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    1. The document discusses ways to cure boredom, including learning to meditate. 2. When meditating, one pays attention to their breathing and feelings to become calm and relaxed by focusing on a single thing. 3. Learning to meditate can cure boredom as it will teach you how to do nothing by distracting yourself less and instead paying attention to your experiences.

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    1. The document discusses ways to cure boredom, including learning to meditate. 2. When meditating, one pays attention to their breathing and feelings to become calm and relaxed by focusing on a single thing. 3. Learning to meditate can cure boredom as it will teach you how to do nothing by distracting yourself less and instead paying attention to your experiences.

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    The cure for boredom

    Do you ever feel bored? In this video, find out about the problem of boredom and a way to
    never be bored again!

    Tasks
    Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the exercises. Remember you can
    read the transcript at any time.

    Preparation task
    Match the definitions (a–j) with the vocabulary (1–10).

    Vocabulary Definition
    1. …… a gadget a. feeling unhappy because something is uninteresting or
    2. …… boredom because you have nothing to do
    3. …… a capacity b. to experience something, especially something bad
    4. …… to encounter c. a device or machine, for example a phone or tablet
    5. …… to meditate d. to stop thinking about a problem by keeping busy
    6. …… to distract yourself e. someone’s ability to do a particular thing
    7. …… to pay attention f. to become calm and relaxed by thinking about one thing
    8. …… contemplation g. to watch, listen to or think about something carefully or
    9. …… an inoculation with interest
    h. extremely or completely happy
    10. …… blissful
    i. serious and quiet thought for a period of time
    j. an injection that protects someone from a disease

    Task 1
    Write a number (1–6) to put the ideas in the order they are mentioned.

    Once you know how to meditate, you might still find that some activities are a waste
    of time.

    People avoid boredom by watching things, reading and communicating on their


    devices.

    But if you always distract yourself, you will never learn how to do nothing.

    People experience boredom less nowadays than they did in the past.

    When you meditate, you pay attention to your breathing and feelings.

    Learning to meditate will cure you of boredom – you will never be bored again.
    Task 2
    Write the activities in the correct group.

    being interested in
    paying attention to
    listening to a song watching a film the feeling of
    breathing
    boredom

    paying attention to finding a deep feeling


    reading a book texting a friend
    your experience of well-being

    Distracting yourself from boredom Meditation

    Discussion
    What do you usually do when you’re bored? Have you ever tried meditation? Would you like to
    try it?

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