Why do we choose to text instead of talk?

6 Minute English

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Communicating by text has become more and more popular. Neil and Georgina talk about it.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	Six Minute English
0:08.0	From BBC learning English.
0:10.0	com.
0:12.0	Hello, this is six minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.
0:17.0	And I'm Georgina.
0:18.0	Can I ask you something, Georgina?
0:20.0	Mm, Mm. Georgina, I said I want to ask you something. Are you listening to me?
0:26.3	Hmm.
0:28.3	Just a second Neil. I'm texting a friend.
0:31.3	Ah, has this ever happened to you?
0:34.0	Someone too busy texting to talk.
0:36.0	With the huge rise of mobile phones in recent decades,
0:40.0	communicating by text has become more and more popular
0:42.0	and scenes like this have become increasingly common.
0:45.6	And send. There, all done. Now what are you saying, Neil?
0:49.9	In this
0:55.0	popular form of people often choose to text instead of talk to the people in their lives.
0:56.0	We'll be asking whether this popular form of communication is changing how we interact with each other.
1:02.0	And of course we'll be learning some related vocabulary as well. Now Neil what did you
1:07.0	want to ask me? My quiz question Georgina which is this. Young people
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