REVIEW

Permanent damage to children's body may be caused by frequent contact with electronic devices.

• immediate

• long-lasting

• short-term

• serious

If your smartphone rings in class, it will be very annoying and disruptive.

• interruptive

• supportive

• discouraging

• confusing

Students who have access to inappropriate information, videos and pictures may spend many hours reading and watching, and forget about their projects or assignments.

• fascinating

• tempting

• unsuitable

• illegal

One advantage of learning going digital is that students no longer have to carry the weight of papers and textbooks with them to school.

• online

• electric

• computer-based

• modernized

An interactive whiteboard is an electronic device that helps students learn English in a more stimulating way.

• interest-arousing

• performance-enhancing

• communication-promoting

• proficiency-raising

Personal electronic devices which distract students from their classwork are banned in most schools.

• forbid

• prohibit

• divert

• neglect

The new invention is useful in the classroom because it can engage students and provide them with opportunities to communicate meaningfully.

• pull

• attract

• encourage

• participate

You can download free lessons and put them in your media player or other similar mobile devices. Then you can listen and study anywhere because these devices are portable.

• affordable

• available

• feasible

• carriable

For every young children, electronic devices may help promote listening and speaking skills.

• advertise

• popularize

• discourage

• improve

People whose work involves using a computer for most of the day may suffer from chronic headaches.

• suggests

• includes

• means

• contains