Ways to happiness anil spiritual well bang

It's more important to be happy than to be right.

You can either be happy, or unhappy. Choose happy.

Live life with an open hand, an open mind, and an open heart.

Compliment three people everyday.

Watch a sunrise.

Be the first to say "Hello."

Don't waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.

Treat everyone as you want to be treated.

Never give up on anybody; miracles happen.

Remember someone's name.

Pray not for things, but for wisdom and courage.

Be tough-minded, but tender hearted.

Be kinder than you have to be.

Don’t forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

Keep your promises.

Learn to stow cheerfulness even when you don't feel it.

Remember that overnight success usually takes 15 years.

Leave everything better than you found it.

Remember that winners do what losers don't want to do.

When you arrive at your job in the morning, let the first thing you say brighten everyone's day.

Don't rain on other people's parades.

Live beneath your means.

Keep some things to yourself and don't promote havoc by backstabbing people you love.

Stop Rushing Past Life: Let Go!

Alternative Happy Tips

Whatever it is, if you really want to eat it, eat it!

Never piss off anyone who has access to you when you are asleep.

Never argue with a pregnant woman

3. Read the text again and complete the chart below:

Happiness is...	all about everyday normal activities.
The most frequently reported method of increasing happiness...
'Acting happy' and 'smiling'...
A relatively popular strategy for increasing happiness...
Passive leisure like...
Active leisure pursuits...
A relatively unpopular strategy for increasing happiness...
Happiness-enhancing activity...
The second bad boy...
Ways to happiness...
Alternative happy tips...

Essential Vocabulary

cause [ko:z]	послужить причиной, поводом (для чего-л.); мотивировать (что-л.)
study [sUdi]	изучение, исследование
hang around [haeg a'raond	бродить вокруг; околачиваться, шляться, слоняться
cautious ['ко jbs \|	осторожный, осмотрительный; предусмотрительный
long-term [, 1ю1]Чз:т]	долгосрочный; длительный, долговременный
goal [gaul]	цель, задача
achievement \|3tfi:vmont]	достижение, успех
leisure [' 1ез.эг]	досуг, свободное время
pursuits [pa'sju:t]	занятие
benefit [benifit]	выгода; польза; прибыль; преимущество
activity [sek'tivsti]	деятельность; мероприятие
well-established [wel i staeb.lijt]	хорошо обоснованный; твёрдо установившийся
connectedness [kanektidnnsj	связность, логичность, связанность
contemplate [kDn.tam.pleit]	обозревать, созерцать; пристально разглядывать; обдумывать, продумывать, размышлять
research [ri's3:tj]	(научное) исследование; изучение; изыскание;
stand out [staend aut]	выделяться, выступать; отходить в сторону
waste [weist]	терять даром, тратить впустую
wisdom ['wiz.dsmj	мудрость; здравый смысл, разумность, благоразумие
courage ['клгк!з]	бесстрашие, мужество, отвага, смелость, храбрость
tough-minded [fcvf main.did]	реалистичный; лишенный сентиментальности
appreciate [a'prr/ieit]	оценивать, (высоко) ценить; быть признательным
brighten [brai.tsn]	наполнять радостью, радовать; радоваться
promote [pra'maot]	продвигать, повышать; способствовать, содействовать; поддерживать, поощрять
havoc [ hoevak]	опустошение; разорение, разрушение
piss off [pis Df]	проваливать; раздражать, доставать

4.Use dictionaries to study the meaning of the following vocabulary items:

activity, research, study.

1. Write out common collocations with them.

2. Find derivatives formed from these vocabulary items.

5. Match the words with their definitions. There are two extra definitions:

1. stand out 2. piss off 3. cause 4. contemplate 5. goal 6. well-established 7. benefit 8. leisure 9. backstab 10. waste 11. hang around 12. long-term

a) to think very carefully about something for a long time b) something that you hope to achieve c) an advantage you get from a situation d) to proceed to somebody treacherously e) to be easy to see or notice because of being different f) to spend time in a place waiting or doing nothing g) to be a reason for making something happen h) continuing to exist, be relevant, or have an effect for a long time in the future i) to fail to make effective use of something that is valuable and could help you j) the ability to make good decisions based on knowledge and experience k) the process of learning about a problem or subject using scientific methods 1) to annoy someone very much m) having existed for a long time, and having been successful or accepted for a long time n) activities that you do to relax or enjoy yourself

6. Fill in the blanks with words from the word-box. There is one extra vocabulary item:

tough-minded	pursuits	connectedness
havoc	wisdom	long-term

1. Ihave seen great and wondrous things and learned much_______.

2. Einstein believed in, and strove to make explicit, the fundamental_______ and unity in the universe.

3. Mikhail said nothing, simply watching the______Gregory was creating.

4. Breed was a sleek and vulgar, a smart and_______man.

5. Griffith has been but a sorry representative of our trade, if he has left such an opinion of its______.

7. Supply the necessary derivative/compound related to the italicized word the complete each sentence.

1. promote	The chances of me getting a________are virtually nil.
2. courage	The________ band of warriors serried together.
3. achievement	There are many who will work hard to________ these goals.
4. appreciate	Her help has made_______difference
5. cautious	Foreign bankers are________optimistic about the country's economic future.
6. brighten	I'm sure there is a very________future for you in this company