| No. | Words | Pronunciation (NAmE) |
| 1 | Keep in touch/stay connected/ contact sb Keep me up to datekeep abreast of | kiːp ɪn tʌʧ/steɪ kəˈnɛktɪd/ ˈkɒntækt kiːp miː ʌp tuː deɪtkiːp əˈbrɛst ɒv |
| 2 | Spend time Ving While away the hours | spɛnd taɪm Ving waɪl əˈweɪ ði ˈaʊəz |
| 3 | Waste timeA waste of timeIt’s time-consumingWe can lose track of time | weɪst taɪmə weɪst ɒv taɪmɪts ˈtaɪmkənˈsjuːmɪŋ wiː kæn luːz træk ɒv taɪm |
| 4 | The advancement in modern technologies | ði ədˈvɑːnsmənt ɪn ˈmɒdən tɛkˈnɒləʤiz |
| 5 | Social media platforms | ˈsəʊʃəl ˈmiːdiə ˈplætfɔːmz |
| 6 | Broaden your circle of friends | ˈbrɔːdn jɔː ˈsɜːkl ɒv frɛndz |
| 7 | To gain/acquire/get knowledge | tuː ɡeɪn/əˈkwaɪə/ɡɛt ˈnɒlɪʤ |
| 8 | In a blink of an eye | ɪn ə blɪŋk ɒv ən aɪ |
| 9 | At your fingertips /At the click of a button | æt jɔː ˈfɪŋgətɪps /æt ðə klɪk ɒv ə ˈbʌtn |
| 10 | Meet sb in person | miːt sb ɪn ˈpɜːsn |
| 11 | Surf the web | sɜːf ðə wɛb: |
| 12 | A techie | ə techie |
| 13 | Traditional means of communication | trəˈdɪʃənl miːnz ɒv kəˈmjuːnɪkeiʃən |
| 14 | Face-to-face communication | feɪs -tuː-feɪs kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən |
| 15 | Provide us with | prəˈvaɪd ʌs wɪð |
| 16 | Couch potato/ Mouse potato | kaʊʧ pəˈteɪtəʊ/ maʊs pəˈteɪtəʊ |
| 17 | Compulsively check/scroll your phone | kəmˈpʌlsɪvli ʧɛk/skrəʊl jɔː fəʊn |
| 18 | Is/am/are addicted to Get hooked on | ɪz/æm/ɑːr əˈdɪktɪd tuː ɡɛt hʊkt ɒn |
| 19 | Run the risk of being misled Victims of catfishing | rʌn ðə rɪsk ɒv ˈbiːɪŋ mɪsˈlɛd ˈvɪktɪmz ɒv ˈkætˌfɪʃɪŋ |
| 20 | Negatively shape our views | ˈnɛgətɪvli ʃeɪp ˈaʊə vjuːz |
| 21 | Distract | dɪsˈtrækt |
| 22 | Mental health issues | ˈmɛntl hɛlθ ˈɪʃuːz |
| 23 | Lead to low self-esteem | liːd tuː ləʊ sɛlf-ɪsˈtiːm |
| 24 | Get a stiff neck | ɡɛt ə stɪf nɛk |
| 25 | Derogatory comments | dɪˈrɒɡətəri ˈkɒmɛnts |
| 26 | Clickbait/ Phishing | ˈklɪk.beɪt/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ |
| 27 | Cyberbullying/ Cyberbully | ˈsaɪbəˌbʊliɪŋ |
| 28 | Scammer | ˈskæmə |
| 29 | A double-edged sword | ə ˈdʌblˈɛʤd sɔːd |
| 30 | Negatively shape our views | ˈnɛgətɪvli ʃeɪp ˈaʊə vjuːz |
Idiom
speaking for myself
get on sb’s nerves
not for the love of money
get a bad rap
jump on the bandwagon
take somewhere by storm
