How was life for you then and now Everyday English for Speaking

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life

then now

samuel and thomas they are discussing

the changes

in their life i suppose one of the

biggest turning points in my life

was when i moved from our hometown to

the capital city

what happened at that time i was 14

years old when i migrated

i had to leave my school friends

relatives known places

and start living in a place where i had

no friends

no one to visit and no known place for

playing or outing

that should be a frustrating experience

for you

but i made new friends very quickly and

my teachers were very helpful

as well but one problem is that i could

not secure

even a top 10 position in my new school

while i was a top scorer in my previous

school

i know that you used to be a smart kid

yes i so i started studying harder

visit a library more and read a

reference book more than

once do you think it was good for you

now i think it was really good i shrink

my time playing games and took part in

football

well those changes helped you study more

learn more

and remain healthy yeah i found

that some of the health-related problems

that i used to have

are no longer bothering me also

i’m so glad that i started reading books

as it gave

a certain kind of confidence boost by

teaching me a lot of unknown and amazing

things about this world

for me i think i am not healthier than i

was about 10 years ago

why do you think so lately i have been

so busy that i have not been taking

enough time to exercise or cook healthy

food

do you think you will have a healthy

diet soon

i am having a plan for it i’m going to

clean out

my fridge all of my favorite unhealthy

foods

and begin cooking homemade meals

i think i will also drink two liters of

water a day instead of soft drinks

to lose weight i registered at my local

gym and started to work out at least

three times a week i felt stronger and

happier than ever before

i rarely got sick and my skin also

looked brighter

i can see that on your face

i think i regained my self-confidence i

am now much more comfortable

being photographed when i was a teenager

i mainly subsisted on fast foods such as

fried chicken hamburgers or crisps

i put on weight rapidly so i think

now is the time to start my weight loss

journey or

i will become overweight

that’s true we are older we should be

healthier

right okay what about stress

are you more stressed now than you were

three years ago

that’s a hard question i’m probably

about the same

so i wouldn’t say that i’m more stressed

now

but three years ago i was finishing my

bachelor’s degree so that was also a

stressful time

and lately i’ve been quite busy with my

work so

i’m probably at the same stress level as

three years ago

i think i’m now not as stressed as i was

in the past

actually because i worry less so before

i was more stressed because i worried

about everything

and now i’ve learned to let it go let

things go

i don’t let them bother me so how do you

usually reduce stress

actually there are many things that can

make me happy

hanging out with friends and having some

coffee or being given a small gift helps

me let off some steam

or just the feeling of trying a good

dish brings me happiness

to me participating in an outdoor of

sport

such as basketball is a great way to

cope with stress

it refreshes my mind and cheers me up a

lot

besides cooking delicious dishes for the

family also helps me feel relaxed after

stressful hours at my workplace

perhaps now we have more stress because

of the heavy workload

and related responsibilities at the

workplace

some people may have to face problems

related to the financial burdens

in which they may not have enough money

to pay for their increasing house rent

there’s a lot more to think about in the

future

we are older now so we are more worried

about money

but maybe in the next 10 years job

security things like that

so sadly i’m a little more worried about

that

right everything will be fine

how about you are you more worried about

your future these days

i’m quite sure i have a good job and i

like the place i live

so i don’t feel too worried about what i

will be doing next year

or even seven years but

we should probably plan ahead a bit more

but anyway what comes will come

well this is a healthy attitude to have

are there any changes in our town

i think it developed significantly in

the last 10 years

did it become industrialized yes it did

i think industrialization is beneficial

to our residents

and to the local economy since jobs have

been generated

but it also brings so much pollution

i think we are paying the price now for

converting our agricultural lands to

industrial

the living cost is now undeniably high

too

noise pollution is incredible

you know now i am getting used to the

crowd and noise in the city

so basically our city has progressed but

there are still underlying issues that

need to be improved

anyway i think we are happier now than

we were previously

definitely we don’t have to think about

studying at school anymore

yes and we are happy with our jobs

families and friends

and i have more free time now so i can

spend more time on entertainment too

congratulations it must help with the

stress level as well

yes i think i’m having a balanced life

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