Happiness
1. When do you usually feel happy? And what makes you happy?
2. Who is the happiest person around you? Why is he/she so happy?
3. Who is the most unhappy person around you? Why do you think he/she is so unhappy?
4. What do you do when you feel bored?
5. Are you feeling happy these days? And why?
6. Tell us about the happiest time of your life. Why were you so happy? How did you have so much fun?
7. Tell us some happy memories
Related Words: joy, have a lot of fun, delighted, cheerful, glad, I’m crazy about, in a good mood, in a bad mood, overjoyed, smile from ear to ear, over the moon, it made my day, enjoyable, humorous, hang out with friends, spend time with family, have coffee with friends, leisure time, experience new activities, do something new
EXAMPLE ANSWERS: Happiness
1. I feel happy at home on a cold winter day. Tranquillity makes me happy
2. My mother is the happiest person around me. She lives in Altınoluk in a very calm place. Talking to people on the phone makes her happy.
3. The unhappiest person around me is my cousin. He always complains about politics in Turkey.
4. I go for a walk when I am bored. Walking relieves me.
5. I am feeling great these days. Spoken Cafe is very busy, and we have a lot of students these days.
6. The happiest time of my life was my university years. Because I was very social and I had great friends. And also, now is a very happy time for me. I have my own business, a lot of students and a lot of good friends.
7. At university, we were laid back. We were young, and we didn’t care about anything. We didn’t have any stress. Most of the time, we didn’t attend our lessons, and sometimes we didn’t participate in the visa or final exams.
Watch the video above and discuss what you learned from it during your Spoken Cafe session
The Story of Kangaroo
There is a story about the word kangaroo.
When British people came to Australia for the first time, an Englishman asked a child, “What is the name of this animal?” The child said, “Kangaroo.”
The story says kangaroo means “I don’t know.” But this is not true!
The word kangaroo comes from the word gangurru. This is a word from the Far North Queensland people in Australia. It means black kangaroo.
So, kangaroo does not mean “I don’t know” or “I don’t understand.”
Watch the video above and discuss what you learned from it during your Spoken Cafe session
READ/SPEAK
Do you like kangaroos? What’s your favourite wild or rare animal? What do you like about it?
What’s the most interesting animal you’ve seen? Can you describe it?
If you could name an animal, what name would you give it?
become calm and behave normally again after being angry or upset
Example: Just pull yourself together. She is not the only fish in the sea
LEARN THE IDIOM AND SPEAK
When did you get angry, and what were you angry about?