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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