- HAPPY: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word “happy”.
- Are you happy today? Have you been happy recently?
- What makes you happy? What affects your quality of life most? Look at the items below and rank them in order of what makes you most happy.
___ Hiking
___ Good health ___ Money ___ Owning your own home ___ Sunshine |
___ Things (cars, clothes, gadgets, etc.)
___ A stable marriage / relationship ___ Children ___ Watching television ___ Exercise |
Can you add other items to the list?
- HAPPY PEOPLE: In pairs / groups, talk about the happiest and most miserable people you know from the following:
Babies, children, teenagers, adults, students, work colleagues, middle-aged and old people.
- HAPPY OPINIONS: How far do you agree with these opinions on happiness? Talk about them with your partner(s).
- Money makes you happy.
- The older you become, the happier you are.
- You can take lessons on how to be happy.
- Men are happier than women.
- Married people are happier than single people.
- People in warmer climates are happier than people in colder climates.
- It’s hard to be happy in today’s world.
- Every country should have a Minister of Happiness.
- Discuss the following quotations:
- The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you’ll never find it.
- Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
- Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
- Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in the same city.
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