Online Class Notes (Li)

Should kids have smartphones?

Vocabulary

debate – a discussion where people express different opinions about a topic

keep track of/track your heart rate – to write down/make records of how much you spend/your health/exercise time etc.

glued to the screen – you cannot take your eyes off the screen

% – percent

ex. 10%/40%

percentage/n 

stay in touch with somebody – keep in contact with someone

caution – a warning telling someone to be careful

anxiety – worried

vulnerable – likely to get hurt

ex. Kids are vulnerable to getting bullied online.

Study, play, music and sports

You can use smartphones for learning. I often use it to do my homework…..

Yes, because we think do it can make everybody happy and can help us study. Can finish a lot of things.

Yes, because we can use it to help us study. We can finish our work very quickly.

The phone can see our, we run 3km.

The phone can track our sports activity, for example if you ran for 3km. 

Some people think kids cannot use it well. They cannot sleep at night.

Some people think kids limit/control their time on the smartphone. They cannot sleep at night.

It can a lot of dangers

It can be dangerous.

Some people very like to play games and they don’t good for their eyes, sleep or their brain.

Some people really like to play games and it’s not good for their eyes, brain and sleep. 

Pronunciation

anxiety – an-zie-yer-tee