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Reading- Part31 Youaregoingto readanarticleabout happiness. Beforeyou

read, in pairs discussthefollowing.1 ,,",Are the peopleof your generation

generallyhappieror unhappierthanyourparents'generation?

2 Look at the title and introduct ionto the article. What do you thinkthe writer's answerto hisquestionwill be?Readthrough quicklyandcheck.

STRATEGYPOINT Get the gist first by looking at thetitle and reading the text quickly. Read the questions and question

stems (the actual questions, notthe four choices).

Read the text carefully aJldunderline the parts which arerelevantto the questions. Choose an answer to eachquestion.

Remember: Options which sound a lot like

the text (e.g. onesthat usewordsthat also appear in the text) areusuallywrong.

Some wrong options may begenerally true, but they don'tanswer the question or they arenot true accordingto the text. Somewrong options are verynearly correct, apart from oneword (e.g. an adverb like 'never').

2 Forquestions1-7,choosetheanswer (A,B,( or D)whichyouthink fits best according to thetext.

What can be inferred aboutNational Smile Week?A Its organisers did not expect it

to succeed.B It seemsto have annoyed

some people.C It was largely unsuccessful.D It was not ambitious enough.

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We've tried shopping and New Age cures, makingmoney and spending it. We'restill miserable.What'smissing from our lives?Didyou notice an outbreak ofjovialityand generosity last week? People

beaming at you as they Jet you go ahead in the bus queue, grinning asthey shared your morning traffic jam, smirking through the quarterlybudget planning meeting?No? The oraanisers of NationalSmileWeek willbe down in the mouth. 5Alltheir effortsto perk us up for at least seven days have run, itseems, intothe sand of our collective scepticism. Four out of ten of us think life hasbecome worse in the past five years. Two million of us are on anti-depressants; onlya minorityof us think 'people can be trusted most ofthetime'. Mixin some road/air/office/phone rage, a rise in reported incivility-11and a good dose of political apathy and the gloom looks even starker.We're a wretched lot.

All this when average house prices have just blasted through the100,000 mark, when lifeexpectancy continues to lengthen, mortality ratesare dropping and more than a third of young people enjoy what was once 1tthe elite privilege of higher education. We are healthy, wealthy and wise.Yet we've never felt so bad.If we seem like a nation of ingrates, it may be because all the goodies

that are supposed to make us happy don't do it for us any more - even ifwe have yet to wake up to the fact. So, your house is worth half a million. 2(Karl Marx, who for all his faults knew a bit about capitalism, captured the

2 Which of the following isimplied in the second paragraph?A Peoplearegetting stingier.B Peopleare getting lesspolite.C Peoplearearguing moreabout politics.D Peopleareworking longer hours.

3 Inthe third paragraphthe writer saysthat highereducationA isonly availableto a small, privilegedgroup.B isavailableto the whole of the population.C isavailableto far more peoplethan inthe past.D shouldonly beavailableto young people.

4 What isthe writer referringto when hesays'[the palace]can be beamed into our living rooms'? (II.28-30)A advertising C politicsB over-work D depression

5 An increase in earnings fails to make mostpeople happier becauseA their expenses are incredibly high.B they realisethat's not where happiness lies.C there isa lways someone who earns more.D they don't have financial problems.


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keeping-up-with-the-Joneses dynamic of marketeconomies perfectly: 'A house may be large.or small;

:!: as long asthe neighbouring houses are likewise small,i satisfies all the social requirements of a residence.But let there arise next to the little house a palace andiPe little house shrinks to a hut.' With mass media, the:>aIace doesn't have to be next door - it can be:learned into our living rooms.

Money doesn't make most of us happy any more.:>oorpeople, understandably, see their life satisfaction-'sa with income but for most of the population in a:o..Jntry as affluent as ours, any jump-start to well-': :e1'1g from a pay rise quickly wears off. 'I was window-S":Oppingin the South of France recently and I saw a:.amond-studded woolly hat, and I quite fancied it.''" 'enwe get to that stage we should realise that more

""""Of1eysn't getting us much more in terms of-.a::>piness.Harrods is currently carrying a pair ofs-'OeSpriced at a cool million - imaqine if somebody~Ded on your foot.

But what about health? Surely the virtual elimination=-"""ostfatal diseases, rising life expectancy and falling-wliility should be cheering us up? Not a bit of it. All-aa t'Jappens is that our expectations rise just as or=-en '11orequickly. Objectively, our health is better ona.--oot every count, but this doesn't translate into our.'2e"g any healthier. We are more aware of our health,~ o\'e get more anxious about it. Medicine has:e..:ome a victim of its own success: having massively:c ced the chances of death in childbirth, for= a ~e, people are now shocked if a life is lost - and'7"""o::C" for a lawyer. Death was unavoidable - now it is.-dXeptable.

~. e the answer to many great problems, however,

. ~cording to the writer, improvements in healthcare~ made no difference to the public's mood.S alleviated some health worries.C directly led to increased anxiety.~ only caused complex legal issues.On average, people in their early thirties

have more friends.;;, fjavehappiermarriages.::: are better-educated.~ "acemore problems.

:xabulary Practicel =~ at least threewords or phrases whicha-resynonyms for the word 'miserable'.2.~~in the highlighted words.

the answer to the question of happiness may be quiteprosaic: once countries and households are free ofmaterial need, the biggest contributor to life satisfactionseems to be a healthy set of personal relationships. The 60relative happiness of late teenagers and those passingmiddle age may relate to their spending more time onfriendships. The thirty somethings, fighting on the twofronts ofwork and children, are the most dejected. Thosebetween full-time education and retirement may be 65spending more time on the activitiesthey think willmakethem happy - earning and spending - than on those thatactuallywill:spending time withfriends and family.This friend-shaped gap explains the American paradox- why the residents of the richest nation in 70the world ~re so glum - according toProfessor Robert E. Lane at YaleUniversity. 'There is a kind offamine of warm interpersonalrelations, of easy-to-reachneighbours, of encircling,inclusive memberships,and of solid familylife,' he says.The secret ofhappiness? Notmoney. So leavethe lawn, forgetyour investmentsand call insicktomorrow.Doyourself a favour.Phone a friend.

Text Analysis4 What does the writer mean bythe underlined phrases in

the text? Discuss in pairs.

Discussion5 a. The author believes that friends make you happy. How far

do you agree with this? Discuss in pairs giving reasons.b. Readlines7 to 10.(Fourout...time].Thesestatementsare based on the results of a survey conducted to seehow happy people inBritainare. What do you thinkthe findings of a similarsurveywould be inyourcountry? Discussin groups.

c._ Makea listof the fivemost importantthings which make you feel happy. Compare your listto your partner's. Which three are the most popularamong the class? 17


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1Gerund/Infinitive~GrammarRef~rencea. Rewritethe followingsentencesusinga gerund,asin the example.

It takesheragesto putonhermake-up.Puttingonhermake-upakesherages.2 It's nearlyimpossibleor me to do two thingsat thesameime.

3 It isveryfrustratingforherto haveto dealwith suchaproblemon aFridayafternoon.

4 It makesmefeelreallyhappyto seeoldpeopleholdinghands.

b. Now,answerthesequestionsin the two waysshownabove.1 Whattakesyoua longtime?2 Whatisnearlympossibleoryou?3 Whatmakesyoufeelreallyhappy?

2 a. Fillin the prepositionswhichusuallyfollowthesephrases.Useadictionaryif youwish.1 to disapprove............2 tocomplimentb.........3 tobeashamed............4 to apologise..............S to beinvolved............6 to discourageb...........7 to bekeen.................

8 to compensateb .........9 to beguilty...................10 to beobsessed............11 to consist.....................12 to object ......................13 to protest.....................14 to benefit.....................

b. Now write a sentence for eachphrase, using agerundafterthe preposition.Istronglyisapprovefteenagerseturningomeafter12.

3 a. Matchthesephrasalverbswith their meanings.J

b. Rewritethe followingsentencesusingthe phrasalverbsin Ex.3a.Usegerundswherepossible.He'sbeenastampcollectorsincehewasfive.Hetookupstampcollectingwhenhewasive.

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2 I ignoredthestreetnoiseandcontinuedstudying.3 Let'shinkof allthe placeswhereyoumighthaveleft it.4 Shecouldn'tgo on holidaywith her parentsso they

boughtheracarinstead.S I reallyneedyouto supportmeat themeeting.6 Istoppedryingtogetmyhusbando dohouseworkears

ago.

4 Fillthe gapsin the followingsentencesusingthegerundor the infinitive of the verbsin theparentheses.

I enjoy (live) in Spain,but I dop1iss (go)out withmyfriends.

2 Weagreed (meet)bythe riverat8 o'dock,but theynevershowedup.

3 Frankailed (complete)he courseandsohewill haveto retakeit.4 I suggested (go) to the cinema,

but Helensaidshedidn't fancy.................................(wait) ina queue.

S Ican't reallyafford (buy)acarthisyear.

6 Marthapractised (play)the pianodaily,but sheseemed (make)littleprogress.

7 Much as I dread (go) to thedentist,I don't think I canavoid.................................(visit)himthistime.

8 She certainlymentioned (see)Mark,but I don't rememberher .................................(talk)aboutVicky.

5 Usethe verbsbelowin their infinitiveor -ingformto completethesixrulesfor achievingsuccess. respect focus gain improve imagine concentrate

Youmust yourselfandothersaroundyou.

2 Remember, on the outcomeof yourgoalisagreatmotivator.

3 Try whatyourlifewill belikeonceyouhaveaccomplishedouraim.

4 Buildupyourmotivationevelsby yourdiet.S Youshouldalways onthejob at hand,

don'tgetdistracted.6 Youneedto controlovertheeveryday

eventsnyourlife.

1 takeup a rely2 giveup b start(e.g.ahobby)3 blockout c stoptrying4 counton d ignoreS makeupfor e compensatei 6 runthrough f examine--


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.Jseof English- Part 1 STRATEGYPOINT6 You will read a text on unusualways to celebratebirthdays.

a. Readthe articlequicklyandanswerthesequestions.

Readhewholetext firstto getan ideaof itstheme(s)andcontent. Considermeaning, naturalnessand form. Styleisimportant;averyformalword isunlikelyto fit in an

informalpassageandviceversa.1 Whatsortof activitiesarementionedn thearticle?2 Doyouthinkthewriterisanadventurouserson?3 Howwouldyoudescribehetoneof thisarticle?Why?b. Now readthe articleagainandforquestions1-12,decide whichanswer(A, B,C or D)bestfits eachgap.

-)omet~fi~0iffere~t?_::x>kingoran unforgettablewayto celebratethat specialoccasion?Well.the0) ~....:


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8 Putweltin front of the verbsin the list, then usethemto completethe sentences.Whichof theverbslistedbestcompletesthe caption? brought up documented spoken thoughtof known travelled manneredJ, Sheknowsa greatdealaboutdifferentcultures.She's

extremely .2 Youmusthavereadhisbooks.He'savery..........................

author.3 Hewasaquiet,pleasant, youngman.4 Herparentshaddoneamarvellousobwithher.Shewas

very .S YoucantakelittleTonywithyouanywhere.He'sextremely.6 Everybodyespectshim in the community.He'svery.7 Youcanfindout everythingaboutthe developmentof

the Internet.It'svery .

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Word Formationa. Completethe following sentenceswith wordsformedfrom the nounalarm.

We had to call the doctor. Her temperaturewashigh.2 He'salwaysspreadingumourshatwe'regoingbankrupt.He'sa real .

3 Herexamresultsarequite . Hasshehadanyproblemsthome?

4 Iwasrather bythemessageouleft,soI camestraightover.

b. Completethe followingsentenceswith wordsformedfrom the verb impress.It wasan performanceby Henman,whonowlookssetto win thetournament.2 Hefoundthe art exhibitionrather , sayingthat hehadexpectedo seemoreartistsfromabroad.

3 Jeremywas by Shona'sdisplayo~anger;afterall, hewasusedto herlosinghertemper.

4 Hewasanxiouso makeagood onhisfiance'sparents,soheworeawhiteshirtandatie.

S Tonyis only 16 and he is easilyinfluencedby thosearoundhim;he'sa rather youngman.

10 Forquestions1-10,usethe wordsin boldto formwordsthat fit in thenumberedpacesnthetext.

ORIGINPROPOSE

STRATEGYPOINT Quicklyskimthrough thewhole text to get an ideaof thetopicandthetensesused..Tryand identifywhat partof speechis missingfromeachgap.

Rememberinthispartofthetest,yourspellingmustbecompletelyaccurate.

Onceyouhavedecidedonyouranswers,eadthroughthetextagain,checkinghateachwordfitsgrammaticallyandintermsofmeaning.

~..AChinese wedding~.... iTraditionally a Chinese wedding 0) originated with an elaborate marriage1) . The most important people in this process werethe bride and groom's parents - not the young people themselves.When the boy's parents had identified a 2) bridefor their son, they sent a gO-between to the girl's house with presentsfor her parents. If the offer was 3) to the girl'sparents, they sent back a special chart with the date and hour that theirdaughter was 4) . This document would then beplaced on the ancestral altar for three days. In the 5) ..........................................of any inauspicious omens, such as quarrels, accidents or6) in the family, the chart was then given to anastrology expert, to discover whether the 7) bridewould make a good wife for their son. Should the expert look8) on the girl's horoscope, then a9) of the whole process took place with the boy'shoroscope. Only after this, would a personal, face-to-face10) of the two young people be made.20

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Gapped sentences~1 Inthis sectionof theUseof Englishpaperyouhaveto lookat setsof threesentences.neachsetof

sentencesyoumustusethe sameword in exactlythe sameformto fill all threegaps.a. Lookat the three sentencesbelow and choose

the correct option in eachsentence.Theremaybe more than one correct option.Sheonly earnsa low wageand has trouble having/making/reachingndsmeet.

2 All thesebright lightsandthe loud noisearemaking/turning/causingyheadspin.

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