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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 a negative development?

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In recent years, it is common to see that many kids are obsessed with their digital devices and ignore their surroundings in
daily
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 lives. The reason behind
this
 social phenomenon can be contributed to the lack of self-control of the
children
, and it
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undoubtedly
 is a negative development for
themselves
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. Smartphone
games
 provide immediate satisfaction for
children
 so that they will keep devoting
time
 to the
games
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 until they feel tired. Unlike other tasks,
such
 as studies and
workout
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,
children
 can receive the result immediately from the game.
For instance
, they can see the 'level-up' sign
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 up after hours of game-playing.
Hence
, they gain a sense of victory and
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 from playing the game.
However
, it takes
time
 for them to obtain good grades at school or be in shape.
Also
,
children
 often have difficulty
to keep
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 themselves away from some bad habits, as they are not grown-up people and have not cultivated mature values in their minds.
Therefore
, once the
children
 were allured by the e-
games
 on phones, the majority of them will spend most of their spare
time
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 and neglect their studies and parents. It is
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 a negative development
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children
.
First
 of all, when
children
 spend too much
time
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playing mobile phone
games
 and do not do their revision regularly, they will
then
 have inadequate
time
 on studying and may have a poor academic
result
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results
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 at school. Worse still, some of them may even sacrifice their sleeping
time
 to complete the missions in
games
. Having insufficient
time
 for sleeping will
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significantly
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 their daily activities,
such
 as paying attention in class.
Last
 but not the least,
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children
chlidren
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children
 will be more isolated from their social circles as they only concentrate on
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communication on the virtual internet, but not
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real-live
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 friends and families. To
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conclude
, it is worth noticing that the
children
 cannot resist
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immediate satisfaction brought by the
games
 in smartphones and the overdose of playing smartphones will lead to a series of negative
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to
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 the
children
, especially in the academic, personal and social aspects.
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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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