Modern Technology. Use of English B1+

Modern technology affects our lives very much. Especially our leisure time … been greatly influenced by modern technology because we use electronic entertainments such as Walkmans, PlayStations, DVDs, computers.

We can spend sames time … (sit) in the abe airs watching TV or playing computer games. s

As we spend much time … (stare) at a computer screen we damage our eyes.

We spend less time … (socialize) and face-to-face communication is dying as we are spending more time communicating via electronic media.

This means that we are losing important skills such as personal communication and we sometimes don't know how to talk to … people and may even feel uncomfortable in the company of others.

Though … (use) computers will help us to get ready for our future jobs as all jobs in the future will need computer skills.

Computers … us to work quickly and more effectively, find out lots of information from the Internet, send e-mails. It's great!

But we don't have to spend long hours … (sit) in front of a computer screen. It's important to be able to use technology to help you, but not let it run your life.

Nowadays more and more people use mobile phones. They use mobile phones everywhere: in buses, trolleybuses, trams, when they are driving cars, crossing streets, etc. Many students bring their mobile phones to schools, send and receive text messages in classes not … (pay) attention to lessons.

The sound of a mobile phone … (ring or play) an annoying tune during a lesson is something terrible.

The children's and young people's low cultural level is an extraordinarily urgent problem in our society and especially the mobile communication usage culture. There are more educated people than well-mannered ones in our country. So, there is no mobile phone communication culture among the schoolchildren … (develop) to the necessary extent.

Taking it into consideration schoolchildren … (forbid) to use mobile phones during the studies. We should pay attention to teaching the mobile phone usage culture to schoolchildren both at school and beyond its bounds.

On the other hand, schoolchildren … (can allow) to take mobile phones to school but use them only in an emergency when they really need help or have an accident on the way to school or home.

Modern technology is worth … (apply) but wisely.