Unit 1: Happiness

1. Unit 1: Happiness What are the characteristics of happy people?

2. Vocabulary Pre-listening • Record the following list of words in your notebook. Number the words in the order that you hear them. Leave some room beside these words so that you can provide a definition for them.

3. ___ income ___ method ___ data ___ achieve ___ connection ___ relevant ___ characteristics ___ personality ___ measure ___ goal ___research ___ requirement ___ strengths ___ gratitude

4. Now match these definitions with the word in your list. qualities or features of something

5. the feeling of being thankful

6. money that a person earns

7. to find out the size or weight or quantity of something.

8. a way of doing something.

9. information or facts

10. something that is necessary

11. good qualities of a person

12. detailed study done on a subject to discover new information

13. related to a particular subject or discussion

14. a relationship between two things

15. to accomplish something such as your goals

16. something you hope to accomplish

17. the type of person you are

18. Pre-listening Discussion and Presentation • Form groups of four and discuss what you think matters most for making people happy. • Record your discussions and opinions in your notebook. • One member of your group will present your groups discussion.

19. Here are some sample answers: having a lot of money having a good education religious beliefs having a good job being good at your job having free time being young having good friends helping others good family relations

20. Listening for Lecture Topics • You are going to hear a speaker introduce a lecture. • The lecturer introduces a topic and three subtopics. What are they?

21. What language does the lecturer use to introduce topics and subtopics?

22. We’re going to talk about . . . • I want to start with . . . • We’ll look at . . . • We’re going to discuss . . .

23. Pre-Listening Main Selection Briefly discuss the following three questions. Can psychologists measure happiness? Is there one important way to be happy? Can people learn to be happy?

24. Main Listening • Now we are going to do the main listening. Take detailed notes in your notebooks.

25. Post Listening • Share notes with a partner. • Find differences in the notes you share. • Use your partner’s notes to fill in the gaps for your notes.

26. Homework • Write a paragraph summary of the question below using the notes in your notebook. You do not have to summarize the entire listening. What are the characteristics of happy people?