Class: Saturday, 20^th / Monday, 15^th - Wednesday, 17^th February

Unit 9A: The price of happiness

Pages: 86 – 89; 91

Grammar:

Simple vs Continuous – verbs with different meaning

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/non-continuous-verbs

http://poligo.com/articles/grammar/verbs-different-meanings-when-they-are-states-and-actions

Vocabulary: inheritance, strive, lessen, taper off, fuzzy, peer, conspicuous, to qualify, healthiness, gain, grip, disruptive

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following links:

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework: Workbook – pg. 44 - 45

Extras, if you have time:

Dan Gilbert: The surprising science of happiness

https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy

Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis on Greek economic problems (20Feb12)