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06.08.2022 16:05 •  Английский язык

Read the text. List two examples of problems caused by electronic media. What does the writer advise teens to do? How difficult was
the text for you?
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Teens & Electronic Media: A dangerous combination
lectronic media can be very useful research tools for students, giving them all the
information they need at the push of a button. However, they can cause a
student's grades to drop. Spending many hours in front of a screen for entertainment
purposes means that you spend less time studying and doing your school work.
Another serious problem of electronic media abuse is a social one. Since you spend so
much time watching TV, surfing the Net, reading magazines or playing computer games,
you are wasting valuable time you can spend with your friends and family. Electronic
media are a great way to keep in touch with friends and family who live far away. Still
they cannot replace the benefits of communicating with people in the real worid.
Tips on using electronic media safely
1 Set a time limit Give yourself about 1-2 after your time is up, do some kind of
hours a day to use any type of electronic activity that will exercise your body
media you want for entertainment and your mind
2 Never do your homework or study. 5 Remember that not everything you
while you te using electronic media. read on the Internet is truel People are
3 Don't use electronic media in your not always who they say they are, and
bedroom. Keep all sources in the living teens often make bad decisions about
room and out of your bedroom.
the things they share. Think carefully
4 Take a break to stretch out your before you type or post. You can't take
muscles after an hour of sitting. Also, it back, and it can cause a lot of harm
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