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Vocabulary 1
Grammar
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Vocabulary 2
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It is an expression. It means the knowledge and experience which most people already have, or which the person using this term believes that they do or should have.
Common sense
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Which one is the most appropriate grammatically? Explain why you choose it. The (much / more / most) happiness you feel, the less unhappiness you experience.
more The more happiness you feel, the less unhappiness you experience.
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There is a strong relationship between levels of happiness and unhappiness in a person. (T / F)
False. There is a little relationship between levels of happiness and unhappiness in a person.
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Researchers have found that happiness is inherited. (T / F)
False. Researchers have found that unhappiness is inherited.
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Are you sure they can back up their claim? What does it mean, back up?
support
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It's an expression. It is used to indicate that the reverse of what you have said is true. What is it?
Vice versa
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Which one is more appropriate grammatically? Explain why you choose it. In a number of studies of identical and fraternal twins, researchers have examined the role genetics (play / plays) in happiness and unhappiness.
plays In a number of studies of identical and fraternal twins, researchers have examined the role genetics plays in happiness and unhappiness.
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The feeling of unhappiness may be genetic. (T / F)
True
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Unhappiness is less influenced by environment than it is by genetics. (T / F)
True.
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What is this word? It's a noun. It means the traditional beliefs, values, customs etc of a family, country, or society.
heritage
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It is an adjective. It means that something that is ________________ is based on personal opinions and feelings rather than on facts.
subjective
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Which one is more appropriate grammatically? Explain why you choose it. identical twins who were separated soon after birth were (considerable / considerably) less alike than twins raised together.
considerably identical twins who were separated soon after birth were considerably less alike than twins raised together.
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Fill in the blank. Happiness and unhappiness are not really flip sides of the same emotion. They are two __________ feelings that, coexisting, rise and fall independently.
distinct
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According to the university of Minnesota study, what is happiness?
The capacity to enjoy life
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What is this word? It is a noun. It means a tendency to behave in a particular way. ex) Normally, a ____________ to certain diseases is passed from parent to child. ex) Be sure to check with your breeder for any _____________ to allergies.
predisposition
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What is the most appropriate word in three blanks? They think that aging is part of our _________ program. They look alike, think alike, and even have the same ____________ makeup. Each person's ___________ code is unique except in the case of identical twins.
genetic
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Find a grammatical error in the sentence and correct it. “Family members,” Baker reports, “resembled each other more in their levels of unhappiness than in their levels of happiness,” Furthermore, identical twins were very closer than fraternal twins in unhappiness, a finding that implies a genetic component.
very-->much
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What are some of the everyday pleasures on the list that the students read?
things like going to a movie, talking with friends and playing cards
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Why is unhappiness less influenced by environment? When we’re happy we are more responsive to people and keep up connections better than when we’re feeling sad. This doesn’t mean, however, that some people are born to be sad and that’s that. _________ may predispose one to unhappiness, but disposition can be influenced by personal choice. You can increase your happiness through your own actions.
Genes
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What do we call this? This is one of a pair of brothers or sisters born at the same time, who develop from the same egg and look almost exactly alike.
identical twin
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What is the most appropriate word in two blanks? He had to live in himself because of his selfish _____________. Pride was the greatest flaw in his ____________. It means someone's character, especially the way they behave towards other people
personality
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Find a grammatical error in the sentence and correct it. The recognition that feelings of happiness and unhappiness can coexist much like love and hate in a close relationship may offer valuable clues on how to lead a happier life. It suggests, for example, that changing or avoiding things that make you miserable may well make you less miserable but probably won’t make you any happier. That advice is backed up by an extraordinary series of studies what indicate that a genetic predisposition for unhappiness may run in certain families. On the other hand, researchers have found, happiness doesn’t appear to be anyone’s heritage. The capacity for joy is a talent you develop largely for yourself.
what-->which
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What do researchers believe about happiness and unhappiness?
They believe that there is little relationship between unhappiness and happiness, and that unhappiness is inherited but happiness is not.
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According to this article, how can we increase our happiness?
We can increase our happiness by doing more of the things that we enjoy and by taking control of our happiness.
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It means 1) the amount of space a container, room etc has to hold things or people 2) someone's ability to do something
capacity