Cue Card 16 – Describe a positive or recent change in your life OR A wish that you couldn’t accomplish for a long time

Describe a positive or recent change in your life OR A wish that you couldn’t accomplish for a long time

You should say:

  1. -What the change was
  2. -When it happened
  3. -How it happened
  4. -Why it was a positive change

  • Last year I came to realize that the quality of my life would improve significantly if I started leading a Healthy Lifestyle.
  • What I did first was I read a lot of articles in magazines and consulted a dietician because without professional help diets may do more harm than good.
  • The biggest challenge was to stop eating fast food. I started to choose carefully what I ate, when and what for. I became a frequent visitor to a gym and did exercises regularly. At least 3 times per week.
  • I have been living like this for more than a year now. I have to confess that this appeared to be more difficult than I expected as, first of all, this requires discipline and time.
  • For example, sometimes you don’t want to go to the gym. You say to yourself that nothing will happen if you skip one workout. But you understand that if you do it once, nothing will prevent you from doing it regularly.
  • Secondly, when you eat fast food, you don’t have to think at all. You take whatever you see in a shop just to make your stomach full.
  • But if you start eating healthy food, you think about its nutritional value, you count Calories and try to choose fresh high-quality meat, fruit, and vegetables.
  • In any case, all these efforts are worth changing the way you live. For instance, it was not until I started following a healthy diet and doing sport regularly that I began to lose weight naturally without starving myself.
  • As a result, I started looking slimmer and feeling better. What’s more, much more attractive. Now I have many admirers who say that I am beautiful, my photos get really many likes on social networks.
  • My health has improved significantly since I started taking the first steps towards changing my life. I have started feeling more energetic than before.
  • This has also helped me get better skin, so now I don’t look as pale as before. To sum up, the quality of my life has improved dramatically.

FOLLOW UPS

Changes

  1. Is your country changing rapidly?

Oh yeah, it is. My country is getting better and better year after year making rapid progress in a number of areas. First of all, more and more people in India are getting the education and proper medical help as new schools and hospitals are being built and opened all around the country including rural areas. As a result, educational attainment level and health indicators like infant mortality and average life expectancy have significantly improved over the last decade. What’s more, facilities in the country are getting better and better, for example, roads are being built and fixed, a lot of modern buildings, shopping centers and amusement parks are being constructed. Cities and towns look more and more attractive. One more thing I want to mention is the fact that a lot of modern and forward-looking businesses are being created providing more people with employment and, as a result, improving the standard of living in the country.

  1. Do you think change is good?

No doubt it is. It is a major driver of growth and development as it forces people outside their comfort zone, gets them out of their rut and teaches them to be flexible. Change always brings adventure into life, always challenges people and, as a result, makes them stronger. It also presents new opportunities and brings excitement to life. It breaks a protein and forces people to move. What’s more, it keeps the mind active and this way triggers progress. Unfortunately, in many situations, change puts a strain on people and make them feel insecure are helpless, but still, in the long run, it brings better results. So I am sure people should embrace changes with open arms if they want to improve their lives.

  1. What are some of the major changes that occur to people throughout their lives?

I guess the major changes in our lives start from finishing School, entering a University and then graduating from it. At this point, we become adults and start building our professional lives. Later on, we face such professional changes as getting a job, having a new boss, getting promoted or losing a job. All these changes may trigger confusion, tension, and fears making us feel nervous and sometimes even helpless. As far as major personal changes are concerned, they are getting married, having a child or children, getting divorced and losing a family member. I can also add such situations as moving to another country, having new neighbours and losing a lot of money. All of them are important as they usually put a severe strain on people forcing them outside your comfort zone.

  1. In what ways have changes in technology changed people’s lives?

Well, I would say in all possible ways. Changes in technology have made everything much easier. They have heard businesses go global and made banking and shopping faster and more efficient. People have become digitally connected to the entire world. These days, people can send an email to another country and get a reply within several minutes, moreover, they don’t pay postage for that. Traditional charts have been replaced with virtual ones, letting people from all over the world communicate with each other whenever they have a wish and a spare moment. What is more, life has become much more technologically advanced opening plenty of opportunities such as travelling to the cities and countries, reading and watching films, studying and even working online.

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