A) It says that symptoms of this addiction can include pupils being withdrawn at school, lacking interest in other activities, being irritable, deceptive and performing poorly in lessons. The motion calls on ATL's executive to draw together evidence on the problem and produce a factsheet for all education staff. "It's really difficult, but they do have to manage it.
б) She added: "I don't think anybody in the debate is going to say 'let's go back to the 20th century'; it's about how they are managed and particularly about how they are used in schools.
в) "There's no doubt that they are being used more in schools but there are concerns that increased time spent on the screen, on your tablet, leads to far more sedentary and far more isolated children and young people," she said. It says that symptoms of this addiction can include pupils being withdrawn at school, lacking interest in other activities, being irritable, deceptive and performing poorly in lessons. The union is due to debate a resolution at its annual conference in Manchester next week highlighting teachers' concerns about "tablet addiction" among pupils.
г) Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) said that mothers and fathers need to monitor their youngsters' use of the gadgets, amid fears that children are spending hours, and staying up late into the night, playing on them.
д) "And perhaps there will be a debate also about the ways in which parents should monitor the use of tablets and computers at home."
е) Bousted said that the resolution was likely to address the effect of children over-using tablets at home and the effect this has on their school work.
the decision I 3) took (take) was the right one. As I 4) have already sold (already sell) my
house and 5) have arranged (arrange) a new job, it is too late to change my mind. However, since
then, I 6) have heard (hear) a lot of negative things about living in the capital, and lately some of them
7) have begun (begin) to bother me. I 8) grew up (grow up) in a fairly small town and I
9) have spent (spend) all my life there. I 10) have always wanted (always want) to live in a big city
and so when my company 11) offered (offer) me a job in their London office, I 12) grabbed (grab) at
the chance. But according to a programme I 13) have just heard (just hear) on the radio, more and
more people 14) have stopped (stop) working in London recently , and a lot of large companies
15) have chosen (choose) to move away from the centre. Of course I 16) have told (tell) my parents
that I’m moving and they 17) have accepted (accept) my decision, but when 18) told (tell) my friends
they 19) seemed (seem) rather shocked. Since then I 20) have been hoping (hope) secretly that the
company would tell me that the move was off.
The motion calls on ATL's executive to draw together evidence on the problem and produce a factsheet for all education staff.
"It's really difficult, but they do have to manage it.
б) She added: "I don't think anybody in the debate is going to say 'let's go back to the 20th century'; it's about how they are managed and particularly about how they are used in schools.
в) "There's no doubt that they are being used more in schools but there are concerns that increased time spent on the screen, on your tablet, leads to far more sedentary and far more isolated children and young people," she said.
It says that symptoms of this addiction can include pupils being withdrawn at school, lacking interest in other activities, being irritable, deceptive and performing poorly in lessons.
The union is due to debate a resolution at its annual conference in Manchester next week highlighting teachers' concerns about "tablet addiction" among pupils.
г) Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) said that mothers and fathers need to monitor their youngsters' use of the gadgets, amid fears that children are spending hours, and staying up late into the night, playing on them.
д) "And perhaps there will be a debate also about the ways in which parents should monitor the use of tablets and computers at home."
е) Bousted said that the resolution was likely to address the effect of children over-using tablets at home and the effect this has on their school work.