Upper-Intermediate Lesson 28 Happiness Upper-Intermediate Lesson 28

Today we are going to learn: How to talk about happiness How to talk about numbers How to talk about feelings

How satisfied are you with your life nowadays How satisfied are you with your life nowadays? The Office for National Statistics asked people in the UK.

The vast majority of people described themselves as ‘happy’ The vast majority of people described themselves as ‘happy’. Almost all of Brits feel satisfied with their family life. A very small fraction of people in the UK said that they were unhappy with their lives.

Relationships Health Money Age Gender Unemployment Location

   Relationships Most people who were in a relationship reported being satisfied with their lives. Almost all of Brits feel satisfied with their family life.

Health Only a small minority of people who rated their health as poor or very poor, described themselves as “very happy”.

Age A substantial portion of those from 65 to 79 reporting feeling very satisfied with their lives, but only a little over half of 45 to 54 year olds.

Gender Women were more likely to report feeling happy. About three quarters of women reporting they felt happy with their lives.

Unemployment Just under half of unemployed people rated their life satisfaction as average or low.

Where you live /Money Nearly everyone questioned in Northern Ireland claimed they were very happy. Northern Ireland has one of the lowest average annual incomes.

Quantifiers almost all nearly everyone the vast majority most people about three quarters a substantial portion 90-99% 70-89% 73-76% 60-70%

Quantifiers a little over half just under half a third only a small minority a very small fraction 51-55% 45-49% 33% 10-20% 1-10%

Quantifiers almost all/nearly everyone the vast majority/most people 98 86 74 63 52 47 30 22 9 almost all/nearly everyone the vast majority/most people about three quarters a substantial portion a little over half Just under half A third Only a small minority a very small fraction

Paraphrase Only 7% of women admitted to worrying about money. 87% of people are happy with their housing. 75% of men complained about the economic situation in Britain. 47% of young people told us they were happy with their job. 51% of those surveyed said they were unhappy with the weather.

Gerund Spending time with my family makes me feel good. Not sleeping enough makes me feel bad. I enjoy spending money. I hate feeling under too much pressure.

V-ing  To feel – feeling To have – having To live – living To stop – stopping To sit – sitting

What makes you happy? Getting goosebumps from music. Having a full tank of gas. Lying in bed listening to heavy rain on the roof. Feeling sand between your toes.

What makes you laugh. What makes you cry. What frightens you What makes you laugh? What makes you cry? What frightens you? What makes you feel depressed? What helps you to relax? What makes you stressed? What makes you feel excited? What makes you happy?

Today we have learned: How to talk about happiness How to talk about numbers How to talk about feelings