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C Look at the highlighted words in the text and try Grammar Portal to Grammar
to guess what they mean. Then match them with
the meanings 1-5.
as
Past Simple
P
t Simple
1. worried:
2. something you hope to do: • My friends were at the cinema last night, but I
was at home studying.
3. all the time:
• A: Did you use my laptop last night?
4. to think very carefully about something; B: Yes, I did. I wanted to send an email to a
to focus on something: friend, but I didn’t send it in the end. I sent
him a text message. Why?
5. good qualities: A: Because you didn’t turn the laptop o f.
B: Sorry!
D Read again and answer the questions.
1. How long did the digital detox challenge last?
2. What do teenagers use their phones for? The verb used to
3. According to Hamilton, why is this bad for teenagers?
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4. What does Hamilton think teens must do? In the past, people didn’t use to communicate
with friends through social media sites so much.
5. How did Brian feel at the beginning of the challenge? They used to call them or meet up.
6. What did Jane do in her free time during the
challenge?
7. What did Matt learn from the challenge? Complete with the Past Simple of the verbs in
brackets. Use used to where it is appropriate.
8. What changed for Leslie and her friends after the
challenge? 1. Yesterday I (go) to Dan’s house

and we (watch) some funny videos
you...
Over to you... on the Internet. Then we (decide)
to make a video of us skateboarding. It
Discuss.
(be) great, but we (not can)
Would you take part in a digital
detox challenge? Why? / Why not? upload it. We (be) very upset.
2. A: Hey, why (you / be) late for
school today?
B: I (not hear) my alarm clock
and I (wake) up at 9 a.m.
What happened when the teenagers started
the challenge? It wasn’t very easy. Luckily, Mr Barnes (not get)
Brian, 16: ‘On the fi rst day, I felt very angry.
anxious. I kept putting my hand in my pocket
to get my phone.’ 3. In the past, Sandy (not have) a
Jane, 15: ‘It was so boring in the beginning. laptop. She (do) her homework
I didn’t know what to do! After a few days on a desktop computer. Now she’s got a laptop, so
though, things got better. I read books, I she can do her homework anywhere.
rode my bike and I had time for my favourite
hobby – painting!’

Speak
What did the teens learn from the challenge?
Matt, 15: ‘It used to take me hours to CLASS DISCUSSION
fi nish my homework. I couldn’t concentrate
Discuss the following.
because I used to check my phone all the
time for notifi cations. Now I realise it’s OK • At what age did you get your first phone/
to just disconnect.’ laptop/tablet?
Leslie, 16: ‘My friends and I used to • Which electronic devices did you use to
check our phones constantly when we were have but don’t have any longer?
together. Now we put them aside for a while. • Do you think you use technology too much?
We talk more and have more fun.’
• Which sites do you usually visit when
you’re online?

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