We are living faster, but are we living better?
Not long ago people believed that in the future we would work less, have more free time, and be more relaxed. But sadly this has not happened. Today we work harder, work longer hours, and are more stressed than ten years ago. We walk faster, talk faster, and sleep less than previous generations. And although we are obsessed with machines which save us time, we have less free time than our parents. And grandparents had. But what is this doing to our health?
An American journalist James Gleick in a new book, Faster: the acceleration of just about everything, says that people who live in cities are suffering from “hurry sickness” – we are always trying to do more things in less time. As a result, our lives are more stressful
He says that if we don’t slow down, we won’t live as long as our parents. For most people, faster doesn’t mean better.
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1. No time for the news. 2. No time for stories. 3. No time to listen. 4. No time to relax. 5. No time for slow sports. 6. ….but more time in our cars.
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Exercise 6 Read the text and write suitable heading to each paragraph
Exercise
7 Speak on the given topic. 
Think about your life ten years ago and compare with nowadays.
Then Now
How similar were your lives ten years ago?
What job did you use to want to do when you were a child?
Exercise
8 Discuss the questions with a partner. 
Are you living faster…?
1. Compared to two years ago, do you spend more or less time on these things? Say why.
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Working or studying Talking on the phone Working on a computer |
sitting in traffic seeing friends shopping |
cooking eating sleeping |
2. Do you have more or less free time than a year ago? Why?
3. How do you get to work/ school? How long does it take you?
4. Do you usually arrive on time….? Why (not)?
5. Do you waste a lot of time every day? Doing what?
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1. My brother _________ glasses.
2. I __________ like vegetables when I was a child.
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3. Every weekend we __________ out town.
4. She _________ things on the wall.
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Glossary
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Transcription |
Kazakh |
Russian |
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relax v. |
[ri'læks] |
босаңсу |
ослаблять, расслаблять |
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sadly adj. |
['sædli] |
қайғылы |
грустно |
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obsess v. |
[əb'ses] |
артынан жүру |
преследовать |
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acceleration n. |
[əkֽselə'reiʃ(ə)n] |
жылдамдату |
ускорение |
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suffer v. |
['sʌfə] |
ауыру |
страдать |
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hurry v. |
['hʌri] |
асығу |
спешить |
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sickness n. |
['siknəs] |
ауру |
болезнь |
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dirty adj. |
['dз:ti] |
лас |
грязный |
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journey n. |
['dʒз:ni] |
саяхат |
путешествие |
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recent adj. |
['ri:s(ə)nt] |
соңғы |
недавний, последний |
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LIW |
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1. Part III.3. Texts for reading. Read and translate the text-22 2. Read the poem and learn by heart. Believe In Yourself And in your dream though impossible things may seem, Someday, somehow you'll get through to the goal you have in view. Mountains fall and seas divide before the one who in his stride Takes a hard road day by day sweeping obstacles away. Believe in yourself and in your plan. Say not - I cannot but, I can. The prizes of life we fail to win, Because we doubt the power within |
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Grammar exercise 7C (b) [2, p. 139] |
