Bad Habits

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SMOKER
Someone who smokes cigars or cigarettes. 
TO SLURP
To make a noisy sucking sound while drinking.. 
TO SLURP
To make a noisy sucking sound while drinking.. 
TO POINT OUT
To tell someone something they don’t know.. 
ANNOYED
Slightly angry.. 
PERHAPS
A mere possibility. 
(Maybe). 
LISTENING PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
Is slurping a good or bad habit in Japan? England? And in Brazil? 
What bad habits do you see in Brazilians? 
What are some bad habits that the speaker got rid of? 
Have you ever given up a bad habit? What was it?
What bad habits does the speaker despise? 
Which of them do you think it’s the worse?
Bad Habits
What are your bad habits? I think everyone has bad habits. Not everyone ____ on what bad habits are. Some smokers don’t think smoking is a bad habit. Young people don’t think listening to ____ music on the ___ is a bad habit. In Japan, ______ your noodles is a sign that you enjoy your food, but making a noise while eating in England is not good. Have you ever tried to break your bad habits? I have quit ______ and have stopped leaving things laying around the house. I wish other people would stop their bad habits. I get ______ when people are late for meetings or talk loudly on their phones in public. I also think many motorists need to think about their driving habits. ________ I should point out their bad habits.
Bad Habits
What are your bad habits? I think everyone has bad habits. Not everyone agrees on what bad habits are. Some smokers don’t think smoking is a bad habit. Young people don’t think listening to loud music on the train is a bad habit. In Japan, slurping your noodles is a sign that you enjoy your food, but making a noise while eating in England is not good. Have you ever tried to break your bad habits? I have quit smoking and have stopped leaving things laying around the house. I wish other people would stop their bad habits. I get annoyed when people are late for meetings or talk loudly on their phones in public. I also think many motorists need to think about their driving habits. Perhaps I should point out their bad habits.
READING COMPREHENSION
Bad Habits to Break to Improve Our Lives
 When things don’t turn out as planned, excuses arise. We find convenient ways to rationalize why we couldn’t or wouldn’t do something. These excuses waste time and prevent us from moving forward. This can create cycles. Stubbornly, we procrastinate, believing that tomorrow is more convenient than tod
Interconnectivity distracts us from completing tasks efficiently. The internet is full of shallow content meant to temporarily grab our attention. After a distraction, research by professor Gloria Mark has shown it takes 23 minutes and 15 seconds to completely return to a task. By putting away our smartphones, we can engage in the kind of deep work needed for productivity. Furthermore, though people may claim they are great at multitasking, research shows that 98% of us cannot do it well.
We often believe that saying ‘No’ is impolite or unfriendly. As a result, we say ‘Yes’ to everything, often at the expense of our own personal time and schedule.
With the rise of social media, it has become much easier to compare ourselves to others. What’s worse, we often compare ourselves to empty projections of someone’s outward appearance that may not even reflect a lived reality. This can make us insecure and discontent.
Our minds are full of trivial commentary, doubts, and criticisms. We let these inner voices consume our existence. Lost in mental noise, we neglect the beauty of the present moment.
QUESTIONS
The article argues that smartphones kill productivity. Is this true for personal life? What about the workplace?
What are some strategies or expressions we can use to ‘say no’ politely?
Does social media really make us discontent? Do you get benefits from its use?
Many ‘good’ and ‘bad’ habits are about increasing our productivity. Is productivity the most important goal for people today?
How does our culture influence our perceptions of good or bad habits? If you have experience living in another culture, what ‘good’ or ‘bad’ behaviours are viewed differently there?
“Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.”
(Aristotle)
“ Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.”
(Dale Carnegie)
“Happiness is a habit—cultivate it.” 
(Elbert Hubbard)