Reading and vocabulary

on cloud nine = to be extremely happy and excited

>< down in the dumps = unhappy
Passage A:
● be unlikely to + V: không có khả năng sẽ làm gì (khác với can't)
● prosperity (n): sự thịnh vượng, sự phát đạt
● necessity (n): sự cần thiết; phần tất yếu
● suffer (v): chịu đựng → suffer from + Noun: chịu đựng cái gì
● hardship (n): sự khó khăn → hard (adj)
● basic needs: nhu cầu cơ bản
○ → S + meet one’s basic needs (one’s → my/their…)
○ → one’s basic needs + be + met
● depend on: phụ thuộc vào
● recognize (v): nhìn thấy; nghe thấy / thừa nhận; chấp nhận / công nhận
● appreciate (v): cảm kích / đánh giá cao
○ effort (n): nỗ lực
● buy someone something: mua cho ai cái gì
○ VD:
● get a kick out of something: experience a feeling of great pleasure or
excitement from doing (something)
● enjoyment (n): sự tận hưởng
● short-lived (adj): tồn tại trong một thời gian ngắn
● over the moon: to be very pleased
● abandon (v): từ bỏ
● bottom (n): đáy
● drawer (n): ngăn kéo
● delicious (adj): ngon
make someone + adj: khiến ai đó như thế nào
→ make me happy :

S (Noun/ V-ing) + make(s) me happy

hang out with my friends : cụm động từ , không làm chủ ngữ được
⇒ Hanging out with my friends makes me happy.

make someone + V: khiến ai đó làm gì

→ make me cry
What kind of happiness do material objects provide?
Passage B:
long-lasting (adj): lâu dài
intangible (adj): vô hình
essential (adj): cần thiết
be likely to + V(bare) : có khả năng là …..
→ be likely to be happy
→ be more likely to be happy
● feel protected: cảm thấy được bảo vệ
● feel respected: cảm thấy được tôn trọng
V-ing có thể được sử dụng làm chủ ngữ trong câu.
VD: Feeling protected and respected is vital.
VD2: Performing acts of kindness and generosity on a regular basis, for example,
listening to a friend in need or carrying a neighbor’s shopping, will make you
feel on top of the world.
● trust (v): tin tưởng
○ → trust in someone
● give and take: cho và nhận
● acts of kindness: hành động tử tế
○ → perform acts of kindness: làm việc tử tế
● on a regular (adj) basis = regularly (adv)
● work wonders: have a very good effect on (something or someone)
What is the need essential for happiness in this passage?
What does the sentence 'Happiness means you have to give and take' refer to?
Give some examples.
Passage C:
It is + adj + that + S + V
VD: It is not surprising that health is another key contributor to happiness.

VD: It is surprising that monkeys can swim!

● feel down in the mouth: unhappy
● require (v): yêu cầu
● effort (n): nỗ lực
So + be + S
So + do/does + S

VD: A healthy diet is necessary and so is regular exercise.

● laziness (n): sự lười biếng
● reduce (v): giảm
● anxiety (n): nỗi lo /aŋˈzaiəti/
● optimistic (adj): lạc quan
● release (v): thải ra / thả / giải thoát
○ Trees can release oxygen.
● chemical (n): hoá chất
● feel blue: chán nản
● worry (v): lo lắng
What is the need essential for happiness in this passage?
What effect does exercise have on a person's mood?
Passage D:
● miserable (adj): bất hạnh
● tend to do something: có xu hướng làm gì
○ → Teenagers tend to go to bed too late and have to get up early.
● have to + V: phải làm gì
● a lack of + Noun: sự thiếu cái gì
○ → a lack of sleep: sự thiếu ngủ
S1 + V1, so S2 + V2
Vd: Teenagers tend to go to bed too late and have to get up early, so many
suffer from a lack of sleep.
● affect (v): ảnh hưởng
● concentrate (v): tập trung
● do well at school:
● theory (n): lý thuyết
● put it into practice: áp dụng vào thực tế

What is the need essential for happiness in this passage?

According to the text, what happens ifyou do not get enough sleep?
TOPIC SENTENCE:
● Thường là câu đầu tiên, thứ hai hoặc câu cuối đoạn văn.
● Nêu ra ý chính của đoạn văn.
● Cách nhận biết: Thử biến câu chủ đề thành câu hỏi (Yes/No) và xem thử
đoạn văn có trả lời được nó hay không.
MATCHING HEADINGS:
A A natural remedy

B Help and be helped

C Recharge your body and mood

D Can having more and more make you happy?

WHAT IS THE BEST SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE TEXT?

a An opinion about what society should do to make people happy.
b An article about what makes people happy
c A study showing why people find it impossible to be happy.
VOCAB EXERCISE:
Hapiness Sadness
 -ness -ity

GRAMMAR - PRESENT PERFECT VS. PAST SIMPLE

Ex6:

Ex7:
Millie: The Healthy Schools project is part of a government plan to get Britain
active. It ........................ in schools a few years ago. Last term, I 2........................ hard on the
'healthy eating' part, but this term I .......................a lot of time on physical activity.
Journalist: So, what ........................ you ........................ last term for “healthy eating”?