TP No 4 HUMA Missing tasks: Happiness depends on health and friends, not money, says new study (Prof. Candela)

C. Read the article again and answer the questions using information from it. 

1. Compared to 50 years ago, ...

a. ... we are poorer now.

b. ... we have twice as much money now.

c. ... our income has not changed.

2. Our wellbeing and level of happiness ...

a. ... have increased.

b. ... have decreased.

c. ... have not changed.

3. Having a partner ...

a. ... is good for your mental wellbeing.

b. ... is like being unemployed.

c. ... helps when you are looking for a job.

4. In the past, the state has tried to find ways to deal with ...

a. ... poverty, domestic violence, alcoholism, depression and anxiety conditions.

b. ... unemployment, alienated youth, education and physical health.

c. ... education, physical health, poverty and unemployment.

5. The report says that states should now concentrate on dealing with ...

a. ... domestic violence, alcoholism, poverty, unemployment and alienated youth.

b. ... poverty, depression and anxiety conditions, youth unemployment and exam stress.

c. ... alcoholism, domestic violence, depression and anxiety conditions, alienated youth and exam stress.

6. It also says ...

a. ... we should care more about exam results.

b. ... we shouldn’t judge people by their exam results.

c. ... that getting good exam results makes children happy adults.

7. The money that governments would have to spend on reducing mental illness would ...

a. ... lead to more unemployment.

b. ... pay for itself through the positive results it would bring.

c. ... come from taxes paid by working people.

D. This article was shared on Facebook. Write your comment, use these questions to guide you: What could schools do to help tackle anxiety and mental health issues? What else could governments do? 

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E. Translate the text.