Prime Time 8, Speaking, Maturatraining

Topic 15 Communication Tasks Individual long turn: How we stay in touch • Compare and contrast the two pictures. • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones. • Suggest rules for a responsible use of mobile technology in public. Paired activity: Using mobile phones in class The principal of your school plans to ban the use of mobile phones in class. As student representatives, you and your partner are asked to join a discussion with teachers and parents. You prepare for the discussion together: one of you is strongly in favour of the proposition; one of you is strongly against it. Discuss the following aspects: • potential for disruption • opportunities for learning • social inequality • theft • health issues Decide which arguments to use in the discussion with the principal. Agree on three. 1 2 32 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv