Unit 1: Happiness

What are the characteristics of

happy people?
 Vocabulary Pre-listening
• Record the following list of words in
your notebook. Number the words in the
order that you hear them. Leave some
room beside these words so that you
can provide a definition for them.
___ income
___ method
___ data
___ achieve
___ connection
___ relevant
___ characteristics
___ personality
___ measure
___ goal
___research
___ requirement
___ strengths
___ gratitude
• Now match these definitions with the
word in your list.

qualities or features of something

the feeling of being thankful
money that a person earns
to find out the size or weight or quantity of
something.
a way of doing something.
information or facts
something that is necessary
good qualities of a person
detailed study done on a subject to discover
new information
related to a particular subject or discussion
a relationship between two things
to accomplish something such as your goals
something you hope to accomplish
the type of person you are
 Pre-listening Discussion and
Presentation
• Form groups of four and discuss what you
think matters most for making people
happy.

• Record your discussions and opinions in

your notebook.

• One member of your group will present

your groups discussion.
• Here are some sample answers:
having a lot of money
having a good education
religious beliefs
having a good job
being good at your job
having free time
being young
having good friends
helping others
good family relations
 Listening for Lecture Topics
• You are going to hear a speaker introduce
a lecture.

• The lecturer introduces a topic and three

subtopics.
What are they?
• What language does the lecturer use to
introduce topics and subtopics?
• We’re going to talk about . . .
• I want to start with . . .
• We’ll look at . . .
• We’re going to discuss . . .
 Pre-Listening Main Selection
Briefly discuss the following three questions.

Can psychologists measure happiness?

Is there one important way to be happy?

Can people learn to be happy?

 Main Listening
• Now we are going to do the main listening.
Take detailed notes in your notebooks.
 Post Listening
• Share notes with a partner.

• Find differences in the notes you share.

• Use your partner’s notes to fill in the gaps

for your notes.
 Homework
• Write a paragraph summary of the
question below using the notes in your
notebook. You do not have to summarize
the entire listening.

What are the characteristics of happy

people?