Task 14. Match the following synonyms from the article.
1. new a. turned
2 texting b. usual
3. examining c. fresh
4. switched d. marks
5. scores e. went up
6. non-stop f. messaging
7. common g. prohibited
8. battle h. looking at
9. increased i. fight
10. banned j. endless
Task 15. Match the phrases.
1. bad news for students who like to use a. stop battle
2 students do not learn b. media accounts
3. social c. but mentally absent
4. used their mobile phones d. end of the class
5. tests they took at the e. challenges
6. one of the biggest f. their mobile phones
7. the non- g. by six per cent
8. be physically present in class, h. "losing battle"
9. fighting a i. very well
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10. test scores increased j. during class
Task 16. Choose the correct variant.
1) There is bad news for students who like to use their mobile phones ______
a. while their study
b. while they study
c. whale they study
d. will they study
2) New research shows that students do not learn very well when ______
a. they are text in
b. they were texting
c. they are texting
d. they are text thing
3) Researchers looked at 145 American university students ______
a. in the classes room
b. in the class rooms
c. in the classy room
d. in the classroom
4) Some of the students used their mobile ______
a. phones doing class
b. phones during class
c. phones daring class
d. phones due ring class
5) Students got higher scores on tests they took at the ______
a. ends of the class
b. ending of the class
c. ended of the class
d. end of the class
6) One of the biggest challenges teachers have in the classroom is ______
a. the non-stop battles
b. the non-stop battled
c. the non-stop battler
d. the non-stop battle
7) Checking messages even when they had important work ______
a. to do in class
b. to doing class
c. to do win class
d. too do in class
8) The researchers said it is very common for students to ______ in class
a. be physically presence
b. be physically present
c. be physically presented
d. be physically presenting
9) Students were more interested in social media ______
a. that learning
b. their learning
c. than learning
d. than learn in
Task 17. Look in your dictionary to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'mobile' and 'phone'.
| Mobile | Phone |
• Share your findings with your partners.
• Make questions using the words you found.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.
Task 18. Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
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Task 19. Discuss the questions.
1. What did you think when you read the headline?
2. What springs to mind when you hear the word 'study'?
3. What do you think about what you read?
4. In what ways do mobile phones help you learn English?
5. Is it better for students to not use mobile phones in class?
6. Why do students need to be online during class?
7. What can schools do to stop students using social media in class?
8. Is learning in classrooms better today than it was 50 years ago?
9. Would it be easy for you to be offline for 24 hours?
10. How important is it for you to check your messages online?
11. How "absent" are students if they are on social media in class?
12. How can teachers get students to learn using mobile phones?
13. Is it a good idea for schools to ban mobile phones in class?
LANGUAGE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Verb + object + infinitive
Verb + object + to-infinitive
| New developments in computing are often designed to make something easier. These verbs are often used to describe such developments: allow let enable permit help Study these examples: 1. A GUI lets you point to icons and click a mouse button to execute a task. 2 A GUI allows you to use a computer without knowing any operating system commands. | 3. The X Window System enables Unix- based computers to have a graphical look and feel. 4. Voice recognition software helps disabled users (to) access computers. Allow, enable and permit are used with this structure: verb + object + to-infinitive Let is used with this structure: verb + object + infinitive Help can be used with either structure. |
Exercise 1. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Find the structure Verb + object + infinitive or Verb + object + to-infinitive.
1. Using Recycle Bin feature the user orders the computer to restore the files to their original location.
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2. The Windows user interface permits the user to open more than one window at a time.
3. A graphical user interface allows the user to use a mouseto interact with the computer.
4. Double-clickingthemouse causes the program, file or folder represented by the icon to open in a rectangular box on the screen called a window.
5. The company declared the new processor to have been developed in time.
6. A special area called the system traywhere icons are displayed lets you see what resident programs are continuously running in the background.
Exercise 2. Put the verb given in the brackets in the right form: to + infinitive or infinitive without to.
1. A user interfaceallows a user (interact) with a computer.
2. My Computer feature lets you (see) the resources on your computer.
3. Shift key enables you (type) in upper case.
4. The scientists predict molecular computers (become) widespread in the nearest future.
5. The court made Microsoft company (separate) Windows and Internet Explorer.
6. We noticed him (press) the RESET button.
7. I hear the computer (play) the music.
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