TEACHER’S NOTES

ESL / EFL RESOUR CES What makes you

happy?
 A. Write down ten things that make you happy in your life.
1- playing with friends because they make me laugh and I have a great time.
2- because spending time with my family while traveling and getting to know places makes me happy.
3- Going out for an evening with friends makes me have fun and cheers me up.
4- Dancing cheers me up and helps me
5- Spending time with my mommy who raised me as a child makes me very happy.
6- Spending time with my partner cheers me up and makes me happy.
7- Giving gifts to my friends and seeing them excited about the things I give them really fills me with joy.
8- After shopping for clothes and seeing how I look in the style of clothes I like really cheers me up
9- spending time with animals cheers me up
10- spending some quiet time with my mom just watching movies really cheers me up

B. Share the information with a partner and ask your partner to explain his or her answers.

C. Now, work in groups of four. Discuss and find out the most popular categories for
happiness,
e.g. health, education, money, relationships, etc.

Write the most popular categories from your group at the top of each column and write
examples underneath, e.g. If someone says having a well-paid job, put that in the 'money'
category. If someone says being loved, put that in the 'relationships' category.

Family Relationships Friends Money Music Videogames

- share some time - Talk with my - Play with my - I can buy stuff - Listen to the - Play videogames
with my mother boyfriend friends that I like song Love Again with my boyfriend
- share some time - Send food to my - Hang out with - Money can't buy by Dua Lipa - playing
with my father boyfriend my friends happiness but can - Listening to pop videogames with
- Joke with my - receive food give you peace music my friends makes
brother from my boyfriend - Have a nice - Listening to me happy
- have a great time house where my French pop and - I love playing
with my maternal children can live French rap games like Slime
grandmother in peace - Listening to rock rancher and
in spanish Overcooked 2 as
it's a really cute
game.

D. Now, tell the class your findings. Do you agree with other groups' categories and examples?