Part One: Warm Up
Discuss the following questions with your partner(s).
- Why do teachers give homework?
- Do you think homework helps improve students’ grades? Why or why not?
- Does homework have any drawbacks? If so, what are they?
- How much do you think students rely on electronic devices like smartphones, tablets, and laptops when they are doing homework? How much do they rely on the Internet?
- What percentage of students in your country have access to these devices? How would homework be difficult for any students who don’t have access to technology or the internet?
- Should public schools provide laptops to students who can’t afford to buy their own? Why or why not?
- Do an internet search on the term “Homework Gap.” What does it mean?
Part Two: Vocabulary
Open the exercise and follow the instructions.
Exercise
Part Three: Reading
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