T asks Ss to talk in pairs and come up with ideas on what gadgets, apart from mobile phones, people are addicted to/obsessed with in the 21st century.

T pre-teaches the following vocabulary units or T distributes cards with the words and definitions and asks the Ss to match them in pairs: 1. conjure up - call forth, invoke, raise, stir, bring into existence/stress on the second syllable/verb 2. breed - a particular type/long vowel sound/noun, verb 3. look down on - think that one is superior to someone else, disdain, scorn/phrasal verb 4. compulsive - impossible to control, inescapable/stress on the second syllable/adjective 5. parlour - a shop/room where someone does their business/stress on the first syllable/noun 6. cluster - a group of things which are close to each other/stress on the first syllable/noun 7. hedonistic - indulgent, pleasure-seeking/stress on the third syllable/adjective 8. despairing - hopeless, gloomy/stress on the second syllable/adjective

Ss read the text on p. 62 and answer the questions given: 1. What are behavioural addictions? 2. In what ways are they different from ordinary addictions? 3. How can they be treated? T receives open-class feedback, nominating Ss.

Ss read the article again and then choose a, b or c (p. 63 c) T asks Ss to compare their answers together. T receives open-class feedback. T elicits clarifications if necessary.

Ss are out into pairs. T asks them to discuss whether any of the addictions mentioned in the text are problems in their country. T asks Ss to report the outcomes of the discussion to the class (which ones are problems in Armenia?).

Ss look at the highlighted words/expressions and guess their meanings together in pairs. T receives open-class feedback.