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American English File 3, Unit 9B, audio 9.13 fill in the blanks exercise.

by Davi José
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Technology addiction is real , and it ? s creating problems all over the world . According to a recent survey , six out of ten Americans report that they are to their digital devices .

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So it ? s no surprise that the idea of a " digital detox " is growing in . But what is it actually like to go on one ? Time to Log Off is an that runs three - day digital detoxes in many different locations around the world . People who go on them are not to use digital devices at all for three days .

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Journalist Anna Magee felt she was addicted to her , so when she read about the detoxes , she decided to go on one . " When I arrived , the first thing I discovered was that there was no cell phone so I couldn ? t even cheat if I wanted to ! Suddenly I felt cut off and . What if something happened to my husband ? What if something terrible happened in the ?

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There were eight other people on the detox with me . At 6 p . m . we met in the living room and handed in our , our phones or tablets or whatever . People looked scared . I was worried there was going to be lots of lectures on , things like that , but no . Instead , there was yoga , and walks through the countryside where we picked fruit and had lots of conversations with real - life .

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The first night I slept really well for the first time in . But it wasn ? t always easy . The second evening without my phone , I felt really disconnected and . At yoga that night , I burst into tears , and I felt awful not being able to call a .

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But by the third and final day , I ? d changed . When we went on our walk , I really noticed the beauty of the . And I was able to sit still on the sofa , reading a book for nearly half an hour without losing . I started coloring in pictures in books . I was even eating more slowly , in a more relaxed .

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At lunchtime the next day , we got our devices back , and said . When I finally managed to get coverage , I hungrily checked my phone for messages , likes , comments , . But nothing had really happened . I managed the whole two - hour train trip back without checking my phone again , just noticing the countryside .

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It ? s now three weeks since I went on the detox and though I can ? t quite believe it , I have managed to control my use of . I have one full day unplugged each week , on Saturdays , and I feel incredibly rested on Sundays . I don ? t do email after 8 p . m . , and that really helps me to sleep . I know they ? re tiny steps , but I feel that I ? ve .

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When I ? m talking to friends , I feel that I ? m much more . I ? m really focusing on them and not getting distracted by my phone . And I find that when I have a , instead of wanting to scroll through Twitter or check WhatsApp , what I really want is real - life .

 
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