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III. COMPREHENSION CHECK
Mark the sentences T (True) or F (False).
1.
Engaging in activities that are meaningful have no impact on other
experiences. ________
2.
Meaningful and pleasurable activities can have positive effects on our
minds. ________
3
.
Happiness boosters are just short activities that last only a few minutes.
________
4
.
Happiness boosters
are invigorating, motivating, and energizing. ________
5.
A common mistake people make is to choose a passive activity over an
engaging activity that is pleasurable and meaningful. ________
6.
To vegetate in front of a television screen is an active pursuit. ________
7.
If we engage in a challenging activity after a long day at work, we will
become more tired. ________
IV. VOCABULARY BUILDING
A.
Multiple meaning words
Many words have multiple meanings. Often you can determine the correct
meaning of the word by the context.
Look at how the boldface word in each of the following sentences is
used in the
context, and circle the definition that best matches the meaning of the word.
Keep in mind that all definitions are
true
definitions for the word in boldface.
time they choose passive hedonism over an active pursuit of happiness. At the
end of a hard day at work or in school, they opt to do nothing or to vegetate in
front of the television screen rather than engage in activities that are both
pleasurable and meaningful. Soon after they engage in their mindless activity,
they fall asleep, which further reinforces their belief that when they complete
their daily chores they are too tired to do anything challenging. If instead of
doing nothing when we come home from work we turn to our hobbies or other
activities that challenge us, that we enjoy and that we care about, we are more
likely to get a second wind and replenish our emotional bank. As the educator
Maria Montessori has written, “To devote oneself to an agreeable task is
restful.” Happiness boosters, rather than enervating us, lead to ascending levels
of energy.
In order to understand the nature of happiness, and for these words to
have an impact on your life, you must relect on what you have just read and
look inside yourself.
What are your happiness boosters? What brief activities can rejuvenate you
by providing you with both meaning and pleasure?
Source:
Happier
, by Tal Ben-Shahar, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007
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Better Reading English
1.
Engaging in activities that are personally meaningful, impacts our
experience in other areas, not directly
related
to these activities.
a.
connected in some way
b.
in the same family
2.
The conidence, the passion, the
sense
of fulillment gained from such
experiences spills over to other areas of our lives.
a.
one of the ive natural powers (touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing)
b.
a feeling
3.
. . .one or two happy experiences during an otherwise uninspiring period
can transform our general
state
.
a.
the condition of a person’s mind
b.
to say something
c.
a region of a country
4.
I call these
brief
but transforming experiences
happiness boosters.
a.
a document that states the law
b.
lasting a short period of time
c.
to give instructions
5.
. . .we need to wait until evenings or weekends to pursue activities that
provide present and future
benefit
.
a.
something extra that is given by an employer, such as vacation time or
insurance
b.
a social event
c.
something helpful that promotes well-being
6.
One of the
common
mistakes people make is that in their free time they
choose passive activities over an active pursuit of happiness.
a.
without special rank or status
b.
frequently happening
7.
The same happiness booster can then energize her, providing her the push
she needs by recharging her motivational
stores
for the following week.
a.
a large amount or supply of something
b.
a building where things are sold
8.
At the end of a hard day at work or in school, they opt to do nothing or to
vegetate
in front of the television screen. . . .
a.
to be passive or inactive
b.
to grow or spread
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