Kids & Technology listening exercise
In this English listening exercise we hear The List Show talk about how much screen time is too much for kids.
According to some reports, children as young as eight years old are spending seven or more hours a day being entertained on a screen.
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Listen to The List’s Rodney Spencer as he takes us inside the homes of two Arizona families with two very different outlooks on technology, and answer the questions in the following listening exercise. Write your answers in the comments box at the bottom of the page, and we will reply with the answers shortly!
Questions:
1. how much __________ __________ is too much?
2. ________ __ _______ as 8 years old are spending seven hours a day being entertained on a screen.
3. They decided, very early on, to keep their kids __________ __________ for the most part.
4. Instead they spend their time __________ __________ __________ like Battleship
5. When you __________ ____ __________ __________, children’s creativity begins to blossom
6. their __________ become brighter and they’re more interested in “physical play"
7. even __________ __________ and __________ __________ improves
8. no screen time can also enhance __________ in children
9. __________ __________ __________ will develop
10. Once that __________ __________ has developed, it can be hard to break.
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