Well, if I have to describe a time when I use my smartphone to do something important, it would definitely be the moment when I have to study online through my smartphone during the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, due to the spread of the pandemic, we have to face the social distance so that all schools are closed and we have to get used to some online classes. At first, I was really worried since at that time I didn’t own a laptop and I thought that it would be hard for me to keep up with my education. However, I then realized that my smartphone could still be a lifeline. It could still allow me to join online classes through some available apps like Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Throughout all the period, I use my smartphone to join online classes, interact with my teachers and friends, and submit assignments. I can do all of them well. Even though the experience was not perfect, the screen was small. Sometimes it was hard for me to do multi-tasking, but still I could keep up with my education. I felt incredibly grateful for that. It made me realize how magical technology can gap the bridge between education and those difficult times.
Band 7+: Describe a time you used your cellphone/smartphone to do something important
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Well, if I have to describe a time when I used my smartphone to do something important, it would definitely be the moment when I had to study online through my smartphone during the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, due to the spread of the pandemic, we had to face social distancing, so all schools were closed, and we had to get used to online classes. At first, I was really worried since I didn't own a laptop, and I thought it would be hard for me to keep up with my education. However, I then realized that my smartphone could still be a lifeline. It allowed me to join online classes through apps like Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Throughout that period, I used my smartphone to attend online classes, interact with my teachers and friends, and submit assignments. I managed to do all of that well. Even though the experience was not perfect and the screen was small, sometimes it was hard for me to multitask, but I could still keep up with my education. I felt incredibly grateful for that. It made me realize how magical technology can bridge the gap between education and those difficult times.
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