Unit 12 _ Happiness and Money _ Writing

​MONEY AND HAPPINESS

Writing:
1. If people have more money, they are generally happier. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
2. Personal happiness comes from being successful in life. How far do you agree with this statement?
3. Happiness is considered very important in life. What are the best ways to be happy?
4. Friends and family bring more happiness than money and possessions. How far do youagree with this statement?

CONTENT

• Money Vocabulary

• Using pronouns referencing

• Introducting, linking and contrasting opinions

• Writing about opinions for Task 2 essay

​Let's find all new words in your Get Ready for IELTS Writing Book
(Unit 8: Happiness)

Drag and Drop

1. Money that the government takes from you ​

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2. Money that you keep for the future ​

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3. Money you receive from your employer ​

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4. The noun for being poor ​

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5. An adjective to describe rich people ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

tax

savings

salary

poverty

wealthy

income

possessions

Fill in the Blank

Money you receive from work, rent or investments is ______

Fill in the Blank

Things that you own are called:

s o s o i s s s p e n

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In my country people do not pay much money to the

government in (1) ​

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. In general most people earn

a good (2) ​

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from their jobs and we make sure

we (3) ​

Select answer

enough money for the future. Some

people are (4) ​

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and live in large houses and own

expensive cars. These people (5) ​

Select answer

a lot of moneyon possessions.

Multiple Choice

Some of their (6) ___________ comes from

renting flats to other people and from business investments.

• income

• possessions

• budget

• wallet

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Happiness comes in many different forms. For some people, ​

Select answer

comes from

work. For others, ​

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comes from enjoying life.

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The main reason people want to earn money is to improve their life. For example, ​

Select answer

might want to have more possessions.

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Good weather can have an effect on people's happiness. ​

Select answer

makes them feelmore positive and less stressed.

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Children often make a couple happier. ​

Select answer

help adults focus on the mostimportant things in life.

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People who inherit a lot from their parents can become wealthy overnight. ​

Select answer

makes their lives much easier because ​

Select answer

no longer have to worry about theirfuture income.

Fill in the Blank

When governments raise or lower taxes, the income of citizens can increase or

decrease. ​ _____________ have an effect on the wealth or poverty of a whole

nation for many years.

Fill in the Blank

Talking about money problems can help people understand how to manage them better

in the future. _______________ is often used by counsellors.

Fill in the Blank

Giving advice or gifts and lending money to friends are common in all cultures.

_______________________ help to increase the bonds between people.

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It is difficult to know how much money to save for the future. _________________

is common for many families with children.

​Physical game

Physical ​Game

Activity: Translation