Do Smartphones Make You Smarter?

More than ninety percent of British teenagers own a mobile phone.

• True. That`s absolutely right. More than 90 percent of British teenagers own a mobile phone.

• False. It`s not like that.

• Not stated.

Russian teenagers spend more than twenty-seven hours a week online.

• True. They spend that much time online.

• False. Russian teenagers spend less time online.

• Not stated. I haven`t read about it.

UK teenagers avoid using smartphones to chat with friends.

• True. Instead, they choose to watch video clips, play games, share photos and send instant messages.

• False. They keep in touch with their friends 24/7.

• Not stated.

In the UK there is no law about phone use in schools, but teachers can remove devices from students if necessary.

• True. Most teenagers can`t use their digital devices at school.

• False. Teachers cannot remove devices from students.

• Not stated.

Russian students mustn`t use their digital devices. There`s strict law.

• True. Teachers can remove smartphones.

• False. There`s no law.

• Not stated. I haven`t read the text about Russia.

A recent British report said that smartphones are a big distraction, make student less productive and are bad for learning.

• True. This study believes that smartphones are really bad for learning.

• False. There are so many apps that a student can use for learning.

• Not stated.

In the USA some people do not agree that smartphones are bad for learning.

• True. They really think so.

• False. They believe that smartphones are useful for learning.

• Not stated.

Recently one school in New York decided remove smartphones at school.

• True. That`s absolutely right!

• False. A school in New York allowed to use smartphones.

• Not stated.

We carry a lot of information in our pockets and this information is absolutely useless.

• True. We don`t need any information.

• False. Information that we get is really useful.

• Not stated.

In that New York School, smartphones can definitely make you smarter!

• True. Teachers of this NY School believe so.

• False. They think that smartphones make us less smart.

• Not stated.