Задание для тренировки навыков написания эссе для 9 классов
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (9 класс)

Computer games are more than just waste of time.

People have always had different hobbies but technological progress has caused the appearance of computers and computer games, which can keep a child occupied for hours. Many adults mostly consider computer games a completely useless activity which can bring you no good.

As for me, I believe computer games are more than mindless entertainment. To begin with, computer games can teach people to achieve their aims as they regularly put obstacles and traps in the way of players which are necessary to overcome in order to progress through the rest of the game. Additionally, computer games can be a valuable source of accidental learning that can be applied to school, home, and social events. Moreover, teachers have also started to appreciate educational games as an opportunity to make their lessons more exciting.

Nevertheless, quite a few people are against this activity as they find it rather addictive and harmful for children’s health. They argue that computer games make students neglect their school work.

However, if we learn to control our computer use and play games for an hour just to relax after a hard day at school, this will not do us any harm. What is more, modern technology made it possible to eliminate the bad effect of computers on our eyes.

         To sum up, I believe that computer games have more advantages than drawbacks. They make us persistent, develop our logical reasoning and help us to escape from everyday problems. The thing is to find a right balance between virtual reality and everyday reality.

Digital literacy is an important part of modern life.

The appearance of computers and the Internet has changed people’s lives in a million of ways. Nowadays the humanity has more opportunities in terms of communication, distant work and study, online purchases and so on than it has ever had before. Thus, many people believe that _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

In my opinion, being able to handle and operate all these wonderful digital opportunities is of extreme importance for everyone. Firstly, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

In addition to that, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

There is also an opposing point of view. There are people who believe that digital literacy is not a must for everyone, that you can live happily without gadgets and the ability to handle them. They argue that ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Besides, they say that ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

In my opinion, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

To sum up, I still believe that only the person being able to use digital tools to his or her good and make the most of them can be called a member of the modern society. It is important for everyone though, not to forget about any possible dangers and addictions associated with them and be mindful about the digital world.