
Could you give up your phone for a week? [English Shadowing Practice] Ep 875
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Have you noticed how easy modern life has become? Your coffee machine does the thinking, your phone finds the route, and your forgotten groceries arrive at your door. It sounds great, but could life be too easy? Is convenience making us less capable? That is the "Convenience Trap", the focus of this Learn English Through Listening episode.
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In today's podcast, we'll explore what researchers call the 'Convenience Trap'. That's the idea that when life becomes too easy, we lose important skills. We'll look at useful British words like 'to outsource', which means to give a task to someone else, and 'resilience', our ability to bounce back from difficult times.
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