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Alternative Happy Tips. 7. Supply the necessary derivative/compound related to the italicized word the complete each sentence.
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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
(Источник: http: //www. spring. org. uk/2007/12/
happiness-from-hanging-out. php)
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 | послужить причиной, поводом (для чего-л. ); мотивировать (что-л. ) |
| study | изучение, исследование |
| hang around | бродить вокруг; околачиваться, шляться, слоняться |
| cautious | осторожный, осмотрительный; предусмотрительный |
| long-term | долгосрочный; длительный, долговременный |
| goal | цель, задача |
| achievement | достижение, успех |
| leisure | досуг, свободное время |
| pursuits | занятие |
| benefit | выгода; польза; прибыль; преимущество |
| activity | деятельность; мероприятие |
| well-established | хорошо обоснованный; твёрдо установившийся |
| connectedness | связность, логичность, связанность |
| contemplate | обозревать, созерцать; пристально разглядывать; обдумывать, продумывать, размышлять |
| research | (научное) исследование; изучение; изыскание; |
| stand out | выделяться, выступать; отходить в сторону |
| waste | терять даром, тратить впустую |
| wisdom | мудрость; здравый смысл, разумность, благоразумие |
| courage | бесстрашие, мужество, отвага, смелость, храбрость |
| tough-minded | реалистичный; лишенный сентиментальности |
| appreciate | оценивать, (высоко) ценить; быть признательным |
| brighten | наполнять радостью, радовать; радоваться |
| promote | продвигать, повышать; способствовать, содействовать; поддерживать, поощрять |
| havoc | опустошение; разорение, разрушение |
| backstab | поступить по отношению к кому-л. предательски, вероломно |
| piss off | проваливать; раздражать, доставать |
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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 | a. to think very carefully about something for a long time |
| 2. piss off | b. something that you hope to achieve |
| 3. cause | c. an advantage you get from a situation |
| 4. contemplate | d. to proceed to somebody treacherously |
| 5. goal | e. to be easy to see or notice because of being different |
| 6. well-established | f. to spend time in a place waiting or doing nothing |
| 7. benefit | g. to be a reason for making something happen |
| 8. leisure | h. continuing to exist, be relevant, or have an effect for a long time in the future |
| 9. backstab | i. to fail to make effective use of something that is valuable and could help you |
| 10. waste | j. the ability to make good decisions based on knowledge and experience |
| 11. hang around | k. the process of learning about a problem or subject using scientific methods |
| 12. long-term | l. 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. I have 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.
| promote | The chances of me getting a __________ are virtually nil. |
| courage | The _________ band of warriors serried together. |
| achievement | There are many who will work hard to __________ these goals. |
| appreciate | Her help has made _____________ difference. |
| cautious | Foreign bankers are ___________ optimistic about the country's economic future. |
| brighten | I'm sure there is a very _________ future for you in this company. |
8. Paraphrase the following sentences using your active vocabulary:
1. Neck ache, headaches and breathing problems can be because of poor posture.
2. The beautiful statue which they were looking belonged to their host.
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3. That was a good aim; the target has been blown to pieces.
4. Well, anyway, I know that he is a blackguard, a scoundrel, an egoist, a sluggard and likes lounging about without doing anything!
5. Bacon could not estimate Shakespeare.
6. We are willing to assist everyone who is working towards restoring normal life in this area.
7. But the malady of play has been the ruin of us all.
8. He had betrayed this man and he couldn’t consign him to the grave without accepting responsibility for what he’d done.
9. I was furious because I could have anything that I wanted except what I wanted most - my memories.
10. Children draw what they like doing in their spare time.
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