Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like using your smartphone?
- Why do people like smartphones a lot?
A research in 2016 says that Americans keep their phones for about 22.7 months before changing it. The report was almost the same with large European users. On the other hand, the research shows that people in China change their phones faster. This is because there are a lot of budget phones available in the country. Also in China, there are many buyers and sellers of smartphones so people can buy phones easily and more frequently.
Vocabulary:
research [noun] – a study of a subject or topic
large [adjective] – big
budget [adjective] – cheap, low-cost
frequently [adverb] – often
True or False:
- A research says that Americans keep their phones for about 22.7 months.
- The report was not the same with large European users.
- People in China change their phones faster.
- There are a few cheap smartphones in China.
- There many smartphone buyers and sellers in China.