General English Level 3 GELEV3 Unit 04 Topic 04.doc 1d How important is family for happiness? Eddie In my opinion, family is the most important thing for happiness. Your family both loves you and helps you. It is important to know that other people love you. Svetlana I don't think it is important to have a family to be happy. Some people prefer to be by themselves, while other people need family around them. I think it is a personal choice. Maria Family is important but your family can't make you happy. It helps to have a nice, loving family but you can be happy without a family. Hiro Everyone has a family and it is important to look after your family. I feel it is my responsibility to help my family and give them everything they need. If you can't look after your family then you can't be happy. Pedro In my view, it is more important to have people around you that love and support you. It doesn't matter if they are your family or your friends. 1e What do you think is the key to happiness? Maria I believe that you find happiness when you are happy with yourself. If you can say "I am a good person, I am a wonderful person", then you will be happy. You should also care about other people. Eddie I think that the key to happiness is having a loving, supporting family. If you are happy in your family, you will be happy in your life. It is also important to look after yourself, to be healthy. You can't be both happy and sick. Hiro The way I see it, the key to happiness is hard work. If you work hard then you will have enough money to buy a house, to get what you want. If you have neither a job nor money then you will not be happy. Pedro In my opinion, you find happiness when you enjoy life. Don't worry about money and about how many things you have. The best things in life are free. It doesn't cost anything to walk in a forest, to swim in the ocean or to sit and talk to friends. Now we are young and I think we should enjoy ourselves and our lives. Svetlana The key to happiness is choice. For myself, I want to get a good education and then I will have more choices in my life. 142 QUESTLANGUAGE