When are you the happiest in life?

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

Might

Although

To achieve (something)

Thoroughly

To come across (something)

Such as

Regardless (of something)

To reveal (something)

Wages

To be curious

(To have) a tantrum

Unemployed

You may have come across these before

At once

As though

Whether

To point (something) out

To hear (someone) out

Overwhelming

To put

A party animal

Remarkable

To live up (to something)

It’s worth noting that…

Slump

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article. 

1.       When do older people believe they were happiest, and can happiness be measured?

2.       What pattern does happiness have over the course of life?

3.       How do we explain the mid-life crisis?

4.       Are other animals the same?

5.       Do you agree with the article?

6.       What was your happiest age?

7.       Is being in your early 20s the best age to be?

8.       Do you think young children are incredibly happy?

9.       What are the keys to happiness as an elderly person?

10.     Does having responsibility make us unhappy?

11.     Does the weather influence your happiness?

12.     Does your work influence your happiness?

13.     Are pets happy?

14.     Could you be happy living in your hometown?

15.     Does the news influence your happiness?