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5. Complete the sentences writing about you. Use gerunds.

a. I’m scared of b. I believe in c. I’m tired of d. I dream of e. I’m considering f. I never think about

6. Pair work. Ask each other about the information in activity 5.

A: What are you scared of?

B: I’m scared of drowning. And you?

Many things in common

1. Pair work. Discuss: What activities do you think most happy people have in common?

2. Read the article’s extract and check your predictions. Then underline the main idea of the text.

According to some surveys, happy people have many things in common. Researchers and psychologists from different parts of the world agree on the fact that happy people love travelling, spending a lot of quality time with friends and family and using their money to help others. Trusting God and praying are other characteristics that appeared frequently among survey respondents.

3. Listen to the interview and describe each person with one word in the box. There are extra words.

funny – generous – brave – optimistic – friendly a. Jenna is b. Sam is a. When one of her classmates is sad, Jenna tells jokes. b. Jenna tells her classmates to smile. c. Focusing on the good things is what makes Sam happy. c. Polly is d. Bad things never happen to Sam. e. Polly usually gives money to build schools. f. Polly always does volunteer work at the church. a. What do you look like? b. What are you like? c. What do you usually do after school? d. What do you like doing? e. How often do you like doing that? f. What makes you happy?

4. Listen again and write “T” (true) or “F” (false). Correct the false statements.

5. Use the template below to write a text about you.

This is me! My name is (name) and I’m (age). I’m happy the way I am. I’m (body type) and (body type). I have (hair) and (eyes). I have (other features) and I wear (other features). I think I’m (two or three positive characteristics about your personality), but there are some habits I need to change. For example, I’m (a negative characteristic). I (frequency expression + habitual action), and I (frequency expression + habitual action). I like (sport, hobby, etc.); and (thing) makes me happy.

6. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions.