Question

write an article on “mobile phones : uses and A buses” to be published in your school magazine. (125 words)

Answer 1

Smart phone is the essential digital gadgets that teenagers nowadays have. However, despite the convenience it brings to use, sometimes it might affect our daily life in a negative sense. One of the typical examples is the overuse of smartphone. Smart phone can easily get our attention and distracts us. People, especially students, therefore are easily overusing the smartphone. The distractions lower students productivity and takes their time. It also lowers the quality of the work done. In this essay one cause and three effects of overusing smartphone will be discussed.

Cause
The cause of distraction from the Smartphone is because of its multiple functions. Other than basic communication functions, smartphone nowadays also provide a large varieties of applications including games and other media functions. It is convenient to use smartphone as we enjoy the technology everywhere; all we need is to bring our smartphones with us. With the mobile data, students can access the internet easily, which makes me want to use the phone more. This hand held gadget provides convenient and entertainment with easy control and fast access. No matters on lessons or working, students are easily distracted by the smartphone by its multiple functions.

 

Effects 
The effect of overuse of smartphone is that students might spent less time on work or homework. Those times are misspent on gaming and chatting with friends with the smartphone, or using the smartphone to to less important things comparing to homework. Their focus will be switched onto the smartphone whenever messages get in or notifications pop out. Even they were working before the message; there is a high chance that they will continue to use the smartphone after replying the message instead of continuing their disturbed work.

Also students spent less time on sleeping due to the distractions from the smartphone. They might need to complete work overnight which they should be able to finish with the time spending on the smartphone previously. The stacking of workload reduces their sleeping time. Also, the entertainment functions of the smartphone might make students fail to sleep early. d. Also, chatting with friends with the convenient texting functions makes their sleeptime even late.

Less focus on class and homework is also a major effect brought by the smartphone.

Sometimes students switched their focus on the smartphone during lesson to reply friends’ text message .They may also pause their work when notification appears. This disturbance of continue focusing lowering the quality of learning and the quality of my homework. They might not be able to pay enough attention in class.When doing homework, smartphone is always a great temptation that gets us away from our work. The quality and the efficiency of my work and learning maybe reduced due to the insufficient attention caused by the smartphone.

Conclusion

Overuse of smartphone will certainly affect students’ academic performance and health. Therefore, we should try to put aside our phone when there is something else we need to focus on at the moment. Convenience does not mean we should pay lots of attention on smartphone but try to find an appropriate way to make it as a useful tool.