영어 공부/Daily English

France bans smartphones in schools

young9oo 2018. 8. 11. 13:04

Article : France bans smartphones in schools (Breaking News)

URL : https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1808/180804-smartphone-ban-5.html



2018.08.11.





Phrases for studying


campaign for

◆ the campaign for racial equality 

publicity stunt

◆   They believe it is little more than a publicity stunt.

v. age

◆ As he aged, his memory got worse. 

track record


동사는 have

◆    track record in
     We’re looking for someone with a proven track record in selling advertising.
   track record of
     The fund has a good track record of investing in the equity market.

introduce

◆ ~ sth into/to sth We want to introduce the latest technology into schools.  





Today's Correction



스마트폰이 도입된 이래로... 

Since smartphones were introduced or launched...



You still have an hour you have to go.






Teacher's Note


Idiom/expression:


"track record"

Meaning: a history of performance; all of the successes and failures of a person or organization considered together.

Two colleagues are talking ...


Colleague 1: What do you think my chances of getting this promotion are?

Colleague 2: Although you have done some really good work, you've only been here a couple of years. You are up against a couple of people who have proven track records of success of ten years or more.

Colleague 1: So, my chances are slim. I suppose I will keep working hard and look for another opportunity sometime in the future after I gain more experience.


Vocabularies:


Sentence Construction

You said: Smartphone became a tools to train children.

Better say: Smartphone became a tool to train/teach children.


You said: The school need to teach them how to use smartphone properly.

Better say: The school needs to teach them how to use smartphone properly.