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    Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition

    Listening script
    Unit 14 from somewhere and it has generally young people. Advertisers know this
    come from social life. People spend and arguably target this age group
    2.7 less time with others, do fewer sports more aggressively than any other.
    and are generally less creative. All
    So today I’m going to look at what
    of which has held back happiness
    is going wrong in society in terms
    levels.
    of factors affecting our happiness.
    We know largely which things have Television has also impacted on
    an impact so why is our society happiness in society in many other
    generally not getting happier? ways. It has certainly increased
    the expectations we have of our
    So, to begin with, crime levels have
    personal life. Previously, society
    had an effect on people’s happiness.
    was not exposed to such a diverse
    While in Britain and America these
    range of people and experiences.
    have fallen in the last few decades,
    No longer are people’s experiences
    the overall rise in crime is 500%
    solely confined to their immediate
    in Britain and 300% in America
    surroundings. They have moved
    over the last century. Clearly a
    beyond this small group or
    rise in crime levels affects people’s
    community to be exposed to a whole
    happiness, but there are other
    range of people through the medium
    important social changes that
    of television. Unfortunately, TV is
    have also contributed to low levels of
    often quite misrepresentative. For
    happiness.
    instance, in social dramas on peak
    Firstly, at different points in time time TV in the USA in 1982, fifty
    people have been asked the question per cent of the characters were
    ‘would you say that most people can millionaires. Obviously, there was
    be trusted?’ In Britain and America nowhere near this number in real
    the number of people who answered life. Is this really important? Surely,
    yes to this nearly halved in a 40 everyone knows TV is not reality?
    year period. This trend can help to Well, how rich we feel often does
    explain why happiness levels have not depend on how much money
    not really risen. we have. We feel rich or poor when
    Domestic and work roles have also comparing ourselves with others. If
    changed a lot due to advances in we are constantly being shown more
    technology. Generally, families have affluent lifestyles, we will feel poorer
    fewer children and the parents live and less happy. This can actually
    much longer. Domestic chores such be seen in changes in purchasing
    as cleaning and washing clothes also behaviour of people who watch TV.
    became much simpler with changes Research has shown that there is a
    in technology. This meant that it direct link between how much TV
    was much easier for both parents we watch and how much we spend.
    to work. However, this placed Each hour of television someone
    increased pressures on the whole watches in the US directly leads to
    family. Couples now had to deal with an additional $4 being spent. This
    housework, raising children and behaviour happens because people
    having two full-time jobs. In many want to maintain their status in
    families there was simply a lack of relation to others.
    time to be happy! Unfortunately, advertisers tend
    With regards to technology, there to target one of the most easily
    were no televisions in most homes influenced groups of society. It is
    in the 1950s. Now in Britain over part of human nature to fit in or
    a person’s lifetime they will spend copy other people. However, the
    more time watching TV than doing ones who feel the greatest levels of
    paid work. This time has to come pressure to keep up with others is

    © Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2017. This page may be photocopied and used in class.

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