .

�

�What is the impact of My Mobile Watchdog on teenagers?

�

�� It makes kids �before they .

�

�What is the only complaint the journalist got from Sammy's parents about My Mobile

�� Watchdog?

�

�� Many teenagers send out��of messages a ��it is pretty �to�

�� all�those messages, ing every thing that they were ing.

�

YOUR TURN!!!

�

Prepare the answers to the following questions on a sheet of paper, then share them with the rest of the class.

�

1. Do you have a cell phone / mobile phone?

�

2. How long have you had it?

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3. What do you do with it?

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4. Your parents�have just told you they are going to use My Mobile Watchdog.�What is your

��first reaction?

THE END!!!