Lesson 1 lesson plan: Grammar: Present Perfect Continuous Listening: listening exercises Reading: Informational passages Vocabulary

A digital detox podcast Transcript 
Presenter: So, we’re ________ in the studio. Welcome back, ________. My name’s Rick Walker. From 
our ________to our televisions, from the ________on our smartphones to ________on our satnavs, we 
are in ________of screens all the ________. Have you ever wondered ________it would be like to 
________completely? To choose not to have access to the ________? If you have, you may be in 
________of a digital detox – a total switch-off ________all things ________. The idea of people taking 
a digital ________is becoming more and ________popular, especially amongst ________people – and 
today we’re ________by someone who’s tried a ________of digital detox activi________ties and is here 
to give us ________advice about it. ________Vince, welcome to the ________. 
Amanda: Thank ________very much. 
Presenter: So, Amanda, you work for a ________magazine in London, right? I ________your work 
means you need to be ________a lot. 
Amanda: Oh, yes. Apart ________the hundreds of emails I get every day, I’m ________browsing 
fashion websites, as well as online ________. I also need to be very active ________, especially on 
Twitter and Instagram – sharing what we’re ________in the ________, interacting with designers, 
photographers, influencers … it ________stops, literally. Then of course there’s my friends and family 
to ________in touch with ________too, and for me, my work grew out of my ________, so friends and 
work colleagues aren’t two totally ________groups of people and it all gets a bit ________online 
sometimes. I ________I’m online for at ________12 hours a day. 
Presenter: So, how did you get the idea for a digital detox? 
Amanda: I read a book ________it, called Log Off: ________to Stay ________after ________. The 
author’s name is Blake Snow. That ________gave me some ________good advice and ________me 
think about trying to change some of my ________habits. I started with ________distraction.