Pace of Life Project: Method

The experiment was conducted by Prof Wiseman and the British Council.

All of the research was conducted between 11.30am and 2.00pm local time, on August 22nd 2006.

Researchers from The British Council found a busy street with a wide pavement that was flat, free from obstacles, and sufficiently uncrowded to allow people to walk along at their maximum speed.

They timed how long it took 35 men and 35 women to walk along a 60 foot stretch of the pavement. They only monitored adults who were on their own, and ignored anyone holding a mobile telephone conversation or struggling with shopping bags..

The previous research into the pace of life was conducted by Prof Robert Levine from the California State University.

Test your pace of life

Prof Richard Wiseman has recently teamed up with The British Council to examine the pace of life around the world. You can discover if you are living life in the fast lane by answering the questions below.

Answer each question by choosing the most appropriate option, and then score your responses by clicking on the button at the end of the page. 

Test it yourself!

Online OXFORD Collocation Dictionary

https://www.freecollocation.com/search?word=time

Theory

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adjectives.htm

http://www.grammar.cl/Intermediate/Comparatives_Superlatives.htm 

http://www.learnenglish.be/gr2_degrees_study.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adverbs

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/regcom.htm

Great Website

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/comparative-superlative-exercises.html

Comparative

http://www.english-4u.de/comparison_ex1.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/comparison_ex2.htm 

http://www.english-4u.de/comparison_ex3.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/comparison_ex4.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/comparison_ex5.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/comparison_ex6.htm

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/comp2.htm

http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/comparatives/comparatives1.html

http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/comparatives/comparatives2.html

http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/comparatives/comparatives3.html

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/adjektive_adverbien/adjektiv_steigerung3.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/adjektive_adverbien/adjektive_steigerung_saetze.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/adjektive_adverbien/adjektive_steigerung_saetze2.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises

Superlative

http://www.english-4u.de/comparison_ex5.htm

http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/comparatives/superlatives.html

http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/comparatives/superlatives2.html

All three forms

http://www.english-4u.de/comparison_ex4.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/adjektive_adverbien/adjektiv_steigerung.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/adjektive_adverbien/adjektiv_steigerung2.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/comparison_ex6.htm

http://www.kico4u.de/english/uebungen/adverbundadjective/tabelle.htm

http://www.kico4u.de/english/uebungen/adverbundadjective/steigerung.htm

http://www.stclaresenglish.net/langprac/adcomsup.htm

http://www.kico4u.de/english/uebungen/adverbundadjective/comparing1.htm

Tests

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/45.html

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/adjektive1/index.php

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/adjektive2/index.php

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/adjektive3/index.php

Theory

http://www.grammar.cl/Notes/Much_Many_Lot_Few.htm

Great Websites

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-quantifiers.php

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/mengen.htm

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/quantifiers-quantity-exercises.html

Exercises

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/something_anything.htm

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g41-quantifiers-gap-fill.php

https://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/quantifiers_quiz.htm

https://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/quantifiers_quiz2.php3

http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar-exercise-quantifiers/

http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/quantifiers/qf004.htm

http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/quantifiers/qf005.htm

EF Pre-Intermediate File 5:

https://quizlet.com/256537394/

Degrees of Adjectives

https://quizlet.com/170325041/degrees-of-adjectives-flash-cards/ 

Adjectives to describe a town:

https://quizlet.com/261121714/adjectives-to-describe-a-town-flash-cards/

Antonyms of Adjectives:

https://quizlet.com/590231/adjectives-antonyms-of-adjectives-51-pairs-flash-cards/

“What is there that is not poison? All things are poison and nothing is without poison. Solely the dose determines that a thing is not a poison”

Paracelsus, 1538

The dose of a substance likely to cause death (sometimes suffixed with a number).

A lethal dose 50 will cause the death of 50% of a sample of test animals.

How much is too much?

The lethal doses of ...

• water
• salt
• caffeine
• nicotine
• vitamine A
• vitamine B
• vitamine D
• ethanol/alcohol
• gasoline
• sucre
• cocaine
• citrus
• ...

Health lifestyle tips

1. drink more water
2. get enough sleep
3. meditate
4. exercise / do sport
5. eat fruits and vegetables
6. breathe deeply
7. stop smoking
8. learn to say 'no'
9. avoid negativity
10. get outside more often
11. love yourself

ESL Video Quiz: Vincent van Gogh: 

https://www.eslvideo.com/eslvideo_quiz_lowint.php?id=26898

British Council: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice

Exam English: https://www.examenglish.com/B1/B1_reading.htm

ESL Lounge: http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/reading-pre-intermediate.php

Extensive Reading Foundation: https://www.er-central.com/

How fast is your life? http://quizlady.com/how-fast-is-your-life/