Session 5: Screens and Sleep

1To be honest, I watch far more series than films these days.

→ than films these days.→ watch far more series than films these days.

2I'm completely hooked on a crime series at the moment.

→ series at the moment.

3If a film gets bad reviews, I usually don't bother watching it.

→ don't bother watching it.→ bad reviews, I usually don't bother watching it.

4Comedies are much more my thing than horror films.

→ thing than horror films.

5As a child, I wasn't allowed to watch TV on school nights.

→ TV on school nights.→ wasn't allowed to watch TV on school nights.

6This weekend, I'm planning to watch the new film everyone's talking about.

→ film everyone's talking about.→ to watch the new film everyone's talking about.

7I tend to fall asleep halfway through a film, which is a bit annoying.

→ is a bit annoying.→ through a film, which is a bit annoying.

8I'd much rather watch something at home than go to the cinema.

→ go to the cinema.→ something at home than go to the cinema.

9I'm on social media more than I'd like to admit.

→ I'd like to admit.

10I mainly use it to keep in touch with friends who live abroad.

→ friends who live abroad.→ keep in touch with friends who live abroad.

11I hardly ever post anything myself, but I do scroll a lot.

→ do scroll a lot.→ anything myself, but I do scroll a lot.

12If I'm not careful, an hour goes by before I know it.

→ before I know it.→ an hour goes by before I know it.

13A few years ago, I deleted one app and never missed it.

→ and never missed it.→ I deleted one app and never missed it.

14I find short videos far more addictive than photos or text.

→ than photos or text.→ videos far more addictive than photos or text.

15I'm going to turn off notifications, so I'm not distracted all day.

→ not distracted all day.→ off notifications, so I'm not distracted all day.

16I think people compare themselves to others far too much online.

→ far too much online.→ compare themselves to others far too much online.

17I usually get about seven hours, which is just about enough for me.

→ about enough for me.→ hours, which is just about enough for me.

18I'm a light sleeper, so any little noise wakes me up.

→ noise wakes me up.→ sleeper, so any little noise wakes me up.

19I've been going to bed later and later since I started working from home.

→ started working from home.→ and later since I started working from home.

20If I drink coffee after lunch, I'm wide awake at midnight.

→ wide awake at midnight.→ coffee after lunch, I'm wide awake at midnight.

21I sleep much better at the weekend, because I don't set an alarm.

→ don't set an alarm.→ the weekend, because I don't set an alarm.

22Last week, I stayed up until three finishing a project.

→ three finishing a project.

23I'd like to get into the habit of switching my phone off at night.

→ phone off at night.→ habit of switching my phone off at night.

24A short nap in the afternoon works wonders for me.

→ works wonders for me.

25English is the only foreign language I speak, apart from a bit of French.

→ a bit of French.→ I speak, apart from a bit of French.

26Most of my English comes from songs and films rather than school.

→ films rather than school.→ comes from songs and films rather than school.

27I get nervous about making mistakes when I speak to native speakers.

→ speak to native speakers.→ making mistakes when I speak to native speakers.

28If I lived abroad for a year, my accent would improve a lot.

→ would improve a lot.→ a year, my accent would improve a lot.

29Learning a language as an adult is much harder than as a child.

→ than as a child.→ adult is much harder than as a child.

30I started learning English at school, but I only got serious about it later.

→ serious about it later.→ but I only got serious about it later.

31I'm hoping to take an exam before the end of the year.

→ end of the year.→ an exam before the end of the year.

32The best way to learn, in my experience, is to talk to people every day.

→ to people every day.→ experience, is to talk to people every day.

33I'm not particularly artistic, but I do enjoy looking at paintings.

→ enjoy looking at paintings.→ artistic, but I do enjoy looking at paintings.

34I go to the art gallery in my city every now and then.

→ every now and then.→ gallery in my city every now and then.

35Museums can be a bit overwhelming if you try to see everything at once.

→ see everything at once.→ if you try to see everything at once.

36I prefer modern art to old paintings, though I know that's not for everyone.

→ that's not for everyone.→ paintings, though I know that's not for everyone.

37On my last trip abroad, I spent a whole afternoon in one museum.

→ afternoon in one museum.→ I spent a whole afternoon in one museum.

38I've signed up for a pottery class starting next month.

→ class starting next month.

39Entrance fees put me off, so I look out for free days.

→ out for free days.→ off, so I look out for free days.

40A good guide makes a museum ten times more interesting.

→ ten times more interesting.

41I live on a busy road, so I've got used to the noise.

→ used to the noise.→ road, so I've got used to the noise.

42I can't concentrate at all when people are talking around me.

→ are talking around me.→ at all when people are talking around me.

43If I need some peace and quiet, I go to the library.

→ go to the library.→ peace and quiet, I go to the library.

44My hometown is far noisier than the town where I live now.

→ where I live now.→ noisier than the town where I live now.

45When I was a student, I shared a flat right next to a nightclub.

→ next to a nightclub.→ shared a flat right next to a nightclub.

46I'm going to buy some noise-cancelling headphones for the train.

→ headphones for the train.

47Early in the morning, before anyone's up, is my favourite time of day.

→ favourite time of day.→ anyone's up, is my favourite time of day.

48Oddly enough, too much silence makes me a little uneasy.

→ me a little uneasy.