Reader's Digest Report
NAME: Briceño Cabello Vanessa TEACHER: Antonio Ríos
TITLE: Whatever Happened to Patience? (AWAKE)
- What do you think the article will be about?
I think this is about how important is to be patient with yourself and with other people.
- Describe in as much detail as possible what you understand of it.
Some analysts suggest that in recent years many people are less patient because of technology. Researchers suggest that digital technology, from cellphones to cameras to email to iPods, is changing our lives.
Dr. Jennifer hartstein explains that "we have become an immediate gratification culture, and we expect things to move quickly, efficiently and in the way we want. When that doesn't happen, we tend to become increasingly frustrated and irritable, a sign of impatience". She adds, "We've lost the art of just slowing down and enjoying the moment".
Experts have observed that many people do not have the patience to read through lengthy text in print. Why? Because they are accustomes to navigating speedily through Web pages, jumping from blurb to blub and from bullet to bullet, hoping to land on the main point as quickly as possible.
- Vocabulary.
PROOFREAD [ˈpruːf.riːd] verb:
To find and correct mistakes in proofs.
- LENGTHY [ˈleŋk .θi] adjective:
Continuing for a long time.
- BLURB [blɝːb] noun:
A short description of a book or a film, etc., written by the people who have produced it, and intended to make people want to buy it or see it.
- HARM [hɑːrm] noun:
Physical or injury or damage.
- SOBERING [ˈsəʊ.bər.ɪŋ] adjective:
Making you feel serious or think about serious matters.
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