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THE BLUE TREE
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CEFR B2
Upper
Intermediate
warm up
| Share with the class a happy memory. What is it about? Why is it special for you? |
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| How do you define happiness? What does being happy mean to you? |
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| Is being happy the same as being successful? |
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STUDY SECTION
Happy moment
Alita and Pete are chatting about a happy moment in their lives. Listen to and read their dialogue. Role play it, if possible.
Pete: Yeah, that was a great day! I was feeling so cheerful and in a good mood.
Alita: You were definitely cheery! I remember you couldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear.
Pete: Haha, I know! I was so thrilled to be there. It really made my day.
Alita: I was feeling the same way. The whole atmosphere just raised our spirits.
Pete: I was over the moon when we found that spot under the palm trees. It was perfect.
Alita: Yeah, and when we went for a swim in the ocean, I felt so delighted.
Pete: I remember you couldn’t stop talking about it afterwards. You were happy as can be.
Alita: It was just one of those moments that you want to gloat about. I’m so glad we got to experience it together.
HAPPY EXPRESSIONS
Study the words and expressions to talk about being happy. Open each toggle, read the words and examples. Listen to the audio recordings.
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 |
| ITEM | MEANING |
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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! 🙂