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A Weekend Without My Phone
Practise A2 English with a story about solving everyday problems without a phone.
- 1Prepare
- 2Read
- 3Check
- 4Produce
- 5Wrap-up
1 · Prepare
Before you read
Your mission
Identify Maya’s two problems, how she solved them, and the habit she changed afterwards.
Key vocabulary
2 · Read
Read at your pace
Last Saturday, Maya left her phone at home . She noticed it when the bus arrived, but she did not go back. At first, she felt nervous because she could not check the map or message her friend Sam. She asked the driver where to and wrote the stop name on a paper ticket. At the market, Maya waited beside the flower shop, their usual meeting place. Sam arrived ten minutes later. Without their phones, they looked carefully at the , talked to the sellers, and tried a new fruit drink. Maya bought a small notebook to record places she wanted to visit. On the bus home, she realised that the day had felt longer and . She still uses her phone every day, but now she sometimes leaves it in her bag when she meets friends.
3 · Check
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4 · Produce
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5 · Wrap-up
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What you practised
- Understand a narrative sequence in the past.
- Connect everyday problems with their solutions.
Support for Spanish speakers
Spanish speakers: realised that introduces what Maya understood; that can be omitted in conversation but clarifies the structure here.
Cultural note
The story presents universal strategies—asking, agreeing on a meeting point, and taking notes—without assuming constant access to technology.
Frequently asked questions
What level is this reading?
A2.
Do the support tools reveal the answer?
No. Glosses explain vocabulary, but answers only appear after your attempt.
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