Essay: Mobile phones

                                                                    Mobile phones


     Nowadays a great number of people use mobile phones. Some cannot imagine living without them, while others belive that we should avoid using them.
     Having a mobile phone has many advantages. Firstly, you carry it everywhere so communication is easy, even in emergency situations. What is more, you can use your mobile to take or exchange pictures, listen to music, play games, surf the Internet, download ringtones and so on.
     On the other hand, there are also many disadvantages. To begin with, mobiles can be harmful to our health when used a lot. In addition, children, teenagers and even adults can be addicted to them. For example, lessons are interrupted at school or car accidents are caused.
     To sum up, mobile phones have both advantages and disadvantages. Personally, I belive it is a very useful gadget. However, people should use it wisely.