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Home practice · mixed & inverted conditionals · phones & technology · answer key included
1 · Conditionals — choose the best option
'She's exhausted now because she didn't sleep last night.' → mixed conditional:
Inverted form of 'If we had realised…' →
Inverted 2nd conditional (formal) 'If I were to accept…' →
'You'll be late ______ you leave now.'
'Take an umbrella ______ it rains later.' (= as a precaution)
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2 · Complete with a technology term from the box
- By 4pm I have such drop I can't tell which alert matters anymore.
- I opened the app out of pure drop — I don't even remember tapping it.
- Twenty minutes of drop before breakfast is a terrible way to start the day.
- My weekly drop report was, frankly, humiliating.
- Below 15% I get real drop — I start rationing my apps.
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3 · Rewrite using the structure in brackets
'If I hadn't installed TikTok in 2020, I would be less distracted now.' → inverted
'If they had told me earlier, I could have booked a flight.' → inverted
'If you don't pay by Friday, they will cancel the subscription.' → using 'unless'
'You can go out — but only if you take a coat.' → using 'provided that'
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4 · Adjectives + prepositions
- addicted todrop or tap here…
- wary ofdrop or tap here…
- immune todrop or tap here…
- prone todrop or tap here…
- oblivious todrop or tap here…
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5 · Voice message · A 24-hour test
Listen to a voice message left by an English friend after 24 hours off his phone.
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Speaker: Hey! So, the 24-hour phone detox… I did it! More or less. I kept the phone on airplane mode in the spare room. Honestly, I unlocked it twice out of pure muscle memory, just a quick flick of the thumb, but caught myself both times and put it straight back. The weirdest thing, though, was the notification fatigue. You know, that constant urge to check? The physical twitchiness in my hands only faded around hour four, which I found a bit more embarrassing than I’d expected, to be honest. But by the evening, it was blissful. Had I known how quiet a Saturday could feel, I’d have done this years ago. I’m wary of turning it into a whole moral statement, though; I don’t want to be the ex-smoker of the group, constantly preaching. But yeah, overall, definitely a positive experience. Let's chat soon!
- How did he actually manage the 24 hours?
- What did he notice about his 'notification fatigue'?
- Which inverted conditional does he use?
- What is he explicitly 'wary of'?
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6 · A short reflection (180–220 words)
Write a short first-person reflection titled: "The app I already know I shouldn't have installed". Use at least three conditional structures (including one mixed and one inverted) and two technology / adjective + preposition items. End with an honest, unheroic decision — nothing motivational.
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