{"id":24021,"date":"2022-11-27T20:44:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T19:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=24021"},"modified":"2022-12-09T03:56:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T02:56:44","slug":"busy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/11\/busy\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People&#8217;s lives are surrounded by a great deal of work in today&#8217;s modern life, thanks to technological major advancements and cutting-edge breakthroughs in every aspect of science. Some people firmly believe that learning new sports or arts and crafts appears to help them make better use of their free time. So, how about you? Are you busy?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s listen to the audio and read the transcript below about being busy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/listenaminute.com\/b\/busy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/listenaminute.com\/b\/busy.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What takes up most of your time?<\/li><li>Do you think you manage your time wisely? Why or why not?<\/li><li>Would you rather be overly busy or unproductive? Explain your choice.<\/li><li>How do you know when there are too many tasks and when they are manageable?<\/li><li>Do you have enough time to pursue your interests? 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