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Exercise 1
Odpowiedz na pytania lub uzupełnij tekst. 1. Doing unimportant things to avoid doing what you must do., 2. Something that takes your attention from the task at hand., 3. A mixture of education and entertainment., 4. Information that somebody has tried to contact you., 5. To try to guess how much or how many of something there is., 6. Time for relaxation., 7. A high-pitched sound produced by an electronic device.
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Exercise 2
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Study the sentences below and choose the correct translations of the Polish phrases. There is only one correct answer in each point.
    1. Cal Newport claims that anyone (może rozwinąć w sobie zdolność) to focus and produce good quality work.
    a) may their knowledge grow
    b) can develop an ability
    c) may increase productivity for themselves

    2. (Jeśli utkniesz) while writing an essay, leave it for a few hours then get back to it.
    a) When you will break
    b) Will you stop
    c) If you get stuck

    3. More and more people (prowadzą cyfrowe życie towarzyskie) instead of meeting their friends in real life.
    a) are making friends on the internet
    b) lead a digital social life
    c) put their social life in numbers

    4. The worst thing you can do (to nie docenić samego siebie), because it takes away your confidence and motivation.
    a) this is to have a low judgement
    b) is to underestimate yourself
    c) it not to grade you

    5. I’ve tried this before and it didn’t work, (więc jaki jest sens)?
    a) so what’s the point
    b) then which sense is it
    c) so what’s the matter

    6. I’ve worked for hours now and (potrzebuję odrobiny odpoczynku).
    a) I need to take a bath
    b) I need to be a bit restful
    c) I need some down time

    7. To make this work I (musiałem/musiałam wymyślić plan pracy).
    a) had to come up with a work plan
    b) must have planned it to
    c) had been thinking about a plan

    8. Because of all the digital distractions (nasze umysły stają się coraz bardziej nadaktywne) which lowers our productivity.
    a) our brains will be even more active
    b) our minds are becoming more and more hyperactive
    c) our minds stay even more reactive
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Exercise 3
Drag and drop elements to fill in the gaps in the dialogue. There are two elements which you do not need to use. Mika: Ok, so how do you do this? How do you focus and work and accomplish things?
Mom: First of all, I     1. 1. keep track of your progress, 2. mutter, 3. demands your attention, 4. shut off, 5. do away, 6. distract yourself, 7. divide your attention, 8. put your mind to, 9. minimise     the world. Completely. Everything around you     2. 1. keep track of your progress, 2. mutter, 3. demands your attention, 4. shut off, 5. do away, 6. distract yourself, 7. divide your attention, 8. put your mind to, 9. minimise:     your phone, your social media, me, the cat, the TV. Everything. You don’t want to     3. 1. keep track of your progress, 2. mutter, 3. demands your attention, 4. shut off, 5. do away, 6. distract yourself, 7. divide your attention, 8. put your mind to, 9. minimise     between all these things, because you actually never fully focus on any of it.
Mika: I can’t     4. 1. keep track of your progress, 2. mutter, 3. demands your attention, 4. shut off, 5. do away, 6. distract yourself, 7. divide your attention, 8. put your mind to, 9. minimise     with Fluffy. He helps me study.
Mom: Does he? How much time did you spend playing with him at your desk today?
Mika: A bit. But he was sooo cute, he was playing with my pens, throwing them off the desk. You should have seen it. It was so funny. I made a video and sent it to Megs.
Mom: See. That’s how you     5. 1. keep track of your progress, 2. mutter, 3. demands your attention, 4. shut off, 5. do away, 6. distract yourself, 7. divide your attention, 8. put your mind to, 9. minimise     from work. There’s always something.
Mika: Mom, it’s not something. It’s Fluffy. And he sits with you when you work, too!
Mom: Yes, but I don’t play with him. He curls up next to the computer and sleeps through the whole thing.
Mika: Well, it’s not my fault…
Mom: Yes, it is. And that’s another thing. You need to take responsibility for your work and lack of it. Give yourself an hour to work on something. Remember to     6. 1. keep track of your progress, 2. mutter, 3. demands your attention, 4. shut off, 5. do away, 6. distract yourself, 7. divide your attention, 8. put your mind to, 9. minimise. And stop looking for excuses. Just say “I didn’t focus enough, because of this or that” and next time try to avoid it.
Mika: But how???
Mom: By turning off your phone and the internet. By kicking Fluffy out for an hour. By putting an “I’m working” sign on your door. Whatever you need to do. Trust me, if you     7. 1. keep track of your progress, 2. mutter, 3. demands your attention, 4. shut off, 5. do away, 6. distract yourself, 7. divide your attention, 8. put your mind to, 9. minimise     it, it will work.
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
Type in the correct forms of words in brackets to fill in the gaps in the text. 1. Jake wanted to work till 3 a.m., but he     Tu uzupełnij (ESTIMATE)     his strength, and fell asleep at 1:30 a.m. 2. I tried to talk my parents into buying me a new computer by saying that it would help me work better, but they remained     Tu uzupełnij (CONVINCED). 3. How can I have a     Tu uzupełnij (MEANING)     conversation with you about my problems with homework, when all you say is “You’re just lazy!”??? 4. The teacher looked at us     Tu uzupełnij (RESIGN)     and said, “OK, if no one has read the text then there’s no point in talking about it. Open your books and read the text now.” 5. Some things are simply less important than others and you need to     Tu uzupełnij PRIORITY)     and start with the most important ones. 6. Why don’t you     Tu uzupełnij (MINIMAL)     the time you spend on organising your desk? 7. Try to identify your greatest     Tu uzupełnij (DISTRACT)     and remove it. 8. At what time of the day are you most     Tu uzupełnij (PRODUCE)? 9. The students looked     Tu uzupełnij (CREDIBLE)     at the list of tasks the teacher assigned. 10. I didn’t realise social media was     Tu uzupełnij (ACCOUNT)     for so many hours of my wasted time.
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Exercise 6
Type in the missing parts of sentences, so that the new sentence means the same as the original. Use the words given without changing their form.
  1. I’m usually most productive in the evening, so 8 a.m. is not my productive time. OWL I     Tu uzupełnij,     so 8 a.m. is not my productive time.
  2. In order to focus better, you should get rid of such distractions as your phone. AWAY In order to focus better, you should     Tu uzupełnij     such distractions as your phone.
  3. I really think it doesn’t make any sense to turn off your wifi when you need to look up words from time to time. POINT I really think     Tu uzupełnij     in turning off your wifi when you need to look up words from time to time.
  4. She showed us her presentation, then a video, then her presentation, then the video again. FORTH She was     Tu uzupełnij     between the video and her presentation.
  5. What can one do to be successful with such a presentation? FORMULA What     Tu uzupełnij     with such a presentation?
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Exercise 7

Answer the questions. Write 2–4 sentences to each question.

To be able to really do deep work, you need to create a zone for yourself. A zone that will invite you to work and make it a pleasure. Answer these questions to figure out the best zone for you.

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1. What would be a perfect work SPACE for you to focus? (Uzupełnij).
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2. What would be the perfect time for you to work? (Uzupełnij).
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3. What treats and tools help you work? (Uzupełnij).
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Exercise 8

You just read an article about deep work and want to leave a comment in the discussion forum below it. In your entry (100–150 words):

  • describe a problem you had with doing your school work lately;

  • present your opinion on the main reason for that problem;

  • explain whether you think the deep work theory can help you with solving such problems and justify your opinion;

  • encourage other readers to share their opinion on one of the aspects of deep work.

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Interesting article! Strange name, but that’s not my point. What I’d like to say is that… (Uzupełnij).
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