Teaching materials
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Is Your Phone Use Harmful?
Activity / B1 + / 90 min
Students will:
- Discuss questions about their experience with using a smartphone
- Determine level of harmfulness of their phone use
- Discuss ideas to break harmful habits related to phone use
Online vs Offline
Activity / B1 + / 45 min
Students will:
- Practise reading comprehension and speaking
- Think about the amount of time they spend online
- Become better aware of the consequences of phone addiction
Family time
Activity / A2+ / 45 min
Students will:
- Revise family members vocabulary
- Practise describing a picture
- Think about the importance of time spent with family
Questions and answers
Informational texts
- Smartphone addiction and excessive use
- Digital hygiene
- Schools' authority on phone bans
- Generational phone use gap
UPDATED: How to reflect on emotions after the film screening
Informational texts
- Why is it important to reflect on emotions?
- Basic methods of reflection
- From reflection to discussion
Jak pracovat s audiovizuálními materiály
- instruktážní film
- rady a doporučení
- manuál
- obecné aktivity
Teaching with documentaries: Methodological handbook
Handbook containing a collection of comprehensive activities designed for teaching with documentaries, along with the OWIS theoretical framework for English lessons.
English activities for teaching with documentaries
Informational texts
A set of activities generally applicable to working with film in English classes
Accompanying and recommended materials
It’s not you. Phones are designed to be addicting.
A YouTube video about how phones and apps are designed.
Addiction infographic
A picture portraying the data about phone (device) addiction.
Why Device-Free Dinners Are a Healthy Choice
A short article about eating without devices.