Why I stopped chasing happiness: a blog post about feelings
A blogger explains why trying hard to be happy backfired, drawing on psychology research; students read for the argument and write their own post.
C1Adults50 minBlog post
About this lesson
A C1 reading lesson (blog post). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Blog post
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Feelings
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, True / False, Matching
- Key words
- gratitude, worthwhile, miserable, mood-tracking app, habitually, grief
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Follow a personal blog post that combines anecdote with research evidence
- Understand informal and idiomatic language for describing feelings
- Write a reflective blog post about a personal experience