English · 3rd preparatory · First Term

Screen Time

About this lesson

This unit focuses on the theme of screen time, teaching students to understand and discuss its benefits and drawbacks. It includes reading texts about screen time and a personal story about reducing phone use, listening exercises about smart habits and Egypt's smart future, speaking activities on managing screen time, and writing a blog post about screen time habits. The unit also includes a story chapter about a school garden project and a conversation about balancing screen time with other activities. By the end, students should be able to identify main ideas and details, express opinions, use target vocabulary, and apply modal verbs and connectors in speaking and writing.

Main topics in this lesson

  • Screen time and its effects
  • Managing screen time
  • Healthy screen habits
  • Egypt's smart future
  • School garden project
  • Leadership and responsibility

Key terms and vocabulary

  • screen time
  • balance
  • distraction
  • focused
  • modern
  • smart
  • useful
  • waste
  • reduce
  • develop
  • plan
  • control
  • change
  • scrolling
  • goal
  • online
  • citizen
  • connected
  • Egyptian
  • leader
  • eco-friendly
  • global responsibility
  • blame
  • natural fertilizers

Questions and answers on Screen Time - practice and revision

Multiple choice questions on this lesson in English for 3rd preparatory, First Term, with practice exercises for revision and exam preparation.

1

Although Mona likes her phone, she decided to spend less time scrolling. Which connector in this sentence shows contrast?

  • 1 likes
  • 2 decided
  • 3 Although
  • 4 scrolling
2

Ahmed wants to be a good online citizen in Egypt's smart future. Which sentence uses a modal verb correctly for this idea?

  • 1 You mustn't respect others when you are connected online.
  • 2 You should use the internet in a useful way and not waste time.
  • 3 You can blame others for your bad screen habits.
  • 4 You mustn't develop your skills online.
3

Sara spends six hours a day scrolling on her phone and cannot finish her homework. According to the unit, what should she do to balance her screen time?

  • 1 She should reduce her screen time and plan her day.
  • 2 She must buy a new smart phone.
  • 3 She can't do her homework at all.
  • 4 She should waste more time online.

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