B2 LEVEL

Smartphone Ban

B2 Worksheet

Vocabulary

  1. Wellbeing
    The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy.

  2. Implement
    To put a decision or plan into effect.

  3. Addiction
    A compulsive need to use or do something, often unhealthy.

  4. Confiscate
    To take something away as a form of punishment.

  5. Adolescence
    The transitional stage between childhood and adulthood.

  6. Nurture
    To care for and encourage the growth or development of someone.

  7. Influence
    The ability to affect or change someone’s behavior or decisions.

  8. Distraction
    Something that takes attention away from what you are doing.

  9. Stricter
    Enforcing rules more severely.

  10. Mental health
    A person's emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing.

Grammar Points

  1. Present Continuous Tense
    Used to describe ongoing actions (e.g., "Head teachers are taking action.").

  2. Present Perfect Tense
    Used to describe past actions with present relevance (e.g., "Concerns have been growing for some time.").

  3. First Conditional
    Used to express real or likely conditions and their results (e.g., "If we can get that right, we can transform young people's lives.").

  4. Comparatives
    Used to compare two things (e.g., "The punishment for a smartphone will be more severe than for a basic phone.").

  5. Modals (should, can, might)
    Used to express ability, recommendation, or possibility (e.g., "We should discourage smartphone ownership.").

  6. Passive Voice
    Used to focus on the action rather than who performs it (e.g., "Smartphones will be confiscated for at least a week.").

Activities

Activity 1
Modals of Advice

Instructions
Use the correct modal verb (should, can, might) to complete each sentence.

  1. Students ______ focus on their studies rather than their phones.

  2. Smartphones ______ cause anxiety and depression in young people.

  3. Parents ______ work with schools to create stricter phone policies.

Activity 2
Agree or Disagree

Instructions
Read each statement below and decide whether you agree or disagree. Explain your reasoning in 1-2 sentences.

  1. Schools should completely ban smartphones for all students.

  2. Smartphones are a major cause of mental health problems among young people.

  3. Parents should be responsible for managing their children’s screen time, not schools.

  4. Students need smartphones in school for educational purposes.

  5. Stricter phone policies in schools will improve students’ focus.

Activity 3
Opinion Poll

Instructions
Work in small groups. Discuss each question below and choose the option that best represents your group’s opinion. Be prepared to explain your choice to the class.

  1. Should schools have different rules for smartphones and basic phones?
    a) Yes, because smartphones are more distracting.
    b) No, all phones should be treated the same.
    c) It depends on the school environment.

  2. How long should schools confiscate phones when students break the rules?
    a) For the rest of the school day.
    b) For one week.
    c) Until parents come to collect them.

  3. What should schools do to prevent students from using phones secretly?
    a) Increase punishments.
    b) Encourage students to report misuse.
    c) Educate students about the reasons behind the rules.

Questions

  1. What is the punishment for having a smartphone in school?

  2. Why is the punishment for a smartphone more severe than for a basic phone? 

  3. How can schools and families work together to reduce smartphone addiction?