How to attain happiness?

A. have a goal
B. good relationship with others
C. good health
D. positive outlook
Here are my sample scripts... take note that these r just samples that I'm going to 'hantam'
write now... haha.. just for fun n to show you how to answer the speaking question as best
as you can.
Task A
Candidate A
A very good morning to one and all. The issue at hand today is how to attain happiness. I
believe that this issue has been on the forefront for as long as man existed. In fact, I believe
even animals and other beings strive to achieve this wonderful state of happiness and
contentment. It is therefore my honest opinion that in order to achieve happiness we must
have a concrete and measurable goal. Let us analyse a few reasons to justify this point.
First and foremost, to aspire towards happiness is not enough. Just wanting is only half the
battle won. To attain it there must be some kind of action involved and this most certainly
begins with setting goals. The most important reason for setting aims or goals is to provide
a way to measure if you have achieved it or not. For example, my aim is to be happy. In
order to be happy I must have enough money and job security as well as a stable and happy
family. Therefore the next logical step is to provide a timeframe to achieve this goal. If we
set a goal based on a timeframe, happiness will be more easily achievable. A young person
could aim to get his degree before he turns 25, get a stable high paying job by 30 and get
married before he/she is 35. Thus, having a goal or goals will help discern the level of our
happiness.
Secondly, we can attain happiness when we have a goal because it gives us something to
work towards or aim for. However, please note that the beauty of having goals is that it can
be modified to suit ourselves and our situations. And once we have achieved it, we can
create new goals. Conversely, if we cannot attain it, we can modify them to be more
realistic. For instance, Mahatma Ghandi's goal in life was to achieve peace through
peaceful means. Furthermore, he was happiest when there are no wars and people can live
in peace. Even when he was sent to jail, he still held on to his goal which was to solve
things through peaceful means, not war. And even in jail, he could attain happiness Ghandi is a truly inspirational man.
As time is running out, let me reinstate that a key method to attain happiness is to set
reachable goals for ourselves. It also brings to mind a quote, 'Aim for the sun so that if you
fail, you will still be amongst the stars'. Thank you for listening.
Candidate B
A very good morning I bid to the examiners and my fellow candidates. As the saying goes,
'No man is an island'. Therefore we thrive on good relationships with others in order to
attain happiness. It would be quite strange to achieve ultimate happiness yet have no one
of consequence with whom to share it with. Hence, good relationships with others are
some of the fundamentals of achieving true happiness. Allow me to describe this issue
further by presenting a few points.
On the one hand, happiness is maximised when happiness is shared. In general, everyday
we interact with the people closes to us be they family members, spouse, children, best
friends or colleagues. In fact, sometimes, happiness comes from external sources and we

may not even know them personally. But it is these very relationships with others that will
build the foundation of happiness brick by brick. When we need help, and a friend offers it,
or when we just need to spend some quality time with our family and every member of the
family shows up, well, these instances feed happiness to our souls. Imagine if you received
really good news like a scholarship to study abroad but had no one to tell. Indeed, our
happiness would fade a little, or we might even end up depressed!
On the other hand, happiness diminishes when we have few or no good relationships with
others. In times of need, it is human nature to reach out for help especially from our closest
and dearest. As a child, when we fell and hurt our knees, we would call out for our mom or
dad. When a friend backstabs you with nasty gossip, we call our best friend to unload our
unhappiness. In the workplace, when our colleagues treat us unfairly, we go home to our
spouses and use them as sounding walls to express our anger or disappointment. Thus, the
human race is fragile, and we depend on good human relationships to keep our happy
odometer high.
In short, it would be pointless to attain happiness yet be so lonely with no one to share the
good times with. Hence, each of us should work on improving and bettering our
relationships in order to attain unlimited happiness in life. Thank you and have a nice day.
Candidate C
A marvelous morning I bid to one and all. As the popular saying goes, 'Health is Wealth'.
There is indeed a whole lot of truth to this age old adage as I am sure everyone will admit
that without health, we would live a poor quality and even substandard life hence marring
our ability to attain true happiness! Allow me to further elaborate by providing a few
different perspectives on this issue.
First and foremost, the level of our health will determine how happy we are. Surely there is
not a single soul out there who rejoices in being unhealthy and unwell. Basically, being
healthy is crucial to our happiness because if we cannot do even the simplest of things such
as brushing our own teeth and going to the toilet unassisted then it would be a very sad day
indeed. There can be nothing joyful about waking up every morning to face blood
transfusions or chemotherapy or surgery after surgery. In fact it would be downright
depressing and it isn't any wonder that these people would suffer depression and even
contemplate committing suicide.
Conversely, when we have optimum health, happiness is easily attained. When you wake
up in the morning and stretch and take big lungfuls of fresh air, it makes us ready to face
the challenges in the day ahead. We are able to play our role in society well be it as a
student with a sharp mind to study better, or a worker in this industrious world, doing our
job well. Or when our health is maximised, athletes all around the world break records and
cry in jubilation as when Usain Bolt does when he literally flies down the track or when
Micheal Phelps or even Lin Dan lifts the Olympic gold medals high in victory.
Needless to say, in conclusion, happiness is easily attainable when we are healthy because
it is one of the pillars of the basic necessities in life in order to truly achieve a state of bliss.
Thank you.
Candidate D
To the examiners and my fellow candidates, a wonderful morning I bid you. The topic
given today is rather interesting as it brings to mind a commonly asked question, "Is the
glass half empty or it is half full?" A person with a positive outlook would surely answer
'half full' and this colours his or her life with positive energy therefore making happiness
truly easily attainable. Allow me to elaborate what I mean about a positive outlook.
Firstly, a positive outlook gives us a means of inventing options. What does this mean

exactly? Well, people who are positive do not give up easily, in fact, they make it a point to
inspect every avenue and come up with innovative ways to overcome any obstacle. For
instance, after studying so hard a student fails due to a death in the family during exam
time and she could not concentrate. Rather than surrender to her fate, she takes it as a
challenge to get back up on the horse and find a job. After a few years of working, she
collects enough money to do her degree on a part time basis and after 3 or 4 years, she
finally graduates. This is because she has a positive outlook and looked hard for other
options to change her fate. At the end, she has managed to attain happiness when her goals
are achieved.
In addition, a person with a positive outlook seem to draw positive energy into her radius
and somehow good things start to happen to her. Even when bad things happen, like an
accident that messes up her car, she would still find the silver lining in the sense that she is
thankful to be alive and more grateful still for not having harmed anyone else. Therefore, a
positive outlook is crucial in attaining happiness because it is a wonderful ability to find
the good in any bad situation.
In short, people with a positive outlook with find happiness under every stone, at every
corner because they are better able to be happy and content with their lot in life. Thank you
for lending me your ears.