Psychology and the good life – a course, (0) teach- taught by laurie santos, a psychology professor and the head of one of yale’s residential colleges, proved to be an (1) extreme popular course with (2) near one-fourth of yale undergraduates(3) attend it. the course tried to teach students how to lead
a happier and more satisfying life in twice-weekly lectures.
the course focused both on positive psychology — the (4) character that allow humans to flourish – and behavioural change, or how to live by those lessons in real life. “if we see good habits, things like students showing more gratitude, procrastinating less, increasing social (5) connect, we are actually seeding change in the school’s culture,” dr santos said in an interview. she (6) speculation that yale
students were interested in the class because, in high school, they had to deprioritize their happiness to gain (7) admit to the school, adopting (8) harm life habits that have led to what she called “the mental health crises we are seeing at places like yale.”
dr santos (9) courage students to enroll in the course because the things yale undergraduates often connect with life satisfaction — a high grade, a (10) prestige internship, a well-paid job — do not increase happiness at all.
1. I met him in a small town.
2. A girl is waiting for you in the room.
3. Where is the dictionary? — It is in the bookcase.
4. A man phoned you in the morning.
5. The door opened and a man with a briefcase in his hand came into the room.
6. Please, buy ink and paper.
7. Do you like milk?
8. Children need milk.
9.Where is .the sugar which I bought?
10. Buy sugar, please.
11. It is March now.
12. We shall have an English lesson on Tuesday.
13. It is cold in the winter here.
14. In Russia it is always cold in the winter.
15. English is spoken in the USA.
16. German is a difficult language.
17. I prefer the forest in the autumn.
18. We used to go for long walks in the summer.
1. My .father is an economist. He is at home now.
2. I am not a teacher. I am a student.
3. He is not a doctor. He is an economist.
4. Is your mother at home? — No, she is at work.
5. I usually have breakfast at 10 o'clock.
6. When does your father have lunch?
7. There is a telephone, two books and a pencil on the table. The telephone is black. |The pencil is green.
8. The leg of the chair is broken.
9. I gave a/the magazine to my friend.
10. Nick will show the book to the teacher.
11. Where is your sister? — She is in the library.
1) Are you going to tell me what did you do in my absense.
2) If he comes I'll give him a message.
3) More than a year passed since he first had thought of the idea.
4) She'll come back on Monday.
5) Go home, John. Your parents have been worrying about you.
6) We will have finished all the homework by 3 o'clock this afternoon.
7) His dog always attacks strangers.
8) They have been waiting for a call since morning.
9) Yesterday about 5 o'clock he was walking towards Trafalgar Square.
10) He rose from the chair in which he sat.