EXPLORING HAPPINESS — VOCABULARY
If you feel calm, peaceful, and happy with what you have, you have a feeling of ________.
contentment
If two close friends slowly stop seeing or talking to each other, they ________.
drift apart
Choose the correct word:
"I was really ________ when I heard the good news."
A) exciting
B) excited
B) excited
Complete:
"I don't have enough free time. I wish I ________ more free time."
had
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Switch points with first place!
Someone who is lucky and has good things happen to them is ________.
fortunate
A ________ is an important event or moment that causes a major change in someone's life.
turning point
Choose the correct word:
"The documentary about people overcoming adversity was really ________."
A) inspiring
B) inspired
A) inspiring
Complete:
"I didn't study harder for the exam. I wish I ________ harder."
had studied
Which sentence uses a what cleft correctly?
A) What I want is to travel.
B) What I want it is to travel.
C) What I want to is travel.
A) What I want is to travel
A job that gives you a sense of purpose and makes you feel that your work is meaningful is ________.
fulfilling
If you don't want to do something because you're uncertain or unwilling, you are ________ to do it.
reluctant
Complete the sentence:
"After working for twelve hours without a break, I was completely ________."
A) exhausting
B) exhausted
B) exhausted
Rewrite using I wish:
"I can't speak Japanese."
I wish I could speak Japanese.
Rewrite using a what cleft:
"I need a fresh start."
What I need is a fresh start.
After winning the competition, the athletes celebrated their great ________.
triumph
Complete the sentence:
"After university, I wasn't sure what would ________ me, so I decided to travel."
become of
What's wrong with this sentence?
"I'm very boring today."
I'm very bored today.
Rewrite using if only:
"I didn't take that job."
If only I had taken that job.
Rewrite:
"I enjoy spending time with my friends the most."
What I enjoy the most is spending time with my friends.
This verb means to enjoy something slowly and fully, especially food, a beautiful moment, or an experience.
savour
Which expression means to start spending time with a new person or group, sometimes in a way that others may disapprove of?
take up with
Explain the difference:
"The situation was frustrating."
vs.
"I was frustrated."
The situation causes the feeling; the person experiences the feeling.
What's the difference?
"I wish I had more money."
vs.
"I wish I had saved more money."
The first expresses dissatisfaction with a present situation; the second expresses regret about the past.
Rewrite using a what cleft:
"Being independent makes me happiest."
What makes me happiest is being independent.