[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"external-lt-1088":3},{"payload":4,"id":39,"user":40,"level":45,"course":46,"activity":47,"activity_slug":48,"title":6,"topic":49,"tone":50,"stats":51,"created":54,"score":55,"is_favorite":56,"public":57,"is_external":56},{"text":5,"title":6,"answers":7,"questions":33},"Last month my friend Lena sent me a message with a surprising idea: a “no-screens weekend”. That meant no phone, no laptop, no TV and, worst of all, no music apps. At first I thought she was joking, because we usually plan our weekends by sharing links and videos. But she said she felt tired all the time and wanted to see if switching off would help. I agreed, mostly because I was curious, and also because she promised we could do something outdoors.\n\nOn Saturday morning we met at the bus station with a paper map, two bottles of water and a bag of sandwiches. Lena had written down the bus times in a notebook, as if we were travelling in the past. We took a bus to a small village near the hills. Normally, during the journey, I would scroll through social media without thinking. Instead, we looked out of the window and noticed places we had never seen before, even though they were only twenty minutes from our town.\n\nWhen we started walking, I kept reaching for my pocket to check messages that weren’t there. Lena laughed and told me to count how many times I did it. After half an hour I stopped. The path was quiet, except for birds and the sound of our footsteps. We got lost once because we missed a turning, but it wasn’t a disaster. We asked a farmer for directions, and he pointed us back to the right track. I realised I was paying more attention to people around me than usual.\n\nIn the afternoon we sat near a stream and ate our sandwiches. Without screens, the time felt slower, but not boring. We talked about school, our families and plans for the summer. Later, back in town, we went to a small café and played cards with some other customers who joined in.\n\nOn Sunday evening, when I finally turned my phone on, I had several notifications. Surprisingly, I didn’t rush to answer them. I felt calmer, and I also understood Lena’s point: technology is useful, but it shouldn’t decide how we spend every free moment.","A Weekend Without Screens",{"1":8,"2":13,"3":18,"4":23,"5":28},[9,10,11,12],"He agreed because Lena said she would send him fewer messages.","He thought everyone should stop using technology completely.","He wanted to find out what the weekend would be like and liked the plan to be outside.","He had no phone at that time, so he had no choice.",[14,15,16,17],"She downloaded a new travel app to check the route.","She booked train tickets online for the hills.","She noted the bus timetable by hand in a notebook.","She bought new headphones for the journey.",[19,20,21,22],"They waited until their phone signal returned to use maps.","They turned back immediately and went home.","They asked a local person and were shown the correct way.","They decided to keep walking because getting lost is always fun.",[24,25,26,27],"It went faster than usual because they were watching videos.","It was stressful because he worried about missing messages all day.","It seemed slower, but it was still enjoyable.","It felt boring because there was nothing to do.",[29,30,31,32],"Paper maps are more accurate than digital maps.","The best weekends are always spent in the countryside.","Phones are dangerous and should be banned for teenagers.","Technology helps, but we should control it instead of letting it control our free time.",{"1":34,"2":35,"3":36,"4":37,"5":38},"Why did the writer agree to Lena’s “no-screens weekend”?","What did Lena do to prepare for the trip on Saturday morning?","What happened when they got lost during the walk?","How did the writer feel about time without screens in the afternoon?","What is the writer’s main message in the text?",1088,{"id":41,"username":42,"first_name":43,"last_name":43,"image":44},24316,"giorgia-212c9b","Giorgia","https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIqZgfr1OGiVKnja-ykhr0uo0NvbT-kXJ7SX2zBmp2oiq7lfg=s96-c","B1","Reading","Long Text","long-text","Generate a Reading & Use of English Long Text exercise for level B1 modeled after the original Cambridge English exam.","Standard",{"times_played":52,"num_favorites":53},3,0,"2026-06-06T09:11:04",null,false,true]