BH Happiness fil Do you think people in your country are happier now than they were 50 years ago? Why?/Why not? I Read the article and match headings a~e to paragraphs 1 a. Studying happiness Measuring one country’s happiness © What the happiness index measures ___ The future: improving well-being ©. The results of some happiness surveys Read the article again. Choose the correct answers. 1. Some governments want to measure a people’shealth. only economic aspects, € different aspects of people's lives. 2 The data shows that .. a wealthy people are the happiest. people in Britain have got happier. € although some people have got richer, they have not become happier. The happiness industry IB Usuatzy 4 couwmny measures its success by economic growth, but these days many governments, including those of the UK, France and Canada, are interested in measuring a nation’s well-being by having 2 “happiness index’. The index is designed to measure aspects such as quality of ite By Richard Layard, a professor atthe London School of Economics and author of Happiness: Lessons from a [New Science, believes the best society is one where the people are happiest’ But what makes us happy? According to Professor Layard, surveys have shown that inthe past 50 years average happiness has not increased atallin Britain or inthe United States ~ despite massive increases in living standards’, Similar surveys around the world indicate that some of the suggest that being happy people and with nature. national happiness’ since to the nation’s happiness, Instructions p213_ © Cambridge University Press 2013 poorest countries have the highest levels of happiness. This might the things we own, but about how we live our lives and the quality of the relationships we have with other ‘The Flimalayan Kingclom of Bhutan thas measured its people's ‘gross the results have influenced the government's policies ever since. For example, television was banned ‘until 1999 and there are stil strict government controls on the amount of advertising for children. These -measures aim to preserve and. promote traditional cultural values, Which some people believe contribute ED The relatively new ocionce of happiness has become a popular face2face Second edition According to the article, our happiness is probably linked to a. the people in our social circle. b our possessions. © our standard of living. 4 In Bhutan, the government ... a controls parts of the media. plans to start measuring happiness. € encourages globalisation. 5 Some educational institutions are trying to improve people's happiness by a working with governments. b teaching well-being to children. © working with families 6 According to the article, a the state should take responsibility for happiness. b the governments’ plans will definitely improve people’s happiness. the happiness industry is likely to expand in future. Do you think governments can improve people's happiness? If so, how? If not, why not? 5 33 3 8z se Bo a9 gz isn't about academic subject around the world More than 200 institutions etherhave research institute or offer courses in Positive paychology, which see to maxinse happiness or individuals and society. Some schools inthe UK are even giving lessons on well-being, based on postive thinking dealing with problems in the home, raxation techniques and meditation El Many people beiove happiness to be personal and the esponsibility ofthe individual, not the slate Hovrever nothing s going to stop the growth ofthe happiness industry as governments ry to improve ‘general well-being’ alongside the national eeonoeny 17and 9948 by E22 LTH co sp 19 cq PeEXTRA READING: Photocopiable Ba Sleepwalkers fil What problems can people have with sleeping? ‘What can be done to help these people? I Read the blog about sleepwalkers. Match the pictures to the people in the stories. Which sleepwalker: is not a regular sleepwalker? has a physical problem? is the most talented? EX Read the article again. the gaps in these sentences with Gary, Adam or Fiona. 1 __ thinks there is probably a physical reason for the sleepwalking, 2 prepares for the night’s sleepwalking activity. 3 lives in a rather unusual house. 4 started sleepwalking when he/she was a very small child. 8 can only sleep for short periods atatime. 6 ___was unusually lucky, a ‘might make some money from sleepwalking. 3 ____started sleepwalking at the age oF. ‘Which of the stories do you think is the most interesting? Why? What advice could you give someone who has a problem with sleepwalking? SEA tte err sieepwalersonesneustores Pcie make ser Kenitas By day Gary Brooks is@ nurse, but by right he ‘sleepwalking atist' who produces strange and fantastic artworks that he has no memory of drawing when hhe wakes up the next morning Brooks first started sleepwalking when he was four years old, His sleepwalking increased in his ate teens and early twenties, and Brooks would wake up to ind everything nearby ~ tables, newspapers, clathes and walls ~ covered in artwork. He started leaving artists! materials out when he went to bed ‘and, sure enough, when he woke up, he ‘would find finished pictures beside him, ‘or ability in art whatsoever. Despite this, ‘major galleries have asked for examples of hs work, which they hope to sell fr its artistic~as well asits unusual ~ qualities. sleep specialists Poros adele keer ‘Adam Frost, a 53.year-old chef, gets up four or ive times a week while hes asleep and heads tothe kitchen, where he prepares omeletes, str fries and chips. He has been a sleepwalk for 40 years and his wife, Edith, is becoming increasingly worried about her husband having an accident while in the kitchen in_century house. She landed feet-first on the middle ofthe night. ‘Adam now cant sleep for more than three hours ata time. He believes that the problem may be due toa stomach ulcer. Because the painful condition only allows him to eat very small portions, he thinks his hunger might cause him During the day Brooks shows no interest _tohead tothe kitchen in his sleep. Hes currently seeking help ftom a number of ches ake meee cio ln May 2009, a sleepwalking teenager stepped out of the bedroom window at her historic castle home and fell almost eight metres to the ground. Fiona Cooke {got out of bed and pulled on a jumper before making her dramatic, unconscious exit from the frst floor of the nineteenth {grass before collapsing, Semi-conscious, Fiona screamed for help and her parents took her to hospital, There, to the ‘amazement of doctors, tests revealed she hadn't broken a single bone. Fiona, a 20-year-old student, does not usually sleepwalk and has no memory ‘of what happened. Dr Phil Machado, director ofthe Chester Sleep Institute, said sleepwalking out of a window was rot unique, but to completely escape injury, as Fiona did, was remarkable. wuepye Geq 2 euogg wepyS Gey euoy| Gene wepy LA soyjeadaa[s se] ¥ 20U st ayo PuoLY g ~paus|ED sou DIP St HOOIRL ED g “Ule|gosd feowsdyd e sey wos MHEPY Y FA face2face Second edition © Cambridge University Press 2013 Instructions p2130 as) idayswithad OP me TTL) B A unique experience fii Do you prefer going on holiday to new places or to places you've been to before? Why? When did you last go to a new holiday destination? What was it like? Would you recommend it? Why?/ Why not? ‘a Look at the photos of four unusual holiday destinations. What do you think is unusual about them? b Read the web page. Check your answers to 2a and match photos A-D to these places. Bolivia Thaltand California Germany Read the web page again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 1 Salar de Uyuni is a large, flat area by the sea. 2 The website recommends visiting Salar de Uyuni in November. 3. In Thailand, the water festival is connected to New Year. 4 During Songkran, people try not to throw water over tourists. 5 If you visit Death Valley, you are likely to see the Sailing Stones moving. 6 The rocks are pushed along by the wind. 7 The nuclear power plant in Kalkar was built by a Dutch businessman 8 People can climb up the outside of the old cooling tower, Which place would you most like to visi Why? Instructions p213_ © Cambridge University Press 2013 A Difference! 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You can clearly ee. the long tracks let by stones weighing up to several kilos which have moved across the flat dry landscape of Death Valley. So what iit that pushes them along? For decades no one had actually witnessed a rock moving, buta recent video shows some ofthe rocks trapped in melting ice and leaving tral as they are driven across the surface by trong winds. ‘Thee something romantic about the Sling Stones which, in ‘one ofthe most barren and inhospitable places on Earth, seem tohavealife oftheir own. See more, Family fun wunderand kalkaris a unique funfair built ‘onthe ste ofa never used nuclear powerplant in Kaka, Germany, Construction of the plant began in 1972, but when fe ‘was completed over 10 years late, authorties decided to pul the plug on the $4 billion project. In 1995, Dutch businessman left of the Kaar plant for only €25 milion, He managed totum it into profrable amusement park with over 40 sides that is vised by over 600,000 people every year Among the most interesting features are the swing ride set up inside the cooling tower and the climbing wal on its outer walls. trip to Wundeand Kakkar is bast forthe whole family, See more... Henne van der Most bough what face2face Second edition | ‘Biqeidosojoug ONIGWAY VHLXa U8 AL 194 de Le Le ab Yq Muewnn q mee y pure, DemHoR a Aa Born to sail fil Have you ever been on a EXTRA READING: Photocopiable L Kd Read the article again. Correct five mistakes in this summary. Laura Dekker became the youngest person to sail solo around the world in 2012, but it was not easy for her to achieve her dream. When Laura was yacht, a ferry or a ship? If so, did you enjoy the experience? If not, which would you like to travel on? Why? eight she sailed by herself forthe first time. At thirteen, she sailed from the Netherlands to England with her father. However, the Dutch authorities stopped her from sailing around the world when she was fourteen, even though her mother had given permission. Laura finally set off on her joumey when she was sixteen, Despite bad weather, lack of sleep and {fear of being attacked by sharks, Laura completed the 27,000-mile voyage ‘around the world in 500 days. Read the article. Which one of these words does not describe Laura’s character? Why not? a determined adventurous Imagine you are going to sail around the world, Who would you like caren to sail with? Which five personal items would you take with you? d independent The teenage sailor who travelled poypene Sunaq “g around the world alone Laura Dekker (322%... to circumnavigate the globe single-handedly on her boat, Guppy, in 2012. "There were moments when I thought, ‘what am T doing here?’ she told journalists. But I never ‘wanted (0 stop. It was a dream and I wanted to do it. Delcker’s story is remarkable ~ not simply because she completed the 27,000-mile journey at the age of 16 ~ but because of the battle she fought against the authorities to be allowed to set sail a all. Her Dutch parents were living on a yacht in a port in New Zealand when Dekker was born, and she first sailed solo at the age of six. When she was eight, she decided ‘her ambition was to sail around the world, and aged just 13, Dekker took her father’s boat without telling him and sailed solo from the Netherlands to England, She completed the journey successfully, but on arrival in England she was taken into cate by social services and held for a week until her father came to get her. Neither that experience nor the conditions at sea, which were terrible, stopped her from wanting to follow her dream. Dekker’ record-breaking journey began on 21" August 2010, when she was only 15. During her 500 days at sea, Dekker’s routine was tough. Forced to keep an eye on her course and to look out for other boats, storms and even whales, she could sleep for only two hours at time, Close to land, where she had to avoid collisions ‘with cargo ships, this shortened to 20-minute naps. She took on six-metre-high waves and extreme weather, and “uanyy $46 a8 UOyss 1p ‘worssjuniod ua pey soysey 204 Boop uoss worried about being attacked by pirates. She survived ‘weeks at sea with no company, except for the ants and cockroaches that were in her cabin, And on top of this, she still had to do schoolwork. ‘But this was nothing compared to the battle Laura had faced against the Dutch authorities before she set off. A Dutch court had stopped her previous attempt to start her world voyage at 14 and threatened to take her into care, despite having her father’s permission. Although the order was lifted before the latest voyage, the authorities claimed that the teenager was not doing enough schoolwork while she was on her 38-foot yacht. Of her ‘roubles with the authorities, she wrote in her blog, ‘It ‘was alla frightening and traumatic experience’ But of her adventures at sea, she said, ‘I sailed around the world and I am still surprised that itjust feels so incredibly normal.’ Clearly born to sail, Laura added, ‘At sea, I feel comfortable and I come to rest." “soreatd 4 © ‘ojosjusso s0y wo pusysiy os Z xis sea EINE] UOUAL b FEY “Sump Axeurpsowsax9 auop pu aq Jenstumn A294 E poy sey ays asneIDq jeuOMIpeN yest CANE] | FA face2face Second edition © Cambridge University Press 2013 ~ Instructions p214G Trash or treasure? Hd What objects are popular with collectors? Why do you think people collect these objects? {@ Read the article. Then match headings a-f to paragraphs 1-6. a Three valuable discoveries 4 A popular TV show Don’t throw it away b Awasteofmoney 1 4 Eakest © Ruined! Ed a Read the article again. Put these objects in order from the most valuable (1) to the least valuable (6). Dithe comics [ithe pair of vases ithe posteard of the Queen Mary [B]the glass bortle (the bronze sculpture [Lthe porcelain bow! b What do the words/phrases in bold in the article mean? Choose the best answer. | a has value b has no purpose acheap —— b notnew b looked for a old a someone who delivers things someone who buys and sells a particular product 6 a people who do something as a hobby b people who are training to do a job 1 2 3 a noticed 4 b not common 5 ‘What have you (or people you know) collected as a hobby or for profit? What would you choose to collect if you started collecting now? Valuable discovery or embarrassing mistake? [EA collector who spent more than £1,000 on an ol glass bottle was ‘understandably upset ehen a glass expert examined the item and said, “Ti afraid its an empty olive oil bot, Tesco, circa 2008, I's 'worth nothing atall The man had turned up for popular ‘TV programme, Antiques Roadshow, in which experts examine objects people bring to the showand estimate their value, People are hopeful thatthe old china bow! they bought in "second- hhand steet market might be worth a lot of money. Inevitably, the show has made some valuable discoveries ~ and revealed some embarrassing mistakes. Rail caterer Ben Caldicott had been collecting for ten years when he ‘epatted a postcard ofthe transatlantic passenger ship, the Queen Mary, which sailed in the North Adantic Ocean between 1936 and 1967. He bought the ‘rare postcard for 50 pence and was amazed when his ind was valued at £25,000. Meanwhile, Daven Hatchinson took her grandiather’s collection of comics to the show. An expert valued the first-ever copies of the popalar children’s comics, Beano and Dandy, at £7,000. And a British family were amazed when the everyday porcelain bowl in their kitchen tured ‘out to be fourteenth-century Chinese Ming Dynasty and was worth almost £200,000, It was brought to Britain 100 years ago by an ancestor in the tea trade and sat on a shelf until an antiques ‘dealer visited the house and. told the family it could be valuable. Di Kis easy for “amateurs with litle experience to be fooled by good- quality copies of original pieces, and even experienced dealers can make mistakes. One dealer with 14 years’ experience was embarrassed to find ‘out that a pair of vases hei believed ‘wore eighteenth century were worth Jess than £30. When washed, it became clear they were copies. i Most experienced collectors are aware ofthe dangers of cleaning possible antiques. One couple broughs along bronze sculpture - which they had polished to perfection with modern cleaning materials ~ to show experts But the cleaning products had removed the statues natural protective coating ‘Uncleaned, it would have been worth a lot of money. As it was the couple had reduced its value to about £10. [1 86, before you get rid of the china vase you inherited from your grandparents, ‘or put that dusty ld bronze bowl in ‘the bin, it might be worth taking them along to be valued. Just dont clean them up first Xx ‘Biqeidosoioug ONIGVaY VHLXa | v9 qs GPE Gz FL amadynas azuoaq ayp g Sasea yo s1ed ayp p SontuoD aq g pueaisod aq g [Mog uepouod ayp | @ Ff 98 ZP so 14 ge A Instructions p214 © Cambridge University Press 2013 face2face Second editionEXTRA READING: Photocopiable G Great failures fi Look at the people in the photos. What do you know about them? a Before you read, check these words/ phrases with your teacher or ina dictionary. defeat striggle _a polytéchnic aménial job go bankrupt b Read the article and check your ideas in 1. Who do you think has had the most success? Who has had the biggest failure? Read the article again. Choose the correct way (a~c) to finish the sentences. 1 Heather Hanbury believes success is not important. children should not be afraid of making mistakes. © children need to learn not to make mistakes. K Rowling said her failure led to her success as an author. b started writing the Harry Potter books when she was at university © found it hard to get her first novel published. 3. Albert Einstein a did well in his early education. impressed his teacher at school. didn’t do well enough in some subjects to get a place at the polytechnic. 4. Soichiro Honda ... a applied for a job with Toyota Motor Corporation, b was offered a job by the Honda Motor Company. © immediately made a lot of money through the new business. Can you think of any failures in your life or mistakes you have made which have helped you learn or achieve something? face?face Second edition Big ideas — great failures Atop UK school is holding a ‘Failure Week’ to teach pupils that they will not always win in life and how to make the. most of defeat. Heather Hanbury, the head teacher of Wimbledon High School in south London, said children should take risks, lear from mistakes and deal with ‘failure’ directly. Her message to children is that itis better to lead a life full of disappointments than one where you constantly wonder ‘if only’. JK Rowling has earned billions of pounds from the Harry Potter books and flims, and is now richer than the Queen of England. But seven years after finishing university, Rowling said she was the biggest failure se knew She stares wing i Potter novel while re etry Engizh language teacher In Spain. The took was rejected by dozens of publishers, but she Gin" give up hope. When it was finaly accepted, Rowling was advised to find a day job because she was unlikely to make any money from children’s Books. Albert Einstein is generally regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the greatest intellects of all time, but he struggled with defeat at times in his eary ile He achieved poor grades at school, with one teacher reportedly saying, “Einstein, you wil never amount to anything!” In 1895, at the age of sixteen, Einstein failed to get in to the Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zurich, even though he achieved excellent grades in physics and mathematics. Einstein was later awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Soichiro Honda was tured my down by Toyota Motor Corporation following an interview for ajob as an engineer. The young Honda learned St his trade slowly through a succession -\ « ‘of menial jobs before going on to Pp Star his own company, the Honda Motor Company Ltd in 1946. The ‘company’s first product was a small scooter called "Dream’. The company nearly went bankrupt several times, but has grown to become one of the world's largest motorcycle and car manufacturers. eye 72 © Cambridge University Press 2013 Instructions p214