3) Make a précis in about 1/3 of the following passage in and give it a title
We have seen that many craftsmen of former days put their heart and soul into their work. In
many cases they produced the articles "elves from start to finish. The pleasure and pride which
they felt in a well-made article cannot be equalled by the factory worker of today.
In a big modern factory each worker contributes so little to the finished article that he does not
think of it as the fruit of his own labours. Workers who repeat the same operation day after day
can take no Ire or pride in their work. Their chief pleasure in life is outside the factory. Their
wark is dull and they spend their time with one eye he clock In spite of various attempts to
brighten the lives of the workers, the average man in a factory is rather to be pitied than envied
The dullness of his life is one of the drawbacks of mass production
Some people believe that man is becoming the slave of the machine. Certainly machines are
playing an ever-increasing part in our lives. Let is hope that they will never become more
important than the men they were intended to serve Charlie Chaplin, in his film "Modern
Times". Drew attention to this danger. In the film he got a job in a factory that employed mats
production method. He had to stand by a machine with a spanner in his hand. An endless belt
passed in front of him carrying slowly an endless line of articles. As each one passed heightened
ane nut on one bolt with his spanner. His work was one with one turn of the wrist repeated
throughout the day. Very soon his mind became affected and the film shows the amasing thing
which be did as a result of his mental disorder. Although it is very funny, the film had a serious
side, it showed that the ind of work which many people do, far from giving them pride and
pleasure, is more likely to fit them for the lunatic asylum.
We must all hope that means will be found to retain the advantages arising out of me
prodution, while at the same time giving the worker some of the pride and pleasure of the
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