Answer — Exercise 4
5A - No time for anything·English File Advanced - Student's Book
Question
Read the sentences about mindfulness and focus on the highlighted phrases. What effect would it have on the meaning if they were left out?
Answer
The highlighted expressions all distance the writer from the information, i.e. they imply that it might not be a definite fact. If they were left out, the information in each sentence would be presented as a definite fact.