TASK 1:
You come across an infographic about people's addiction to being busy. You find it so interesting that you decide to write a blog entry about it.
Addiction to being busy
People struggle to juggle friends, family, work and fitness
Reasons for busyness:
Feeling anxious when missing an event.
To take your mind off your troubles.
To become successful.
Sample answer:
Are you (1)______________ (ADDICTION) to being busy?
‘Let me check my diary and get back to you’, is a phrase we’ve all (2)_______________ (UTTERANCE). We are constantly on the go, trying to squeeze friends
and family, work, and fitness into our (3)________________ (INCREASE) demanding
lifestyles. And while we have all struggled with a jam-packed
week at some stage, it’s possible some people have developed
an actual addiction to ‘busyness’.
Many busy people suffer from FOMO, which stands for ‘fear
of missing out’, and is (4)______________ (DEFINITION) as anxiety, often caused by
social media, that an exciting or interesting event is happening
somewhere which they are not part of. Others pack their
schedules in order to avoid dealing with other things in their
lives. ‘When our mind isn’t occupied with a task, we are left with
our thoughts and our emotions,’ says psychologist Jaimie Bloch.
‘This makes many people feel (5)______________ (COMFORT) and anxious. For
example, those who have recently left relationships might use (6)________________ (EXCESS) activity as a way to keep their minds off the (7)_____________ (BREAK).
Others may have a fear of being (8)_________________ (PRODUCE), so busyness feels
like a way to achieve success. When these people aren’t busy, it’s
a form of (9)_____________ (FAIL).’ Ms Bloch also says that in a society obsessed
with (10)______________ (PRODUCE) and achievement, being busy can be a way
to elevate your social status. ‘Being busy creates a sense of
importance and value. The idea of relaxing, not doing anything, is
linked to emotions such as (11)______________ (GUILTY) and shame.’
KEY
1. addicted
2. uttered
3. increasingly
4. defined
5. uncomfortable
6. excessive
7. break-up
8. unproductive
9. failure
10. productivity
11. guilt/ guiltiness
TASK 2:
You come across an infographic about the effects of being busy on our health. You find it so interesting that you decide to write a blog entry about it.
Being busy and our health
Helps us live longer lives and sleep better
Keeps us physically and mentally stronger
Keeps us socially active
Prevents mental illness
Don't retire early!
Do volunteer work!
Sample answer:
TEXT 2
What keeps you (1)____________ (HEALTH) is being
busy, busy, busy!
We all dream of leading a life of leisure. Often that dream just
keeps (2)_____________ (RECESSION) from our grasp. Pension ages are going up, and
smartphones and social media mean we’re never really ‘switched
off’. But now, emerging (3)___________ (MEDICINE) research suggests that staying
busy helps us to live longer, keeps us strong, and could even keep
dementia at bay.
(4)______________ (RECENT), American researchers revealed that we sleep better
when we have lots of reasons to jump out of bed in the morning. (5)____________ (NEUROLOGY) in Chicago reported that people who are (6)_____________ (BUSY) purposeful − in particular, having a packed agenda of future
plans − are less troubled by insomnia. And psychologists at
the University of Texas reported that the busier people are, the
stronger their mental powers, (7)___________ (REGARD) of age or education.
It appears that keeping busy as we age is (8)____________ (PARTICULAR) beneficial
– even if it means working beyond retirement age. Italian
neuroscientists have warned that people aged over 50 who retire
early are more likely to lose muscle (9)______________ (STRONG) and become ill. Last
year, another report found that people who retired later were (10)_______________ (SIGNIFY) less likely to develop cognitive difficulties like loss of
memory. Voluntary work has a similar effect. Professor Yannick
Griep, a psychologist at Canada’s University of Calgary, says that
seniors who volunteer are more mentally, (11)__________ (PHYSICAL), and socially
active, which helps to ward off dementia.
KEY
1. healthy
2. receding
3. medical
4. Recently
5. neurologists
6. busily
7. regardless
8. particularly
9. strength
10. significantly
11. physically
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