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Many teenagers now have their own smart phone. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages and give your own opinion

#teenagers #phone
More and more
adolescents
 owning a mobile
phone
.While a
smartphone
 helps to make teens and their family
members
 safe and secure.I believe that
this
 result in a teenager spending more time on the
phone
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doing any other activity. The main advantage of
a
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dolescent having
s
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martphone is them and their family
members
 can feel safe and secure especially when the teen is in a party or a festival and a family member would like to be in contact or in case of an emergency the adolescent could call for help.
For example
, when I was 14 years old I had a bike accident in the middle of the park , I was able to call my mother to can a pick me up. The majority of
adolescents
 spend more time on their
smartphone
 that they should.
This
 means teens are more likely to do not study the number of hours that are required.
This
 lead to poor performance academic as teenagers is easily distracted with their
phone
.
For instance
, a survey from The Guardian newspaper showed that 6 out of 10
adolescents
 spent an average of 17 hours a week staring at their cellphones
this
 links to a decreased of output in studying at school.I believe that spending more than 30 min looking at a
smartphone
 hinders
adolescents
 performance. In conclusion,
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obile
phone
 makes
adolescents
 and their family
members
 safe and secure, they
also
 interfere with teenagers performance at school. It is recommended for parents or family
members
 to encourage teenagers to do not spend so much time on their screen.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • communication
  • access to information
  • safety and security
  • entertainment
  • educational opportunities
  • addiction
  • excessive screen time
  • cyberbullying
  • online harassment
  • distraction
  • lack of focus
  • privacy concerns
  • social disconnection
  • advantages
  • disadvantages
  • opinion
  • outweigh
  • limits
  • screen time
  • online safety
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