Dealing with boredom. Vocabulary

Dealing with boredom

Do you feel sad when life isn't challenging enough?

Bored? You're not alone. Everyone from factory workers to pilots experience a feeling of boredom: feeling unhappy and uninterested in what they are doing. Some people get bored because they have nothing to do. But is it always a negative emotion or can it push you to do something different?

Rob and Finn discuss how to deal with boredom and teach some related vocabulary. We promise you won't be bored!

This week's question:

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the longest continuous dramatic performance was held in New Jersey, in the US, in 2010. But do you know how long the cast for The Bald Soprano was on stage for? Was it for about:

a) 8 hours

b) 17 hours

c) 23 hours

Vocabulary

to yawn

stimulating

restless

to cope with

stuck in a rut

to stave off

to spur on

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