Reading: The Digital Detox Trend
The digital detox trend is a B1–B2 reading text on the wellbeing response to technology saturation. The text covers what digital detox means (intentional disconnection from screens, social media, or all digital devices), the motivations (reduce stress, improve sleep, restore attention, reconnect with people), the practices (phone-free meals, screen-free evenings, weekend retreats, dedicated apps), and the evidence base (mixed: short-term benefits clear, long-term effects less certain). Learners read for motivation-finding, practice-recognition, and evidence-evaluation.
This worksheet builds B1–B2 reading comprehension through a digital-wellbeing text.
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What’s inside:
- A B1–B2 reading text (~500 words) on the digital-detox movement
- Pre-reading vocabulary box with digital-wellbeing terms
- Comprehension items: motivation-identification, practice-recognition, evidence-evaluation
- Vocabulary-in-context: digital-wellbeing vocabulary
- Writing follow-up: describe a digital-detox practice you’ve tried or would try
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Digital-wellbeing vocabulary at B1–B2: detox, disconnect, unplug, screen time, attention, distraction, mindful use, intentional consumption. Distinguishing established findings from popular claims: digital detox is widely practised but evidence varies. Cause-and-effect: how screen use affects sleep, attention, and mood.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1 to B2, in intermediate and upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge B2 First (FCE) Reading. Part of the Health & Wellbeing Readings collection — the natural next step is Mindfulness and Mental Health, which returns to the wellbeing-foundation reading.
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