CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES 8

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Analysis Lesson 5
Worked Example for the Main activity
Challenge topic: Digital world

Text from a community newsletter

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Suggested answers:

2 a Teenagers are addicted to their mobile phones, and parents, teachers and community
leaders are unhappy about this, so the article is suggesting a way of reaching teenagers
about the issues involved with mobile phone addiction and how to reduce usage.
b No correct response. Ideas include: mobile phones, laptops, access to social media,
lack of physical activity, memory function, health issues, sleep deprivation etc.
c Addiction to/too much time spent on mobile phones/social media; lack of physical
activity; loss of (teenagers’) memory function; health issues in later life; lack of face-
to-face communication (with parents); arguments (in the family).
d Too much time spent on social media;
always on their phone; limited physical activity; overweight teenagers; arguments; using
alternative means for social media (laptops). Encourage learners to look for the
words/phrases that signal causes – because, due to, since, as, so long as … , as long as … ,
now that.
e Not paying attention to parents wanting to communicate (with them); can affect
memory function; health issues in later life; overweight (teenagers); sleep deprivation;
no time for anything else. Encourage learners to look for the words/phrases that signal
consequences – as a result, therefore, that’s why, so, consequently, this means, this
leads to, for this reason, due to this, if … then.
f Perspectives from parents, teachers, community leaders, local perspective
(community), teenagers (inferred).
g Educate young people about the dangers of being addicted to mobile phones; series of
local activities; short talks with entertainment and food and inviting some celebrities.

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