My media habits. Today we all have many different gadgets which help us to communicate, to entertain, to study. And many of us say that they can’t live without using them. But there’re some pros and cons in this question. As for me, I have a cellphone and a laptop. I use them every day, and actually, I can’t imagine my life without them! Usually I search the Internet, it helps me to do my homework, communicate with friends, listen to music, read books and watch films. I roam on Twitter, Instagram, VK (the most popular social network in Russia) and some sites which help me with studying languages. I spend two or three hours a day using the Internet. In my opinion, it’s not so much! Many of my friends are really addicted to their computers and smartphones. They check their emails and social networks every fifteen minutes! Can you imagine it? Sometimes, when we gather together we agree to leave all the phones in our bags. But, unfortunately, it doesn’t work. Moreover, I know many people, especially boys, who really like to play computer games. I think it’s one of the worst things that computers and the Internet give us. If people start to believe in virtual reality, if it become more important for them than their own life, than real communication with friends, I think, that such people need some help. Help from their parents, friends and sometimes psychologists. Also, we often lose the ability to communicate in real life. We get accustomed to express our emotions, feelings and ideas in letters and smileys. But when we have to associate with other people face to face, we start to feel fear and sometimes we can’t even have a small talk with them. And it really scares me! We forgot about hand-written letters, cards and notes. But they aren’t so cold and nonchalant as our typed emails and messages are. Our handwriting shows our souls, opens them to others! I suppose, we should use modern ways of communicating, but don’t forget about traditional ones. Of course, our world is developing every minute, every second and we can’t just overpass all new gadgets and inventions. They all are made to make our life easier and more comfortable. But, in my opinion, we should divide all new things into useful and harmful ones. We should protect future generations and show them only good examples of behavior in both: real and virtual lives.