rodgers white
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2016
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- China
- Current Location
- China
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By today’s standards, my mobile phone is pretty rubbish. It’s Nokia 1616, a small, not very heavy device with which you can send and receive calls and messages. It also has a handy torch on the top. Other than that, my phone doesn’t do much. It’s nothing compared to a smartphone. Why would I want one of those?
I have often been told that the big advantage of having a smartphone is that: “You can do everything with them!” Okay, they may have endless functions, but generally they are used for checking social networking sites, playing games, and receiving and replying to emails. I’m happy just doing all of those things on my laptop.
As far as I can tell, the best thing about having a smartphone is that you can connected to the Internet all the time. I love the Internet, but I just don’t see the point of constantly being online. I would think that if someone needed me urgently, they would just ring me rather than send an email. And my trusty Nokia can manage that.
One peculiar effect of the smartphone is, in my opinion, the addiction to maps and navigation systems. Is there anything more boring than knowing exactly where you are all of the time? How do you get to know an area if you don’t get lost there a few times? Is it true that we all occasionally need to be pointed in the right direction, but I find that there are often real life humans you can ask.
There are many benefits of having a very basic mobile phone, like the fact that it cost me about twenty pounds, and that I don’t have to worry about much about it being stolen. But the main benefit has to be the fact that it provides me with the world’s greatest excuse for my bad habits. Whether it’s turning up late to events, or forgetting about an appointment at work.,I’m pretty sure I’m covered with the explanation: “ I’m really sorry. I don’t have a smartphone.
The task is: According to the article above, please write a summary within 80 words only using your own words
The following is just my attempt at summarizing and I hope someone would proofread it and polish it. It serves as an example for my students to follow after I finish checking their summaries. Many thanks in advance.
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I prefer to use my ordinary cell phone rather than a smartphone. Why? First, the frequently used functions of a smartphone can be performed by my computer. Second, daily communications don’t require keeping online all the time by smartphone. Third, asking for directions is what you should experience personally rather than referring to a smartphone. Most importantly, can you find a better excuse than having no smartphone when you make mistakes such as being late in life?
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By today’s standards, my mobile phone is pretty rubbish. It’s Nokia 1616, a small, not very heavy device with which you can send and receive calls and messages. It also has a handy torch on the top. Other than that, my phone doesn’t do much. It’s nothing compared to a smartphone. Why would I want one of those?
I have often been told that the big advantage of having a smartphone is that: “You can do everything with them!” Okay, they may have endless functions, but generally they are used for checking social networking sites, playing games, and receiving and replying to emails. I’m happy just doing all of those things on my laptop.
As far as I can tell, the best thing about having a smartphone is that you can connected to the Internet all the time. I love the Internet, but I just don’t see the point of constantly being online. I would think that if someone needed me urgently, they would just ring me rather than send an email. And my trusty Nokia can manage that.
One peculiar effect of the smartphone is, in my opinion, the addiction to maps and navigation systems. Is there anything more boring than knowing exactly where you are all of the time? How do you get to know an area if you don’t get lost there a few times? Is it true that we all occasionally need to be pointed in the right direction, but I find that there are often real life humans you can ask.
There are many benefits of having a very basic mobile phone, like the fact that it cost me about twenty pounds, and that I don’t have to worry about much about it being stolen. But the main benefit has to be the fact that it provides me with the world’s greatest excuse for my bad habits. Whether it’s turning up late to events, or forgetting about an appointment at work.,I’m pretty sure I’m covered with the explanation: “ I’m really sorry. I don’t have a smartphone.
The task is: According to the article above, please write a summary within 80 words only using your own words
The following is just my attempt at summarizing and I hope someone would proofread it and polish it. It serves as an example for my students to follow after I finish checking their summaries. Many thanks in advance.
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I prefer to use my ordinary cell phone rather than a smartphone. Why? First, the frequently used functions of a smartphone can be performed by my computer. Second, daily communications don’t require keeping online all the time by smartphone. Third, asking for directions is what you should experience personally rather than referring to a smartphone. Most importantly, can you find a better excuse than having no smartphone when you make mistakes such as being late in life?
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