I totally think that smartphones nowadays because before when I was child I didn’t find it necessary because our childhood was different from nowadays and now the smartphone is an essential thing in our life. We are using this tool everywhere as a map, as a maybe even as a card because we are replaced with physical card with just ID, I mean digital card so that’s the reason why it’s really necessary for us now. Even your documents saved in your phone. So for me it was hard to explain for my parents that they should save their documents, everything in the phone too, that will be easier for them to not forget physical documents, so and they can just show the digital one. But now my parents already figured out this problem and also for me it was important because I’m living in the US, they live in Kazakhstan, So we should be connected by video, we should make face times. And my dad used to be learned this now because before he even didn’t use WhatsApp. So I can say he’s just learned this and I’m really proud of them that they just stepped to the new level of using a smartphone. because I can understand how for them to new the new skills because they already old they already used to live with a way of the past
Band 7+: Describe a piece of technology you find essential, but that your parents or grandparents have trouble understanding. You should say: - What the technology is - What it is used for - How you learned to use it And explain why you think older generations find it difficult.
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I totally think that smartphones are essential nowadays because when I was a child, I didn't find them necessary. Our childhood was different from today, and now the smartphone is an essential part of our lives. We use this tool everywhere, as a map, and even as a card, because we have replaced physical cards with digital ones. That's the reason why it's really necessary for us now. Even documents are saved on our phones. For me, it was hard to explain to my parents that they should save their documents on their phones too; it would be easier for them not to forget physical documents, and they can just show the digital ones. But now my parents have figured this out. It was also important for me because I'm living in the US, and they live in Kazakhstan. We need to stay connected through video calls, and my dad has learned to do this now because before he didn't even use WhatsApp. I can say he's just learned this, and I'm really proud of them for stepping up to a new level of using a smartphone. I can understand how difficult it is for them to learn these new skills because they are older and used to living in the past.
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