Question

Read the article and write true (T) or false (F) next to the statements 1-11.
Brain change
Do you frequently interrupt what you’re doing to check your emails or text messages? Or find it difficult to concentrate on reading a long newspaper article, or a book? Do your children complain because you’re too busy writing tweets
or checking Facebook to play with them? It’s likely that most people would answer ‘yes’ to at least one of these questions.
We are only a decade or so into the Internet revolution but scientists are already engaged in a lively debate about the effect
it is having on our brains. They say that the multi-tasking is changing how we think and behave. They say that our ability to
focus on what we are doing is being damaged by frequent short bursts of information. According to recent research, these
‘bursts’ play to a primitive impulse in us to pay attention to new information. In the past, this would probably have meantdanger nearby: a lion or some other kind of enemy. The equivalent nowadays is the ping of a new message or email, provoking a feeling of excitement that can become very addictive. Without it, people feel bored.
While many people think that multi-tasking makes them more productive, this has been shown to be false. Researchers say that heavy multi-taskers have more trouble concentrating, and find it difficult to ignore irrelevant information.
They also experience more stress. On the other hand, the use of technology can also benefit the brain in some ways. Web
surfers are said to be better at finding information, while some videogames give users better visual coordination.
Generally speaking, no one would deny that mobile phones and computers have transformed life as we knew it.
People have more freedom to work anywhere. The world has shrunk and computers can deal with boring daily tasks, giving
us more free time to enjoy life. Nevertheless, we should also be aware of the dangers of these recent discoveries. The time
may soon come when we will cherish the habits of thought, of switching off the computer and reading a good book, of being human: in other words, of paying more attention to the people around us.
1 People can’t read well nowadays. F
2 Parents sometimes pay more attention to their mobiles than their children.
3 Scientists started researching into the effect of the internet a few years ago.
4 Exposure to lots of short texts makes it easier to concentrate on one thing.
5 People often feel bored when they receive new texts or emails.
6 People who do more than one task at a time work less effectively.
7 People who do a lot of multi-tasking are usually more stressed.
8 The use of technology can be very good for the brain.
9 The arrival of computers has had little effect on our lives.
10 People have less free time now.
11 It is important not to switch off the computer sometimes.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. f
2. t
3. f
4. t
5. f
6. f
7. t
8. t
9. t
10. f
11. f

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