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The key answer of exercise 8

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6B - Can’t give it up for the textbook English File Advanced - Student's Book with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden, Jerry Lambert and Kate Chomacki from Oxford University Press

Question

  1. You're going to watch a documentary about addiction to technology. Before you watch, decide with a partner which sentences you think are true.
  2. -
  3. Watch again and answer the questions.

Answer

a)

The sentences that are true are: 1, 2 and 5

c)

  1. Work, gambling, shopping, technology
  2. 3.5 billion
  3. Around $140 billion
  4. Getting to the top levels of a game, equipment you can win or buy within a game
  5. A nine-year-old boy who got up early and stayed up late to play Fortnite, and who spent his parents' money on the game
  6. A technology addict keeps going even if they know it's causing problems, and an enthusiastic user knows when to stop
  7. Because in the modern world people can't realistically take a break from technology
  8. It can't give us a deep connection with other people, it can't replace face to face contact

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