KET Paper 1, Reading and Writing, Part 7 8 Completa il brano inserendo una parola in ogni spazio. KIDS, HOMEWORK AND COMPUTERS Homework is a constant for children, from elementary (1)..................................... to university. Today s children have the Internet to do research and personal (2)..................................... to improve their presentation skills, but are computers always a help? Students can (3)..................................... on a school project using their PCs, but these can be a distraction as well as an aid. Parents should set the amount of (4)..................................... children can use them every day (experts recommend screen time, including TV, should be two (5)........................................... a day) and ask children to complete their homework before they play (6)........................................... or chat with friends. A positive aspect is that computers can encourage good presentation. Some kids want their homework to look perfect. That is good, but they (7)........................................... forget the importance of content! Presentation is important, but only correct spelling and grammar can give good marks. The Internet (8)........................................... offer all kind of information, but students should not just copy and (9)..................................... parts of texts! They should use the information to (10)........................................... a personal text. adapted from www.kidsandcomputers.co.uk USEFUL WORDS aid = aiuto; amount = quantità; to encourage = incoraggiare; project = ricerca; screen = schermo. 30 week three