jn sel oe Mi ‘name is Fim Shelley and Tam f ddict... With these words I regan to break the spell, began to ower the problem, the problem of se dion, my telephone frenzy. “From waking to the darkest, deep: x hours of night, I wait to be phoned, Jnantto phone. started socially I suppose ~ a few dseach day. It seemed harmless, just ‘agent chat, Soon it was frequent se, then compulsive calling, until, faaly, habitual addiction ~ phone foe. Gradually 1 began to affect my ork. [was spending all of my lunch- freak phoning Within weeks, I was sriing at wor! carly, to start the day vi some pho ing. During the day, 1 tw dapper ora quick fs, a wit it _ Retleask why T became an addict {sms it was boredom, inseeurity, Skatinscehing, My counsellor says ‘srealy ery for help. 1 think any Rie excuses (pressure of work, antelcilhood, alcoholic parents) ust excuses: T have to take “Sponibilty for the problem. Re only time I felt alive was when anton the phone. 1 was charming, ccneeerous and handsome every" jhuiked me and T actually liked them. i,m misivings and no inhib tions. ressures disappeared. In no Pt best relationships were phone tia ee I became inept at the 80- "open el was more at home talking vein Who were like me, addicts: 1 Parightl # hatred of other users = 'rly people who were phoning In your opinion, whi. sw communications? the fax the postal service jiey with the chilling story of an for whom the party line's over... Satellite dishes Sy a lot at home, or in their job le who were rch enough to pone wher ever they liked. Stockbrokers and tele- Phonists were the worst. __[ spent days waiting for the phone to ring. I got agitated. In my mind I heard the first ring, heard the silence break. I concentrated on that sound, tried to » make it real, but no call eame, In the end, I would ring someone. Then someone else, telling myself “just one more”, but in the end, ringing every- one. In really low moments, I would ss call international. Peak rate. I felt I belonged to the world. Slowly things began to deteriorate. I was calling people and leaving messages to guarantee enough calls to wo see me through the day. I would arrive dds’ homes and before the door ight for the phone E was closed, head strai with the words, “Is it OK if I just use the phone. a © Some nights, T thought I could hear the phone would leap out of bed and race down, only to find it » hadn't rung at all. T'd end up lying there, wondering whether the phone had eee lugged. What if al y _ Shae We a ag intes 1? What if be ‘exchange had ine. 1 stopped going out in oe people the followis ng has made the most valuable contribution to the car telephone road, rail and air transport Read the article a ind deci ‘side whether the statements on the next page are true or false. private line installed. I borrowed money and bought an Ansaphone. I bought a pager and a portable. I bought a car to put my carphone in. As my addiction worsened, I no longer spoke to people at work. I became hostile and violent when colleagues attempted to stop me from » phoning in an attempt to get me to do work. Finally, my superior took action. Thit him (with the phone) and ended up slumped in a corner, sobbing, clutching the Yellow Pages. I was dismissed and offered redundaney or one week's free calls, which I accepted. My body had begun to suffer. My head tilted to one side, from the hours of cradling the phone on one shoulder. One + ear was inflamed and bruised. The other was no longer as strong at actually hearing. I was always tired. Phone bills littered my room like dirty needles, red reminders of the extent of my habit. ss Piles of spent phone cards lay among them. No one would contribute to the bills ~ they knew I was “usi than T sai. Finally I was arrested for destroying wea call box that had not only taken my last £1 coin, but had cut me off mid-call, Teaving me hanging, high and dry. As a result, a coun- nssellor was appointed. I haven't had a phone in the house for three weeks. It's several days since I used a tocut ‘on TV are always making calls, answering the phone. I stay away from stations and airports. ‘The first thing I have to do every day is to tell myself I do not need phones, that I am a fine human being, loved by my friends and family and that I am an addict. At least I can say it: my name is 1s James Shelley and I am an addict. UNIT 10 137wets ee comprehension summary UNIT 10 for work, - 1 ims addition resulted in Nis 10" tuning uP " im blamed his backgroune! for his ad ‘ 5 in tena et ra oe ive talked to them on the phone, ‘ 4 he to relate to people unless ne Si wa male onde would make expensive cal Ihe got really depressed, he Wo rented his non-existent funds in all tYPe choo 2 eeattas anneal im was given one weeks redungancy ‘ ‘After his dismiss enone week's . im was attacked and injured by one of his ¢ 7" 10 Jimtmow makes phone ells only to friends and family * 1s which all appeared in the arti 12 of the following words and phrase ee a dine 3) 8 the panic attacks and Paranoia (line 78) 2 plete neiey dine 2 i a fi ares pe iaeghrnie inthe See en ais arretins (line 34) ee ce ‘ ro ree dis Sr) oo 12. cut me off mid-call, leaving me hanging, hg, 7 cae (line 57) and dry (line 1 1) A. Improving a summary. Read this summary of the passage. It is t00 long and rather repetitig each paragraph by one half (or more) of its length? Decide which in places. Can you reduce .e clues are provided. expressions you could omit, condense or change. Som ‘The first is done for you. y's addiction Is cannot be attributed to the many excuses he can ¥en is de tothe fact tar when on the phone he feels he i at his bes, oe fel that he alone is responsible for his habit. EXAMPLE Jim Shelley feels more confident when using the phone and blames his addiction not on invented excuses but on himself alone. He began to hate anything or anybody that prevented him from indulging in his favourite activity, He started imagining that the phone was ringing and he became obsessed with the idea of making sure that he would receive enough phone calls from other people. CLUE Use any obstacle which ... 100k steps to ensure. 3. When his colleagues at work tried to break him of his habit, he treated them as enemies and became abusive, reacting in such a violent manner that he was made redundant and lost his job. CLUE Use 10 cure him ... his violent reaction, 4 His addiction caused physical side-effects, and the other ear became inflamed and brui had wilfully destroyed a phone box becau: CLUE Use He suffered ... in his ears for example, his hearing in one ear was impaired ised. Eventually the police arrested him after he ise he had lost a one pound coin in it. + Was arrested for. After receiving psychiatric help from a counsellor, b i hone addict ye feel that he is able to control his addiction, ™ *eelY admit that he is n, CLUE Use After counselling ... his addiction is, B_ In 60 to 80 words summ: before he was eventual help you. ‘arize the psychological a ly sent to a counsellor, ind physical effects of Jim’s addi Use the paragraphs you wrote above (0