Most of the students in your class spend a lot of time playing with gadgets. They do not like to play any outdoor games. *What should be done to encourage students to involve themselves in more of outdoor games? *How they should try to lead a healthy lifestyle?
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You can either use the following conversation or develop similar one using ideas from it:
Student A: Hey, I had been itching to talk to you very urgently about our friends!
Student B: Really! What happened?
Student A: Nothing new! They avoid playing outdoor games. They rather prefer watching TV or spending time with their laptops, tabs, or smart phones!
Student B: True! But this will have serious implications on their health. They need to be told how essential it is for them to play games and sports outside for their proper physical growth and development.
Student A: Well I was wondering if we could help them encourage play outdoor games and wean them off TV and other gadgets a little bit. You know there are so many channels available, some of them are quite inappropriate. They might get addicted to such channels, which will further leave them worse off.
Student B: We must do something. If they don’t play games, they will miss so much. ‘A healthy mind lives in a healthy body’. Besides, sports and games are undoubtedly the building blocks of the health and character of children. Their importance in the over-all and holistic development of children cannot be denied.
Student A: I agree with you. Games teach us many values such as time management, concentration and focus, sportsmanship, teamwork etc. Not playing games means missing all these skills and values.
Student B: What can we do? We have already tried counseling them many times.
Student A: We need to do more than counseling. We must talk to the principal to include more sports programmes and competitions during the academic calendar.
Student B: Yes, the school can start various sports club in the evening and with parents’ cooperation the students attending these clubs can be made mandatory.
Student A: It is a good idea. Once the students get the taste and thrill of playing games, they will find them more attractive and beneficial to them. They will willingly start playing and participating in outdoor games.
Student A: That sounds great. I think we should go and share our ideas with the principal.Answer:
You can either use the following conversation or develop similar one using ideas from it:
Student A: Hey yash, Good Mornning
Student B: Hi, good morning. how are you?
Student A: I am fine. Thanks.and you?
Student B: I am fine too. Thanks.
Student A: Any new problem?
Student B: Yah! However, our class teacher and I am very upset concerning my some class mates addiction to TV and mobile phone.
Student A: Really? The same problem is the topic of discussion in our class too. My best friend and some class mates are suffering from the same syndrome.
Student B: Not only this, they does not play any outdoor game at all! they just sits in front of TV for hours at a stretch! they have already become a couch potato. If he does not start playing any outdoor game, their health is going to suffer drastically.
Student A: Same is the situation at my class. I just wonder what has happened to the young generation. They neither have any hobby. Nor do they read for leisure at all! All these signs don’t augur well. We will have to do something!
Student B: What can we do? We have already tried counseling them many times.
Student A: We need to do more than counseling. We must talk to their parents and teachers them to get them enrolled in any sports club or gym. We may volunteer to accompany them daily.
Student B: We can do one more thing. Initially, to encourage them to play outdoor games, we can start playing with them ourselves.
Student A: Once they get the feel of it, they will really like playing outdoor games. Do you remember we used to be crazy about playing outdoor games? It is because of them that we enjoy such a good health, don’t we?
Student B: Yes, we do. If we don’t get them to play out door games or encourage them to physical exercises, their health will be affected drastically.
Student A: I agree with you. let’s minimize their TV viewing and mobile using, and maximize their physical activities.
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