uhb1412 note making and summary writing test

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“I can’t live without my mobile phone!” is what I often hear people say as

they lament about how mobiles have become an indispensable part of

their lives. The blurring of personal and work lives brought about by the

device are posing challenges to many.

The all so common sight of heads bent, eyes staring intently at mobile

screens and ngers busy tapping away repeats itself across maor cities

around the world. "henever there is a moment to spare while on the

train, ta#i or waiting in a $ueue, people busy themselves with their mobile

devices. %ome even confess to checking in with their phones while out on

a date!

%uch unhealthy obsession with mobile devices is disrupting how we

appreciate the little things in life or miss the moments that matter. The

truth is that technology overall should be seen as a tool to enhance our

way of living and not as a backll for the good things that we as humans

naturally enoy.

&obile phones have certainly made a signicant impact on our lives, but I

truly believe it’s for the better.

It’s changed the way we communicate, whether for work or play. "e are

now less constrained by time and geographical location. "ith my mobile

device, I can dial into conference calls while stuck in a tra'c am, or reply

to urgent e(mails while on the go. I can send a te#t message or share

photos and videos with friends who aren’t living in the same country. &y

phone calendar keeps my life organised, and even )acebook, Twitter, and

instant messaging are now accessible from mobile devices!

%martphones are more than ust a means to stay connected* they are also

a key source of entertainment. The game of %nake was one of the rst

mobile games that I got hooked on way back in the +-s. Today, the

market’s ooded with mobile apps / we’re so spoilt for choice! 0nd it’s not

ust games. There are apps to help you nd your way around literally

anywhere, apps that let you listen to your favourite music, apps to book

cinema or concert tickets, and even apps that teach the alphabet to

toddlers.



The mobile revolution isn’t ust changing the lives of urbanites like myself.

I know of a young 1angladeshi woman named %hompa 0khter who has a

passion for fashion and design. %he dreamt about starting her own

business and she did ust that, opening a bouti$ue in 2ushtia featuring her

own creations. 3ealing with suppliers in di4erent towns was a hassle for

%hompa / purchase orders had to either be hand delivered or mailed out

to suppliers. %hompa also found it tough publicising her business to

potential customers outside her town.

1efore using a mobile phone, %hompa had never heard of e(mails! The

technology intimidated her and she was sceptical about how a mobile

phone and e(mail could help her business. 1ut once she got the hang of it,

she was hooked. &obile e(mail is a blessing in her life. The 56(year(old

entrepreneur now stays in touch easily with her suppliers.

I hear inspiring stories like %hompa’s from so many other countries.

Teachers, like 7dna 8as and Imelda 9onteos from :igao 7ast 8entral

%chool in the 9hilippines, have brought lessons to life in the classrooms by

downloading multimedia content via smartphones using the Te#t5Teach

programme and linking it to television screens to show to their students.

)armers, like 7di %ugara 9urba in ;orth %umatra, Indonesia now have

access to weather information critical to crops. "ith the information

gained through his mobile phone, 7di can $uickly decide how to best

protect the co4ee and oranges he grows. <e also gets information on crop

prices to help him negotiate better and decide on how to price his crops

competitively.

"ho would have thought that mobility could e4ect such monumental

change= It shouldn’t really be a surprise though. Information is

empowering. >ust ask %hompa, 7dna and 7di.

%till, close to si# billion mobile phone users don’t own a smartphone.

0nother ?.5 billion people don’t own a mobile device at all. The mobile

revolution is here but there are still many out there who have yet to

e#perience its benets. "e’ve only ust begun.

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1ased on the te#t, make notes on “The benets of mobile phones”.

Communicate ( It’s changed the way we communicate, whether for

work or play. 8an dial into conference calls while stuck in a tra'c

am, or reply to urgent e(mails while on the go.

Text message or share photos and videos ( 8an send a te#t

message or share photos and videos with friends who aren’t living in

the same country.

Social media ( 9hone calendar can keeps life organised, and even

)acebook, Twitter, and instant messaging are now accessible from

mobile devices.

Entertainment ( it’s not ust games. There are apps to help you

nd your way around literally anywhere, apps that let you listen to

your favourite music, apps to book cinema or concert tickets, and

even apps that teach the alphabet to toddlers.

Publicising ( 0 young 1angladeshi woman named %hompa 0khter

who has a passion for fashion and design. %hompa also found it

tough publicising her business to potential customers outside her

town. &obile phone and e(mail could help her business.

Learning FTe#t5Teach programmeG ( Teachers, like 7dna 8as and

Imelda 9onteos from :igao 7ast 8entral %chool in the 9hilippines,

have brought lessons to life in the classrooms by downloading

multimedia content via smartphones using the Te#t5Teach

programme and linking it to television screens to show to their

students.

Internet ( )armers, like 7di %ugara 9urba in ;orth %umatra,

Indonesia now have access to weather information critical to crops,

$uickly decide how to best protect the co4ee and oranges he grows



%ummariBe the te#t above in not more than 80 words.

&obile phones for the life management better. It’s changed the way we

communicate, either for work or play. Its bring benets such as

communicate, te#t message or media sharing, social media,

entertainment, publicising, learning and other internet purpose.

0lmost si# billion mobile phone users don’t own a smart phone while

another ?.5 billion people don’t own a mobile device at all. The mobile

revolution is here but there are still many out there who have yet to

e#perience its benets.

F H- wordsG

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