The Cure for Boredom

The cure for boredom

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EngelsMiddelbare schoolhavo, vwoLeerjaar 2,3

This lesson contains 10 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

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The cure for boredom

Slide 1 - Slide

Do you ever feel bored? How did you distract yourself during vocation? In this video, find out about the problem of boredom and a way to never be bored again!




Tasks
Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the exercises. Remember you can read the transcript at any time.

Slide 2 - Slide

Discussion:
What do you usually do when you’re bored?

Slide 3 - Open question

Preparation task
1. ...... a gadget
2. ...... boredom
3. ...... a capacity
4. ...... to encounter
5. ...... to meditate
6. ...... to distract yourself
7. ...... to pay attention
8. ...... contemplation
9. ...... an inoculation
10. ...... blissful
Match the definitions (a–j) with the vocabulary (1–10).

a. feeling unhappy because something is uninteresting or because you have nothing to do
b. to experience something, especially something bad 
c. a device or machine, for example a phone or tablet 
d. to stop thinking about a problem by keeping busy 
e. someone’s ability to do a particular thing
f. to become calm and relaxed by thinking about one thing
g. to watch, listen to or think about something carefully or with interest
h. extremely or completely happy
i. serious and quiet thought for a period of time
j. an injection that protects someone from a disease

Please do this exercise in your notebooks,!

Slide 4 - Slide

Slide 5 - Video

Put the ideas in the order they are mentioned.
Once you know how to meditate, you might still find that some activities are a waste of time.
People avoid boredom by watching things, reading and communicating on their devices.
But if you always distract yourself, you will never learn how to do nothing.
People experience boredom less nowadays than they did in the past.
When you meditate, you pay attention to your breathing and feelings.
Learning to meditate will cure you of boredom – you will never be bored again.
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Slide 6 - Drag question

Now...............
Watch the video again and then do the task on slide 8

Slide 7 - Slide

Slide 8 - Video

Write the activities in the correct group.
Distracting yourself from boredom
Meditation
listening to a song
watching a film
paying attention to breathing
reading a book
being interested in the feeling of boredom

paying attention to your experience
finding a deep feeling of well-being
texting a friend

Slide 9 - Drag question

Have you ever tried meditation? Would you like to try it?

Slide 10 - Open question