номер 3, страница 55 - гдз по английскому языку 5-11 класс учебник Latham-Koenig, Oxenden

3 THE CONVERSATION

a Watch the conversation. Circle the correct option to sum up each speaker's response to the question.

Josie It's frustrating / motivating to be able to compare yourself easily with other people.

Ida The slower pace of life in the past was stressful in the same / a different way.

John People nowadays have less ambition / patience than in the past.

b Watch again. What do the speakers mean when they say...?

1 '...you're pitted against everyone else in your career field...'

2 '...that was a different kind of stress.'

3 '...there was nothing you could do in between...'

4 '...you're expected to be reachable at all times...'

5 'There's no hiding place...'

6 '...nowadays it's like 'Now. I want it now.'"

c Do you agree with the speakers that life is more stressful than it used to be? Why? Is your life getting more stressful?

d Watch some extracts in which the speakers refer back to something mentioned earlier. What do the bold words in each phrase refer back to?

1 ...I think a big part of that is...

2 ...because it, it sort of highlights the fact that...

3 And I think you're absolutely right,...

4 ...I imagine you do as well...

5 ...that's the problem...

e Now have a conversation in groups of three. Discuss the statements.

1 Being stressed can have positive as well as negative effects.

2 A 'slower pace of life' is always better.