Happiness

The ABC of Happiness

Aspire to reach your potential

Believe in yourself

Create a good life

Dream about what you might become

Exercise frequently

Glorify the creative spirit

Humour yourself and others

Imagine great things

Joyfully live each day

Kindly help others

Love one another

Meditate daily

Nurture the environment

Organize for harmonious action

Praise performance well done

Regulate your behaviour

Smile often

Think rationally

Understand yourself

Value life

Work for the common good

X-ray and carefully examine problems

Yearn to improve

Zestfully pursue happiness.

Let`s think

Most of us would like to be happy, if only we knew how. What makes people happy? Can we realise how happy we are? A famous philosopher says that we are happy when we don’t notice this feeling. Do you agree with this statement? We have many problems in our life. The most serious of them are problems concerning family. There are so many families without children… Parents must make their choice…

Read and learn the following words:

Abortion (n) [ə bə:∫ (ə) n] аборт

Brain (n) [brein] мозг

Fetus (n) [ fi:təs] плод, зародыш, эмбрион

Handicapped (mentally, [ hændikæpt]

physically) с физическими, умственными недостатками; умственно неполноценный

Health insurance [ helӨ in ∫uər(ə)ns медицинская страховка

Husband (n) [ h^zbənd] муж

Pregnancy (n) беременность

To be pregnant [ pregnənt] быть беременной

To marry (v) [ mæri] жениться, выходить замуж

To be married [ mærid] быть замужем, женатым

To give birth (to) [ bə:Ө] родить ребенка

To develop (v) [di veləp] развивать(ся)

Wife (n) [waif] жена

I. Give words or phrases (from the glossary) for the following definitions:

1. The organ inside the top of the head that controls the body; the mind, intelligence.

2. The woman to whom a man is married.

3. Physically or mentally disabled.

4. Unite a man and woman legally for the purpose of living together.

5. An agreement to compensate someone for damage or injury in return for a payment.

II. Choose 3 any words from the glossary and make your own sentences with them.

III. Choose the word or words which best complete the sentences.

Pregnant married gave birth abortion develop

1. They have been …for 10 years.

2. My sister … to a wonderful baby.

3. Jane is … with her fifth child.

4. … is a removal of a baby from the womb before it has developed enough to survive.

5. They … bad habits.

IV. Translate the following sentences.

1. Они женаты 5 лет.

2. Катя ждет ребенка.

3. Многие люди выступают против абортов.

4. Зародыш развивается нормально и умственно, и физически.

5. Медицинская справка оплачивается компанией.

V. Read and translate the text «The unborn child». A wife and a husband have to make a difficult decision. Find out: What are they trying to decide?

THE UNBORN CHILD

Sia and her husband, Ashat, have tо make a very difficult decision. Sia, 38 years old, and Ashat, 42, have always wanted a child. They have been mar­ried for 10 years and tried for a long time to have a baby.

Now Sia is three months pregnant. Their doctor just told them that the fetus's brain is not developing properly. If Sia gives birth, the baby will be badly handicapped, both mentally and physically. It will always need special care and special schools.

Sia is depressed and con­fused. She is against abortion and she really wants to have a baby now. Three years ago, Sia was pregnant but lost the fetus in the fourth month. This pregnancy may be her last chance. She thinks she can love and take care of the baby, no matter how handicapped it might be.

While Ashat has always been opposed to abortion, he is having second thoughts. Ashat has a good job, and the health insurance from his com­pany will pay for Sia's pregnancy. But it will not pay for all of the costs of the special care and schools that the child will need. Ashat is worried about the future, after the baby is born. He wonders what kind of life it can have. Ashat also wonders how a badly handi­capped baby will change their lives. Finally, he is very wor­ried about money. They will not have enough money for the special care and schools. What should they do? Should Sia have an abortion? Or should she have the baby and face the future then? But she must consider the feelings of her husband. Together they somehow must make a decision.