At what age should children be allowed to have a smartphone?
Assignment 1
You may use English-language Internet sources to help you.
a Name 7 or more words related to phones and communication.
| Hooked on Your Phone Do you have a smartphone? And are you on your socials a lot? Many teenagers cannot stop using their phones. The World Health Organisation recently published a report about this. Read about smartphones, using socials, age, and more. |
Assignment 2
Find the words in the text.
Connect the words and expressions that have the same meaning.
| 1. smartphone | a. a school for children between 5 and 11 years old |
| 2. primary school | b. a written description of a situation |
| 3. parents | c. being mean, unkind or aggressive to other kids |
| 4. bullying | d. from not long ago, quite new |
| 5. recent | e. full of problems |
| 6. report | f. a mobile phone that can connect to the internet |
| 7. problematic | g. normal and smart, good for you |
| 8. amongst teenagers | h. relationships you have with other people, like with your friends |
| 9. lying | i. saying things that are not true |
| 10. to struggle | j. the people who are a father or mother |
| 11. social connections | k. to try very hard and find really difficult |
| 12. healthy | l. within the group of people between 13 and 19 years old |
Assignment 3
a What does the text say: At what age should children be allowed to have a smartphone?
1 At 9 years old.
2 At 14 years old.
3 At no specific age.
4 As soon as they can walk.
b Parents in Hertfordshire want to give their children smartphones when they are 14 or older. Not younger. Why?
Choose all correct answers.
1 To protect them when they have to walk to school on their own.
2 To protect them from online bullying.
3 To make sure that they do not spend too much time on social media.
4 To have time to save money for buying a smartphone.
c What does the report by the World Health Organisation say about teenagers and smartphones?
Choose all correct answers.
1 It would be a good idea if teenagers had lessons on how to use socials in a healthy way.
2 Most kids who use social media are very young.
3 Social media is problematic for all teenagers.
4 Some teens are lying about how much time they use social media.
5 Teens sometimes said that they find it difficult to stop being on socials.
Assignment 4 – Extra Writing Assignment
a What do you think about smartphones?
Write your comment (~50-80 words).
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