What makes you happy?

We asked people of all ages what’s brought the most joy into their life? From 5-year-olds to 75-year-olds, take a look at what people of every consecutive age have to say.

What’s the secret to happiness?

Norwegians are on average the happiest people in the world. What‘s their secret? It has to do with a high living standard, a life close to nature and a generally constructive attitude.

Vocabulary chunks to learn from video :

• The happiest people on earth
• The Norwegians
• Fresh seafood
• Breathtaking scenery
• Long dark winters
• Dampen their spirits
• The nature and the people
• A psychologist
• The top of the international ranking
• It has a lot of benefits
• People trust each other more
• Its a very important factor
• It can serve as an example
• The educational system is excellent
• Unemployment and poverty are low
• A positive attitude
• In their overall contentment
• Activities they look forward to
• The dark period
• A national sport
• Six months of the year
• They are part of life
• They love to go hiking with family and friends
• Build a fire in the open
• You can trespass other people’s property
• No matter what the weather
• Open air day care centre
• The key to happiness
• Norwegians closeness to nature
• Share the housework
• An extra effort
• A cosy home and candles
• Governments can do much to enhance the people’s happiness
• More attention to what really matters
• What is important for me
• The road to success
• To sit in the sunshine
• To experience these happy moments

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The future of eating

In Germany, start-up ‘GreenGuru’ provides urban professionals who are too busy to prepare a wholesome lunch with nutritious snacks and meals. Healthy eating has become a trend – and it’s even beneficial for the environment.

 

Vocabulary chunks to learn from the video :

• Rush hour
• The founders of start-up Green Guru
• A gap in the market
• Urban professionals who are too busy to make their own lunch
• Instant gratification
• Everything at a touch of a button
• They consider healthy eating important
• The trend is reflected in super market sales
• Demand for wholesome fresh juices is souring
• Ready meals full of additives and preservatives
• Fresh produce
• The ready meal segment is stagnating
• Nestle is a market leader
• Investing heavily in research
• Provide nutritional solutions for consumers
• Based on their genetic make up
• A custom made diet for better health
• The head of Nestle Germany predicts that this will be the next big thing
• No one size fits all
• A number of other parameters
• Food manufanctures
• Online nutritional advice services
• The statistics mainly reflect rough averages
• These days a growin number of Germans
• Switching to vegetarian diets
• The number of Vegans has risen in recent years
• A sustainable future
• A trend that will continue to grow
• Butchers beg to differ
• There will always be a demand for meat
• Throwing away as little as possible
• It tackles food waste with technology
• They are sold at a discounted price
• It’s all about reducing waste
• To produce food on demand
• With a click of a button

 

Related by a mindset

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Calling all Creators

Those with the need, to make something new. The game changers, the difference makers, the boundary breakers, the tomorrow takers.   Let’s change sport. Let’s change lives. Let’s create.

Vocabulary chunks to learn from video :

• Calling all creators
• Those with the need to make something new
• Obsessed with progress
• It’s everything in today’s game
• Making a statement
• The game will never be the same
• Related by a mindset
• Enlighten while we inspire
• Join us
• Let’ change lives
• Let’s create

 

 

Express Yourself

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Vocabulary chunks to learn after watching the video :

• Parkour to me is expressing yourself  through movement
• My style
• I’ve been painting that picture  for 25 years
• It’s not such a bad thing to fall
• Cause it’s not such a bad thing to progress