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Some children spend hours every day on their smartphones. Why is this the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

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Cellular
phones
 have become one of
necessities
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of
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 our daily lives. Some
the
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 young spend
their
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 majority
time
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of time
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 on their
phones
 each day. In
this
 essay, I will examine why
this
 is
happened
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happening
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 and how it can impact our
healthy
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 negatively. The reason why
children
using
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use
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phones
 longer is due to attractive
games
.
This
 is because they are more attractive than outdoor activities which need more energy. In Japan,
for example
, the most popular extra-curriculum activity among elementary school students is playing
phone
games
 together
instead
 of ball exercises or instruments.
As a result
 of focusing on
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the game
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game
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games
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 only, they may receive a low grade
from
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in
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 school
works
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 due to a lack of study. It can be seen that playing
games
from
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on
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phone
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the phone
a phone
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is
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 a
time consuming
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 thing. Since
children
 pay more attention
on
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to
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 their
phones
, it may have
some
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 negative impact on their health.
This
 means they stay at home for a long
time
 without enough exercise, so it is easy to accumulate body fat and develop obesity. In the USA,
for instance
, parents notice when their
children
 spend more
time
 on
phone
games
, their weight
increase
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increases
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 dramatically. If a child has a high level of fat in the body, he or she has
higher
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 risk to suffer from hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. The longer
time
children
 spend on
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the phone
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phone
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phones
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, the higher rate of obesity they may have. In
conclude
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,
phone
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the phone
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 is one of
necessary
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the necessary
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 items in modern life
while
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but
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 it can cause a negative influence on
children
. In my opinion, spending enormous
time
 on
phone
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 not only
get
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 worse in terms of school exams
,
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apply
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 but
also
threaten
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the
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apply
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health.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • smartphones
  • usage
  • technology
  • accessibility
  • convenience
  • entertainment
  • gaming
  • social media
  • communication
  • educational resources
  • addiction
  • dependence
  • negative effects
  • physical health
  • mental health
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