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Radio phone-in: how much screen time is too much?

A dad and a sixteen-year-old call a radio show with different views on screen time; students listen for opinions and reasons and discuss their own habits.

A2Teens35 minPhone call

About this lesson

An A2 listening lesson (phone call). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.

Level
A2
Skill
Listening
Type
Phone call
Students
Teens
Time
About 35 minutes
Topic
Technology
Activities
Key words, Speaking / writing task, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, True / False, Matching
Key words
screen, caller, rule, useful, shock, switch off
Access
Premium

By the end, students can

  • Understand opinions and reasons in a radio phone-in
  • Give an opinion about technology: I think ... because ... Sometimes it is a problem.