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Listening: B2

A digital detox podcast


Listen to the podcast about doing a digital detox to practise and improve your listening skills.

Before listening
Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation task
Write the words in the correct group.

screen show an alert laptop browse websites

display smartphone access the internet buzz

interact on social
satnav monitor show a notification
media

devices things a device does to get your attention

things you do with a device parts of a device

© 2019 British Council www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish


Tasks

Task 1
Circle the best answer.

1. The radio host says that a digital detox …


a. means we are in front of screens all the time.
b. is something younger people are trying more.
c. is important for our health.

2. Which sentence is not true about Amanda Vince’s job?


a. She is online a lot of the time.
b. She follows fashion on social media.
c. She uploads her own videos to social media.

3. What is the name of the book that influenced Amanda?


a. Log Off: How to Stay Connected after Disconnecting
b. Log Off: How to Disconnect and Stay Disconnected
c. Log Off: Advice for the Digital Detox

4. The first step in a digital detox is to get rid of distractions, such as …


a. noises the phone makes.
b. screens in your home and workplace.
c. the bright colours on your phone.

5. Amanda removed notifications from …


a. her close family and friends.
b. everything except important people in her life.
c. everything except very important work-related things.

6. The book also suggested that …


a. we replace digital distractions with real-world ones.
b. we think about the reason we are looking at our phones so much.
c. we try to be more polite with our phones around people.

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7. Amanda and her partner …
a. tried a two-day digital detox first.
b. found it impossible to completely disconnect.
c. found it very easy to do a digital detox for a weekend.

8. Amanda believes that a digital detox …


a. is not a good idea if you have a lot of work.
b. is better if it’s for a week, not just a weekend.
c. is something everyone will enjoy.

Task 2
Put the words and phrases in order to make sentences.

1. ever Have you would be wondered what like? it

2. that? by mean do What you

3. confess, I too. have to that to me happens

4. to the I’m that. first admit

5. drastic. sound doesn’t This too

6. the next to ready You’re step. take

Discussion
Would you like to do a digital detox?

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Answers

Preparation task
devices things a device does to get your attention

laptop show an alert


smartphone buzz
satnav show a notification

things you do with a device parts of a device

browse websites screen


access the internet display
interact on social media monitor

Task 1
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. a
5. b
6. b
7. a
8. c

Task 2
1. Have you ever wondered what it would be like?
2. What do you mean by that?
3. I have to confess, that happens to me too.
4. I’m the first to admit that.
5. This doesn’t sound too drastic.
6. You’re ready to take the next step.

© 2019 British Council www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish

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