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Happiness varies greatly True / False
from person to person 1) The article says happiness can cause us strife
in our lives. T / F
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2) There are very few factors that make us
Happiness is happy or unhappy. T / F
something we all 3) Knowing what makes us happy can help with
strive for in life. treatments for anxiety. T / F
However, what
constitutes happiness 4) The study on happiness is now published in a
varies greatly from journal. T / F
person to person. A 5) A professor said money cannot make us
new study into the happy. T / F
state of being happy
shows that our 6) The professor said there are two models of
contentment depends happiness. T / F
on the interaction of a 7) The World Happiness Report uses a bottom-up
wide variety of factors. Emorie Beck, assistant model of happiness. T / F
professor of psychology at the University of
California, led an investigation into what makes us 8) A top-down model of happiness can involve
happy. Understanding this could help mental health meditation. T / F
professionals to provide better treatments for
people struggling with depression and anxiety. Synonym Match
Professor Beck wrote: "We have to understand the (The words in bold are from the news article.)
sources of happiness to build effective
interventions." Her study has been published in the 1. strive for a. happiness
journal "Nature Human Behaviour".
2. varies b. mood
Professor Beck suggested that happiness can 3. contentment c. successful
come from external circumstances (like income, job
satisfaction, and possessions) or internal feelings. 4. treatments d. points of view
Beck wrote about three models of happiness. The
first is the "bottom-up" frame of mind. This is based 5. effective e. factors
on our overall satisfaction with factors like wealth,
jobs and relationships. This framework is the one 6. circumstances f. aspire to
used for the World Happiness Report. The second 7. frame of mind g. general
model is a "top-down" perspective. This suggests
happiness comes from internal attitudes towards 8. overall h. differs
life. People can control this through things like
meditation or therapy. The final model is a 9. attitudes i. link
bidirectional one. This is where the bottom-up and
10. interact j. therapies
top-down models interact to create happiness.
Sources:
neurosciencenews.com / phys.org / nationalgeographic.com Discussion – Student A
a) How happy are you?
Writing b) What affects your levels of happiness?
Money can buy happiness. Discuss.
c) How much do you strive to be happy?
d) What constitutes happiness for you?
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e) When are the happiest years of our life?
Talk about these words from the article.
f) What can we do to help people with
happiness / study / contentment / variety / depression?
psychology / investigation / depression /
income / job satisfaction / possessions / frame of g) Have you ever suffered from anxiety?
mind / meditation / therapy / life h) Can money buy happiness?
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Phrase Match
1. Happiness is something we all strive a. a wide variety of factors
2. contentment depends on the interaction of b. or therapy
3. people struggling with depression c. of happiness
4. build effective d. in the journal
5. Her study has been published e. towards life
6. happiness can come from external f. and anxiety
7. Beck wrote about three models g. of mind
8. the "bottom-up" frame h. for in life
9. attitudes i. interventions
10. control this through things like meditation j. circumstances
Discussion – Student B Comprehension Questions
a) What do you think about what you read? Listen to / read the news article. Answer these questions.
(Answers are on p. 27 of the 27-page PDF.)
b) How happy are you with your job?
c) To what degree do your possessions make 1. What does the article say we strive for in
you happy? life?
d) How can meditation affect your happiness? 2. What did the study say our contentment
depends on?
e) How happy would your friends say you are?
3. What kind of professionals could the study
f) Should all governments have a department of
help?
happiness?
4. What could the study lead to better
g) What would make you happier in life? treatments in besides depression?
h) What questions would you like to ask the 5. What's the name of the journal in which the
researchers? research is published?
6. What external circumstance was there
Spelling besides income and possessions?
1. something we all svirte for in life 7. What was the first model of happiness to be
2. what sotctueinst happiness mentioned?
8. What is the first-mentioned model used for?
3. assistant professor of yphsoclogy
9. What can people do to control their internal
4. depression and nyiaetx attitudes?
5. build effective esntinvoirnte 10. What does a bidirectional model of
happiness allow other models to do?
6. Her study has been published in the nloaruj
7. external uccmirtsanesc Speaking – Happy Things
8. job satisfaction and sossesopins Rank these with your partner. Put the things that make
you most happy at the top. Change partners often and
9. based on our laelrov satisfaction share your rankings.
• Friends • Watching sport
10. a "top-down" petscpeirev
• Clothes • Reading a book
11. things like mdteaiiton or therapy • Social media • Sleeping
• Good food • Shopping
12. The final model is a ocliindbtiera one
Answers – True False
Answers – Synonym Match
1. f 2. h 3. a 4. j 5. c 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F 6 F 7 T 8 T
6. e 7. b 8. g 9. d 10. i Answers to Phrase Match and Spelling are in the text.
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