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1 +{{exercise id="Verb jumble" source="AG Englisch"}}
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3 +Find the words in the jumble. Then add the verb to its definition. Be careful, there are two distractors.
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4 -||right|wrong
5 -|1. **The question arises** whether mobile phones should be allowed in schools at all.||
6 -|2. **Firstly**, mobile phones give students quick access to information.**Another significant benefit** is that they can be used as learning tools.||
7 -|3. Mobile phones can distract students during lessons. **For instance**, this is a very serious problem that schools must solve immediately.||
8 -|4. Students use their phones to look up words and check grammar. **Consequently**, their writing skills can improve significantly.||
9 -|5. **In conclusion**, one major issue is that phones make it easy to cheat during tests.||
10 -|6. Some schools have banned phones completely. **To illustrate this point**, studies show that banning phones can raise average test scores by up to 6%.||
11 -|7. Phones help students stay in touch with their parents. **In addition**, they can be useful in emergencies.||
12 -|8. Many students spend too much time on their phones during breaks. **Therefore**, looking at the positive side, there are clear benefits too.||
13 -|9. **A significant disadvantage** of mobile phones in school is the risk of cyberbullying.||
14 -|10. Phones cause distraction and enable cheating. **In a nutshell**, schools need clear rules about when and how phones may be used.||
8 +|Express a well-founded opinion on sth., considering arguments for both sides of an issue, backing up one’s argumentation with evidence
9 +and examples |_ _ _ C _ _ _|
10 +|Express a well-founded opinion on sth., backing up one’s argumentation with evidence and examples and possibly considering counter-
11 +arguments |_ _ _ M _ _ _ (_ _ )|
12 +|Express a well-founded opinion on the relative value, quality or significance of sth.,i.e. on the extent to which sth. is effective/true/etc.,
13 +backing up one’s argumentation with evidence and examples | _ V _ _ _ _ _ _ |
14 +|Express a well-founded opinion on the relative value, quality or significance of sth., i.e. on the extent to which sth. is effective/true/etc.,
15 +backing up one’s argumentation with evidence and examples |_ _ _ E _ _ |
16 +|Explain similarities and differences and give evidence from the text,
17 +relating the content to relevantaspects of language and form|_ _ _ P _ _ _|
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19 +{{/exercise}}
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17 -{{/exercise}}
22 +{{exercise id="mobile phones in school" source="AG Englisch"}}
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24 +Step 1: Write a complete argumentative text on the following task. Find at least two arguments for each side. 

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26 + “Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones in school."
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28 +Step 2: Complete the following tasks so that you know what to include in an argumentative text.

29 +1. Go through the introduction. Highlight the hook and the transition to the main body in green.
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31 +2. In the main body find in each paragraph the topic sentence (red), the explanation (orange),
32 + the evidence/example (yellow) and the concluding sentence (pink) and highlight them accordingly.
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34 +3. In the conclusion, highlight the summary (blue) as well as the outlook/solution (purple).
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36 +4. Write down all the connectors that were used.
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38 +5. Find expressions of impersonal language.
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40 +Step 3: Work with the two texts.
41 +1. Do the same tasks with your own text.

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43 +2. Compare your text with the sample solution. What is different? Is there anything you could improve?

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45 +3. Now rewrite your text and include the improvements.
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47 +{{/exercise}}
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