Are you addicted to your smartphone? 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English! Are you a phubber? Do you suffer from FOMO? These are words associated with smartphone addiction. 6 Minute English describes these words and discusses what can be done to help you put your phone down. See the transcript and download the programme here: 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: Why are football crowds getting quieter? Is the internet good or bad? The power of smell Are you excited about the World Cup? Is gaming a sport? 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐎𝐌𝐎 (acronym) Fear of Missing Out 𝐩𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫 person who ignores the real people around them because they are concentrating on their phones 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 (𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠) having a physical or mental need to keep on doing something 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 unable to stop doing something again and again 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 stay in contact with 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 actually meeting someone face-to-face [Images: GETTY IMAGES] #BBCLearningEnglish #LearnEnglish #6MinuteEnglish