Cell phones
12/20/2022 5:00:00 PM
Do you know?
- As smartphones have become ubiquitous among teens, schools have increasingly had to wrestle with the problem of managing their use in class.
- This brings up the question of whether it’s possible for technology to exist in the classroom as a learning tool—rather than simply a distraction.
Let's explore more in the following passage!
Let's learn some new words before you read the passage:
Listen and complete the passage.
| vibrate | problems | distracting |
| interruptions | access | violence |
Cell phones are not allowed at most schools, but not all students are happy about this fact. There are two sides to the issue. Some feel that cell phones at school are and are not necessary. Others feel that having to a cell phone is a must.
Many parents give their children a cell phone so that they can have immediate contact. With more and more occurring at school, parents want to know that their children are safe. Those on this side of the issue also believe that students should keep the cell phone on to prevent . This group understands that students may not be able to immediately answer a phone call because they may be in the middle of a test or a lecture.
On the other side of the issue, there are those who feel that cell phones should not be allowed at schools. There is no reason that parents need to be able to contact their children during school hours. Parents have always been able to check in with the school if they need to communicate with their children. Cell phones also add to the problem of cheating in school. If students have access to their cell phones during school, they are able to send text messages back and forth to other students. A student could text message the answers to test to another student.
Read and answer the following questions.
Cell Phones
Cell phones are not allowed at most schools, but not all students are happy about this fact. There are two sides to the issue. Some feel that cell phones at school are distracting and are not necessary. Others feel that having access to a cell phone is a must.
Many parents give their children a cell phone so that they can have immediate contact. With more and more violence occurring at school, parents want to know that their children are safe. Those on this side of the issue also believe that students should keep the cell phone on vibrate to prevent interruptions. This group understands that students may not be able to immediately answer a phone call because they may be in the middle of a test or a lecture.
On the other side of the issue, there are those who feel that cell phones should not be allowed at schools. There is no reason that parents need to be able to contact their children during school hours. Parents have always been able to check in with the school if they need to communicate with their children. Cell phones also add to the problem of cheating in school. If students have access to their cell phones during school, they are able to send text messages back and forth to other students. A student could text message the answers to test problems to another student.
Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 4
According to the text, some students are unhappy that _____.
- they have to keep their cell phones on vibrate
- they have to answer their parents' calls at school
- their parents use cell phones to monitor them
- they are not allowed to use cell phones at school
In the passage, some people oppose the use of cell phones at school for all of the following EXCEPT that _____.
- parents can contact their children through the school if necessary
- cell phones are a source of distraction at school
- cell phones offer different types of games that are addictive in nature
- students cheat more easily with cell phones
The word "sides" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
- edges
- features
- opinions
- ideas
Why do some parents approve of students using cell phones at school?
- Because they want to control their children's behavior at school.
- Because their children promise to keep the cell phone on vibrate in class.
- Because cell phones help to improve their children's grades.
- Because students can quickly summon assistance in case of emergency.
This passage is mostly about _____.
- how cell phones disturb the learning at school
- using the cell phone appropriately at school
- learning to eliminate cheating with the cell phone
- whether or not cell phones should be allowed at school
Build your vocabulary by learning these intensive phrases/idioms
Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence (kéo từng từ/cụm từ về vị trí đúng để tạo thành câu hoàn chỉnh).
Complete the second sentence, using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. You must use between TWO and FIVE words, including the word given. Do not change the word given.
Clothes are an ideal gift for a teenager. (BET)
=> Clothes are a present for a teenager.
Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence (kéo từng từ/cụm từ về vị trí đúng để tạo thành câu hoàn chỉnh).
I couldn't _____ when she said they were getting divorced.
- look before you leap
- believe my ears
- take a back seat
- chase rainbows