Practice English Conversation (Family life - grandpa and son) Improve English Speaking Skills

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hey son I'm glad you've arrivedĀ  did you already see your
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grandmother hello grandpa yeah I have seenĀ  her in the living room she told me to come
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here she says I have to help you with theĀ  garden but I don't know anything about gardening
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don't worry I can teach you come
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here yeah all right but I don't understand why doĀ  you have to plant your own vegetables I mean isn'tĀ Ā 
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it easier to go to the supermarketĀ  and buy the same vegetables is it
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cheaper well no I think thatĀ  planting your own vegetables is not
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cheaper then why do you do that why do youĀ  bother doing all this work grandpa I don'tĀ Ā 
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get it well it may not be cheaper but it isĀ  healthier this way you can see how they grow
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naturally th the vegetables are free ofĀ  chemicals and other substances that can be
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harmful although I think the mainĀ  reason is because I like doing itĀ Ā 
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it's fun you will see fun how can workĀ  be fun I don't understand it's fun toĀ Ā 
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play video games or chat with people aroundĀ  the world on the internet watch interesting
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videos I don't know what good there can be inĀ Ā 
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working and on top of thatĀ  work on a Sunday morning
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grandpa I see nowadays hand workk is no longerĀ  appreciated I understand that in the past weĀ Ā 
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used to spend Sundays tiing up the house orĀ  planting flowers in the garden we did it asĀ Ā 
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a family and we all collaborated and hadĀ  a lot of fun doing it I miss those timesĀ Ā 
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now everything is technology video gamesĀ  and the internet we have lost contact withĀ Ā 
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nature contact with nature why do I need toĀ  to have contact with nature I have internetĀ Ā 
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if I want to see all the types of plantsĀ  and vegetables in the world I can do itĀ Ā 
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on the computer and I can even do it fasterĀ  or if I need something I can order it for
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delivery we are in the age of Technology GrandpaĀ  now everything is fine faster easier it's
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better it can be faster and easier but not betterĀ  in the past life was simpler people didn't haveĀ Ā 
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as many complex gadgets or busy schedulesĀ  they had more time to spend with family and
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friends they're not complexĀ  they're easy to use and manyĀ Ā 
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other people use it too probably but communitiesĀ  were often closer in the past neighbors knew each
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other and people helped one another moreĀ  frequently I remember we helped each other in our
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town there was a stronger sense ofĀ  togetherness that has changed now people are
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distrustful now they are afraid to reachĀ  out to help someone they don't want to
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socialize they don't even greet theĀ  neighbor they are always in a hurry to get
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somewhere that's because people do manyĀ  things now many people have different jobs
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or they have a job they have to study and goĀ  to the gym or any class they have a busy lifeĀ Ā 
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yeah but that's not necessarily good you need toĀ  stop for a moment to appreciate life smell theĀ Ā 
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roses look at the birds listen to people thinkĀ  about your life and your family and friends
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what are you talking about smellĀ  roses we don't have time for
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that people are busy trying to earn moneyĀ  study or get home to watch their favorite
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series that's exactly the problem technologyĀ  is good of course it is good I know thatĀ Ā 
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but it has some disadvantages too let's see um for
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example people did not have the stress ofĀ  constant emails social media or technologyĀ Ā 
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problems in the past they enjoyed lifeĀ  without the distractions of modern
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devices people communicated more faceĀ  to face and this way they had real
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conversations and build a stronger personalĀ  relationships without relying on texting orĀ Ā 
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online messages face to face people no longerĀ  want to meet in person they prefer to meet
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online yes I know also in the past many peopleĀ  had more active and natural Lifestyles theyĀ Ā 
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walked more ate less processed food andĀ  had less pollution leading to healthierĀ Ā 
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living that's why I prefer to plant my ownĀ  vegetables and at the same time I enjoyĀ Ā 
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doing it yeah probably you're right butĀ  now they sell unprocessed food it is more
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expensive it's never going to be the sameĀ  I am sure of that many years ago I missedĀ Ā 
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those times people appreciated SimpleĀ  Pleasures more like a beautiful sunsetĀ Ā 
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or a homecooked meal there was a greater focusĀ  on enjoying the small everyday moments believe
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me also there was lessĀ  emphasis on buying new things
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because people were happy withĀ  what they had and valued theirĀ Ā 
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possessions more leading to less wasteĀ  and more satisfaction there was oftenĀ Ā 
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a better balance between work andĀ  personal life life and because of
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this people worked reasonable hoursĀ  and spent more time with their
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families there was a focus on quality ratherĀ  than quantity products were often made to
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last and people took prideĀ  on craftsmanship and the reĀ Ā 
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ility another thing family Bonds were oftenĀ  stronger extended families lived closer
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together and family gatheringsĀ  were often frequent strengthening
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relationships we don't do that now that'sĀ  why we don't spend much time together
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son so why don't we do something youĀ  help me here and then we will play video
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games seriously can you play videoĀ  games I don't think so I don't believe
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you of course I can play video games IĀ  was a good player in the past come on
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all right I agree I want you to teach me about
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gardening I hope you liked thisĀ  conversation if you could improveĀ Ā 
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