These questions check whether you can talk about everyday technology precisely, meaning what you actually do with your phone, and give a balanced opinion on screen time.
Answer each one aloud before you read the model — two to four sentences, then stop.
Written to be spoken, at about band 8. Useful phrases are in bold. Borrow the structure and the phrases — never the whole answer.
Far more than I'd like to admit. It's the first thing I check in the morning and usually the last thing I look at before bed. A lot of that's for work, to be fair, since my team communicates almost entirely through a messaging app, but I know I also pick it up out of habit.
Mostly for keeping in touch with people and for work emails. Beyond that, I use it for banking, maps and listening to podcasts on the bus. It's basically replaced my camera, my alarm clock and my wallet, which is convenient, but it does mean I'm a bit lost if the battery dies.
I was about fourteen, I think. It was a very basic model that could only make calls and send texts, and it was a hand-me-down from my older sister. I remember being thrilled with it anyway, mainly because it meant I could text my friends without using the family landline.
Messages, nine times out of ten. They're less intrusive, and the other person can reply whenever it suits them. That said, if something's complicated or emotional, I'd much rather ring someone, because it's so easy to misread the tone of a written message.
Yes, I'd say most of us do, myself included. You see it everywhere: groups of friends at a café, all scrolling through their phones instead of talking to each other. I don't think phones are the problem in themselves, but a lot of apps are designed to keep you hooked.
Yes, a few months ago. I turned off almost all my notifications and stopped taking my phone into the bedroom. It made a real difference to how well I slept, although I'll admit I've slipped back into some bad habits since then.
Not during a normal working week, because too many people rely on reaching me. On holiday, though, I think I could manage it, and I'd quite like to try. I suspect the first couple of days would be strange, and then I'd probably feel a lot calmer without the constant stream of notifications.
Now answer them with the clock running.
Timed Part 1 practice with an AI band for each criterion.