Academic Discussion · open practice
Academic Discussion · Set 1
Fixed WeLearn practice with the published time limit for this task family. Your response stays in this browser.Your professor is teaching a class on technology and daily life. Write a post responding to the professor's question. Contribute your own opinion and reasons, and add to the discussion.
Professor Reed: Many people now use their phones to do almost everything — banking, shopping, studying, and staying in touch. Do you think our growing reliance on smartphones is mostly positive or mostly negative? Why?
Student Hana: I think it's mostly positive. Smartphones save time, keep us connected, and put useful tools in one place. For example, I use my phone to check bus schedules, complete assignments, and video call family members in another country.
Student Diego: I'm more cautious. People spend hours staring at screens, get distracted easily, and can feel anxious without their phones. For example, I sometimes reach for my phone the moment I wake up.
Write a response of at least 100 words. State and support your position, contribute a new point in your own words, and take the other students' ideas into account.
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