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Zespół The Blue Tree
How to be happy in English
THE BLUE TREE
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CEFR B2
Upper
Intermediate
warm up
Answer the questions below. Listen to sample answers. Read the transcript.
| Share with the class a happy memory. What is it about? Why is it special for you? |
TRANSCRIPT
A happy memory for me is when I went to the beach with my family last summer. We spent the whole day swimming, playing volleyball, and having a barbecue. It was special because we don’t often have time to be together like that, and the weather was perfect. I felt really relaxed and full of joy.
| How do you define happiness? What does being happy mean to you? |
TRANSCRIPT
For me, happiness is about inner balance. I’ve learned from the Stoics that it doesn’t depend on external things like money or success. It’s more about how we respond to what happens in life. If I can stay calm and accept things I can’t control, I feel at peace. That’s what being happy means to me — it’s a state of mind, not something you get from outside.
| Is being happy the same as being successful? |
TRANSCRIPT
No, I don’t think being happy is the same as being successful. Success often depends on achievements, money, or status, but happiness is something deeper. You can have everything and still not feel happy. For me, happiness comes from feeling content and at peace with myself, while success is more about reaching goals. They’re both important, but they don’t always go together.
STUDY SECTION
THESAURUS: happy and related words
Study the words and expressions related to being happy.
FEELING HAPPY
- Content: She was content with her life and didn’t feel like she needed anything else.
- Blissful: They spent a blissful day at the beach, soaking up the sun and playing in the waves.
- Radiant: Her smile was radiant and infectious, lighting up the entire room.
- Joyful: The children were joyful and giggling as they played together in the park.
- Cheerful: The cheerful music made everyone feel happy and energized.
- Jovial: He had a jovial personality and was always making people laugh.
- Euphoric: She felt euphoric after completing her first marathon, a feeling of immense happiness and accomplishment.
- Merry: The holiday season always made her feel merry and excited for the festivities.
- Pleased: He was pleased with the results of his hard work and dedication to his job.
- Satisfied: She felt satisfied with her meal, knowing that she had eaten a healthy and delicious dinner.
very happy
- Overjoyed: She was overjoyed when she found out she got the job.
- Thrilled: He was thrilled to hear that his book had been published.
- Delighted: The children were delighted to see the circus come to town.
- Grinning from ear to ear: She was grinning from ear to ear when she saw her surprise birthday party.
- On cloud nine: He was on cloud nine after proposing to his girlfriend and she said yes.
- Jumping for joy: The children were jumping for joy when they found out they were going to Disney World.
- Walking on air: She was walking on air after receiving a promotion at work.
- Bursting with happiness: He was bursting with happiness when he saw his newborn baby for the first time.
- Feeling on top of the world: She was feeling on top of the world after completing her first marathon.
- In seventh heaven: She was in seventh heaven after receiving tickets to her favorite band’s concert.
MAKE SOMEONE FEEL HAPPY
- make somebody happy: He would do anything to make her happy.
- cheer up: I tried to cheer him up by telling a joke.
- make somebody’s day: Sherry’s phone call really made my day.
- put somebody in a good mood: Shopping for new shoes usually puts her in a good mood.
- raise somebody’s spirits: The chance to get out of the house for a few hours had clearly raised her spirits.
HAPPY + NOUN
- Happy hour: Let’s meet at the bar for happy hour and enjoy some discounted drinks.
- Happy ending: The movie had a happy ending, with the main character finding true love.
- Happy couple: The happy couple announced their engagement and set a date for their wedding.
- Happy medium: It’s important to find a happy medium between work and leisure time.
- Happy accident: The discovery of penicillin was a happy accident that revolutionized medicine.
- Happy-go-lucky: He had a happy-go-lucky personality and always saw the bright side of things.
- Happy camper: The children were happy campers, enjoying all the activities and games at summer camp.
- Happy place: The beach was her happy place, where she could relax and unwind.
- Happy dance: She did a happy dance when she found out she had been accepted into her dream school.
- Happy tune: The cheerful melody of the happy tune made everyone want to dance and sing along.
ADVERB + HAPPY
- Quite happy: He was quite happy with the results of his exam, but knew he could do better.
- Extremely happy: The couple was extremely happy on their wedding day, surrounded by family and friends.
- Incredibly happy: She was incredibly happy to see her sister after months of being apart.
- Somewhat happy: She was somewhat happy with her new haircut, but thought it could have been a bit shorter.
- Relatively happy: He was relatively happy with his progress in learning a new language.
- Moderately happy: The movie reviews were moderately happy, with some critics giving it high praise and others finding faults.
- Reasonably happy: She was reasonably happy with her salary, but hoped to negotiate a raise in the future.
- Mildly happy: He was mildly happy with the gift, but was hoping for something a bit more exciting.
PRACTICE
MULTIDECKER FLASHCARDS
Play this flashcard game. Decide which category each word or expression should go to.
SAMPLE SENTENCES
Let’s revise these words and expressions for being happy once again.
Complete the sentences below with the same words which were used in the examples (in toggles).
Happy stories
Complete three stories of Kat, Sven, and Alita. Each story has language of talking about feeling happy.
OVER TO YOU
Create your own story about a happy moment. Use the language from this lesson. Submit your story in the comments section.
LESSON GLOSSARY
How to be happy in English
| wdt_ID | ITEM | MEANING |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cheerful | radosny, pogodny, wesoły |
| 2 | be in a good mood | być w dobrym nastroju |
| 3 | content | zadowolony, rad |
| 4 | cheery | radosny, wesoły |
| 5 | pleased | zadowolony, usatysfakcjonowany |
| 6 | glad | zadowolony (szczęśliwy z jakiegoś powodu) |
| 7 | be tickled | szaleć z radości |
| 8 | gloat | napawać się, chełpić się, triumfować |
| 9 | delighted | zachwycony, uszczęśliwiony |
| 10 | thrilled | bardzo szczęśliwy |
| 11 | be on top of the world | czuć się jak w niebie, być wniebowziętym |
| 12 | be over the moon | nieposiadający się ze szczęścia, bardzo zadowolony |
| 13 | joyful | uradowany, szczęśliwy, radosny |
| 14 | radiant | rozpromieniony |
| 15 | make somebody happy | uszczęśliwić kogoś |
| 16 | cheer up | pocieszać kogoś, rozweselać kogoś, dodawać otuchy komuś |
| 17 | make somebody's day | sprawić, że dzień będzie lepszy dla kogoś, poprawić komuś humor |
| 18 | put somebody in a good mood | poprawić komuś humor |
| 19 | raise somebody's spirits | poprawić komuś nastrój, podnieść kogoś na duchu |
| 20 | a happy ending | szczęśliwe zakończenie |
| 21 | a happy couple | szczęśliwa para |
| 22 | blissfully | błogo |
| 23 | reasonably happy | w miatę, całkiem szczęsliwy |
| 24 | happy as can be | tak szczęśliwy, jak tylko można |
| ITEM | MEANING |
COMMENTS
When did you feel the happiest? Share with The Blue Tree the story of your happiest moment.
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It really makes my day when my Students tell me that they have taken advantage of the things we learnt in class. Just last week, a Student told me that she had to deal with an English-speaking client and that she used the words and expressions we learnt in class. Such stories really raise my spirits! 🙂