INTERMEDIATE PAD. ANSWERS
ONLY.
SeeGRAMMATICAL SIGNALS PART 1
CLAIM AND COUNTER CLAIM
Exercise 4: Read each sentence carefully. Identify the CLAIM and COUNTERCLAIM. Then point out the
grammatical signal used. COPY THE TABLE THEN WRITE YOUR ANSWER. The first one is done for you.
General Idea
1
Cellphones have always been seen
as a distraction in school
Specific Idea
students should be able to bring
cellphones to school because digital
literacy can be used for educational
purposes
Grammatical Signal
however
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1. Cellphones have always been seen as a distraction in school; however, students should be able to bring
cellphones to school because digital literacy can be used for educational purposes.
2. Researchers found that students in schools without mobile phones performed better and have higher test scores.
Nevertheless, in this digital age, students need to learn how to use them since many online applications for
learning may be downloaded on smartphones.
3. Mobile learning has been heavily promoted as an important aspect of 21st century learning; yet despite its
promotion, there has been no significant improvement seen in student performance in science, mathematics and
reading.
4. The smartphone creates a new way of learning that should be fully exploited to meet the expectations of students,
but it should be used with certain limitations to ensure success.
5. Mobile technology can offer wide range of possibilities to enrich educational content and invent new forms of
learning if training on how to use them properly is done; otherwise, mobile phones will remain simply a tool for
gaming and socializing.
