Opening up
1 Then discuss which category of issues is more harmful to society and why.
In my opinion, the environment issues can be more harmful to society. • Water and air pollution affects the health of humans,
1) Listen for reasons. When we hear signal words or expressions such as because, since, for, due to, or owing to, we can know what comes next will be supporting details.
☐ 4 (He agrees that rich people should be taxed more to help the poor.)
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Listening to the world
6 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1. What do you think is the relationship between money and happiness? In my opinion, money doesn’t necessarily bring happiness. There are lots of rich people in the world who live unhappy lives. Happiness is just a state of mind, and it mainly depends on how you look at people and things. However, having money sometimes does make us feel a little happier because it can help us to gain what we want more easily.