Some of the schools in my hometown are really strict, and students are not (1) allowed to use their smartphones at school. Mine is different—there's a much more (2) relaxed policy. In break times, it's (3) acceptable to use our smartphones. But in lessons, it's the individual teacher's (4) decision whether we can use them or not. For some pieces of work, like a timed writing task, they're completely (5) forbidden. Of course, it's our (6) responsibility to follow the rules, which we do. In some lessons, the teachers actively encourage us to use our phones when they think it'll be (7) beneficial to us. There are lots of really good ways to use smartphones in class, and I'm in favor of these. One example is games, where we choose multiple-choice answers on our phones. I'm really (8) competitive, so I love doing those. Although it can be a bit (9) antisocial when everyone just uses their phone instead of talking.