EXPLORING HAPPINESS — VOCABULARY
Someone who is lucky and has good things happen to them is ________.
fortunate
If two close friends slowly stop seeing or talking to each other, they ________.
drift apart
What holiday did Troy and Gabriella meet on?
a) Easter
b) Halloween
c) New Years Eve
d) Christmas
c) New Years Eve
Complete:
"I don't have enough free time. I wish I ________ more free time."
had
Random! Random! Random!
Switch points with first place!
Random, Random, Random!
Choose a team!
Take all their points!
A ________ is an important event or moment that causes a major change in someone's life.
turning point
What year did High School Musical come out?
2006
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
Random, Random, Random!
Choose a team
Give them half your points!
Which pop star starred in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, fell in love with her co-star, and became part of one of the biggest love triangles of the 2020s?
Olivia Rodrigo
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
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
Choose one person from each team!
Let's dance!
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
If you don't want to do something because you're uncertain or unwilling, you are ________ to do it.
reluctant
Finish this quote:
Chad:What team?
Team: Wildcats!
Chad: What team?
Team: Wildcats!
Chad: Wild cats!
Team: ________
Team: Get your head in the game!
Get'cha head in the game
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.