Lifestyles

Unit 1: Video and Photograph

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Unit 2: Reading

The Happiest People in Our Society

An Idiom About Lifestyles

People live by different rules, beliefs and attitudes. To some people "happiness" means wielding power or having authority over others. For these people "success" means accumulating as much wealth as possible. However, these people often live unhappy lives; they seek happiness through wealth and material possessions rather than relationships.

Other people in our society believe that true happiness comes from contentment. Priests, monks and many religious people are common representatives of this group. They live their lives following religious creeds, and sacrificing their own autonomy and happiness in the process.

There is a third group, the ordinary people in our society. They hold a full-time job and they like to go out with their families on weekends. They don't turn their backs on religion; they're not politically savvy and they're not famous or well off. But they are contented. While they may not show it, who knows, they could be the happiest people in our society.

Vocabulary Practice

Wield (wielding): To exercise influence.
Accumulate (accumulating): To gather someone or something togather.
Representative: To take the place of someone.
Autonomy: Independence
Turn one's back on (turn their backs): To abandon or reject something completely.

Questions

1. How many different lifestyles are mentioned?
2. What is the author's conclusion about happiness?
3. Which categories of people do you fall under?

Checkpoint Charlie's Interactive Quizzes

Welcome to Checkpoint Charlie's Interactive Quizzes! The following quizzes are all related to the video, photograph and reading article on this page. To keep you on your toes, a countdown timer will automatically start when you attempt to take a quiz. Points are given for each correct answer, and a deduction is made for each incorrect answer. You will be given a percentage score at the end of each section. Make sure that you review all the material before taking the quiz. Good luck!

1. Multiple Choice Quiz (Time Limit: 1 Minute Per Question)
Check your comprehension of the reading article, photo and video by completing these multiple choice questions. Take the Multiple Choice Quiz now!

2. Crossword Exercise (Time Limit: 5 Minutes)
Complete this crossword exercise to reinforce the vocabulary you learnt from the reading article. Solve the Crossword now!

3. Fill-in-the-Blanks (Time Limit: 5 Minutes)
Great job on the crosswords! Now use the same vocabulary to fill-in-the blanks. Complete the Fill-in-the-blanks quiz now!

4. Unjumble the Idiomatic Expression (Time Limit: 1 Minute)
This exercise requires you to unjumble a sentence that contains the idiom you learnt on this page.
Click here to complete the jumbled up interactive efl/esl quiz.

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