The ABC of Happiness

Looking at the issue

Are you happy?

What is happiness?

What makes people happy?

What is happiness for you?

HAPPINESS

A spire to reach your potential

B elieve in yourself

C reate a good life

D ream about what you might become

E xercise frequently

G lorify the creative spirit

H umour yourself and others

I magine great things

J oyfully live each day

K indly help others

L ove one another

M editate daily

N urture the environment

O rganize for harmonious action

P raise performance well done

R egulate your behaviour

S mile often

T hink rationally

U nderstand yourself

V alue life

W ork for the common good

X -ray and carefully examine problems

Y earn to improve

Z estfully pursue happiness.

LET`S THINK

Most of us would like to be happy, if only we knew how. What makes people happy? Can we realise how happy we are? A famous philosopher says that we are happy when we don’t notice this feeling. Do you agree with this statement? We have many problems in our life. The most serious of them are problems concerning family. There are so many families without children… Parents must make their choice…

Read and learn the following words:

Abortion (n) [ə bə:∫ (ə) n] аборт

Brain (n) [brein] мозг

Fetus (n) [ fi:təs] плод, зародыш, эмбрион

Handicapped (mentally, [ hændikæpt]

physically) с физическими, умственными недостатками; умственно неполноценный

Health insurance [ helӨ in ∫uər(ə)ns медицинская страховка

Husband (n) [ h^zbənd] муж

Pregnancy (n) беременность

To be pregnant [ pregnənt] быть беременной

To marry (v) [ mæri] жениться, выходить замуж

To be married [ mærid] быть замужем, женатым

To give birth (to) [ bə:Ө] родить ребенка

To develop (v) [di veləp] развивать(ся)

Wife (n) [waif] жена

I. Give words or phrases (from the glossary) for the following definitions:

1. The organ inside the top of the head that controls the body; the mind, intelligence.

2. The woman to whom a man is married.

3. Physically or mentally disabled.

4. Unite a man and woman legally for the purpose of living together.

5. An agreement to compensate someone for damage or injury in return for a payment.

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