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General
English
Advanced
C1 - Modern society
Equality and happiness
Objectives
How to discuss the impact of equality on our happiness: i) Language for welfare and benefits. ii) Language for happiness and emotion. iii) Linking devices
Grammar
Linking Devices: i) The weather was terrible. Consequently, we didn’t go to the beach.. ii) We raised our prices significantly. iii) As a result, we didn’t sell as many products. iv) I was hungry, so I made a sandwich. v) We played badly, therefore we lost. We lost because we played badly.
Description
When surveys are undertaken to find the happiest countries in the world, the winners are regularly those in Scandinavia that boast greater equality than other countries (The US and UK for example). This unit will teach vocabulary on equality and will ask learners to debate its role in happiness.