Happy and Feeling Good It's common to talk to friends and family when you are happy Most of the time, you want to express why you are happy and share with close people how you feel In this lesson, let's take a look at many different ways you can express yourself when you are happy General statements are usually short Here are a few examples h "I'm very happy right now." "I'm happy." "I haven't been this happy in a long time." "I don't think I can be any happier right now." "He is very happy." "She is so happy right now." "My wife is pretty happy." "My husband is happy." These sentences are very basic Most of the time, you will be explaining why you are happy Let's incorporate the reason into the sentence "I'm so happy I got a job offer." "I was happy when I received an A for my final report." "I'll be happy when that happens." "This semester is such a headache I'll be so happy when it's over." "My brother was happy after passing the examination." "I think my mother was happier than I was when I got into the University." "If you find a job you are happy with, then that is the perfect job for you." "It's more important to be happy with your job then what other people think." "I don't think she will be happy if you that." "My parents won't be happy if I drop out of school." "I think my professor was happy with my essay." "My grandmother is always happy when I come visit her." "My grandfather is always happy to see me." "I'm so happy for you That's wonderful news." "Congratulations on your engagement, I'm so happy for you." Copyright © 2012 TALKENGLISH.COM | Copying or Redistribution of this material is illegal "I want to find a gift that she will be happy with." "He never likes his presents, but he is happy with the fact that we tried." "Happiness is probably the most important thing in life." "My goal in life is to make other people happy." Happy and Feeling Good - Questions Questions you might ask someone "Do you think he will be happy with this present?" "Do you believe money can buy happiness?" "Do you think she will be happy if I show up?" "What would make you happy?" "Was your brother happy with the results?" "When was your happiest time period?" "How can you put a price tag on happiness?" "How much money you need to be happy?" "Would you be happy if that happened to you?" "Why are you so happy right now?" "Why are you in such a good mood?" "Did something good happen? You look so happy?" "Why you have such a big smile on your face?" Happy and Feeling Good - Other Sentences There are other ways to express you are happy without using the word happy In the last half of this lesson, let's look at some of these sentences "I'm feeling pretty good right now." "I'm in a very good mood." "I feel great!" "I'm so glad I didn't have to go to work today." "It feels so good taking a long vacation." Copyright © 2012 TALKENGLISH.COM | Copying or Redistribution of this material is illegal "This is so awesome I can't believe this happened." "I got everything I ever wanted I feel so blessed." "My brother was jumping around everywhere when he heard he got into Stanford." Here are some slang terms you might hear "I'm so stoked." Stoked basically means to be happy or to be excited "I'm on cloud nine right now." This terminology represents feeling high High is usually associated with drugs, but if something good happens and you are so happy, it can make you feel better than being on drugs That is where this terminology came from "I feel like I'm in paradise." "I feel like I'm on top of the world." "I feel like a king." "I feel like a champion." "I feel invincible." Happy and Feeling Good - Interactive Practice Click on Listen All and follow along After becoming comfortable with the entire conversation, become Person A by clicking on the Person A button You will hear only Person B through the audio file There will be a silence for you to repeat the sentences of Person A Do the same for Person B The speed of the conversation is native speed Use the pause button if the pause between each sentence is too fast for you After practicing several times, you will be able to speak as fast as a native Listen All | Person A | Person B A: "Hey John I have some great news." B: "What happened?" A: "I got a job offer from Dell." B: "That's great I thought you said you didn't get the job." A: "I thought I did bad on the interview, but I guess I was wrong I'm so happy right now." Copyright © 2012 TALKENGLISH.COM | Copying or Redistribution of this material is illegal B: "I bet That's great news I'm very happy for you." A: "Thanks I feel like celebrating Let's go have a beer It's on me." B: "Sounds good." Listen All | Person A | Person B A: "Mike, did you win the lottery or something? Why the big smile?" B: "I'm so relieved I just passed the bar exam." A: "You did? That's great! You must be very happy now?" B: "That's an understatement I'm on cloud nine I couldn't be any happier." A: "Did you tell your parents yet?" B: "Not yet I didn't get a hold of them I'll try to call them again tonight." A: "They're probably going to be so happy." B: "I think so It's turning out to be a great day." Listen All | Person A | Person B A: "Life's so boring." B: "Well, most of the time it is, I guess." A: "What you think will make you happy?" B: "I think money will make me happy." A: "You heard people say that money doesn't guarantee happiness." B: "It will for me Then I can all the things I want to do." A: "You'll get bored eventually." B: "Then I can find something new to If I don't have to worry about money, then I don't have to work." A: "That's true, I guess If I didn't have to work, I think I would be happy." B: "You see money doesn't equal happiness, but it takes away a lot of responsibilities." Copyright © 2012 TALKENGLISH.COM | Copying or Redistribution of this material is illegal ... you happy? " "Was your brother happy with the results?" "When was your happiest time period?" "How can you put a price tag on happiness?" "How much money you need to be happy? " "Would you be happy. .. happy. " Happy and Feeling Good - Questions Questions you might ask someone "Do you think he will be happy with this present?" "Do you believe money can buy happiness?" "Do you think she will be happy. .. be happy with." "He never likes his presents, but he is happy with the fact that we tried." "Happiness is probably the most important thing in life." "My goal in life is to make other people happy. "