Reading Activity #1 Happiness

 

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Happiness

Reading material taken from: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/reading-zone/a2-graded-reading/happiness-a2

 Read the text above about happiness and complete the exercises.

Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the word board below.

 

When you work in what you like it becomes a source of great ________.

Doing things for others is great way to help and achieving a sense of _________.

It is important to _______ a plan to enjoy what makes us_________.

Don’t just________ about what you like but do it!

In school, there might be a _________you don’t like but you still have to study it.

Some people enjoy ___horse, some prefer to walk.

Waiting in ________for your flights can be exhausting.

Do you find exercise_________?

Nobody knows you better than _______.

Exercise 2. Select true or false next to the statement based on the reading about happiness.

1.      Doing fun things makes you happy.

 

True

False

 

2.      Paul Dolan believes happiness comes from pleasure and purpose.

 

True

False

 

3.      Air pilots' jobs bring clear purpose.

 

True

False

 

4.      Activities that work for the good of people and the world bring meaning.

 

True

False

 

5.      There are many ways to find purpose on the things we do.

 

True

False

 

6.      It's easy to do well in subjects you dislike as well as subjects you like

 

True

False

 

7.      A study team can help you find purpose in subjects you don't like.

 

True

False

 

8.      Deciding what activities bring pleasure and purpose is the only step to creating a happy life.

 

True

False

 

9.      Moving somewhere closer to activities you enjoy is the only way to get more out of them.

 

True

False

 

10.  Paul Dolan believes people should 'decide, design, and do' in order to be happy.

 

True

False

 

Exercises created by teacher Dayana Méndez

Find the answers to the exercises here