Vocabulary :

• Ways of Laughing - with definitions and examples
  (saberingles.com.ar)

  

• Happiness (Wikipedia)
  1 Philosophical views
  2 Psychological views
  2.1 Positive psychology
  3 Mechanistic view
  3.1 Biological basis
  3.2 Difficulties in defining internal experiences
  3.3 In non-human animals
  3.4 In humans
  3.5 In AI (Artificial intelligence)
  4 Behaviors and emotions associated with happiness
  5 See also
  6 External links

• Words of Love - A Valentine's Vocabulary (english-zone.com) :
  "HAPPINESS: bliss, cheerfulness, contentment, delight, joyfulness"
  

Facts :

• The 10 secrets to a happy life
  "Action for Happiness, a mass movement to improve people's wellbeing, claims there are 10 key steps to achieving contentment in life."
  (telegraph.co.uk)

• The Way to Happiness Illustrated - a poster (twth.org.nz) - UPDATED

  

• The top 13 French wishes for a happier life + a worksheet
  (sabironlangues.typepad.fr)

• Child well-being :

  Unicef report: Key points at-a-glance
  "The UK has come bottom of a Unicef league table for child well-being across 21 industrialised countries.
  The study looked at a total of 40 indicators in six categories."
  + CHILD WELL-BEING TABLE
  (BBC)

• The secret of Vanuatu's happiness
  "The South Pacific country of Vanuatu has been voted the happiest place in the world so what makes its inhabitants such a happy lot?...
  They have no electricity or running water, no radio or television, and their only mode of transport is a rowing boat...
  On top of that, they have little money and few opportunities to make any..."
  (BBC)

  

  Country profile: Vanuatu
  (BBC)

Quotations and Proverbs :

• "Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length." Robert Frost
  
  
  
• "Whoever said money can't buy HAPPINESS didn't know where to shop." Gittel Hudnick

• Happiness Quotes and Proverbs (heartquotes.net)

Listening :

• Happiness - how do we find happiness in these hard times?
  "Britain is less happy than in the 1950s despite the fact that we are three times richer. So what exactly makes us happy? A new car, an expensive holiday or simply spending time with friends and family?
  Join Rebecca and Kate as they discuss what makes them feel cheerful as well as hear from some experts about where we can find true happiness."
  - with the script
  (BBC)

• Ways of Laughing - with definitions and examples
  (saberingles.com.ar)

  

• Happiness - AUDIO with script (BBC)
  What makes you happy - or unhappy? Is it true that money brings you happiness?
  

INTERACTIVE exercises :

• Les états, les adjectifs ("hungry, sad, happy, tired"...) - exercices - (Hervé Humbert)

Exercises TO PRINT :

• The top 13 French wishes for a happier life + a worksheet
  (sabironlangues.typepad.fr)

Lesson plans :

• Be Happy - a lesson plan This website is temporarily unavailable. Try again!
  "This lesson plan is designed around a short video which was inspired
  by Be Happy: A Little Book to Help You Live a Happy Life by Monica Sheehan.
  Students speak and write about happiness, and watch a short video.
  Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2) - Intermediate (B1)
  Learner type: All ages
  Time: 60 minutes
  Activity: Speaking, writing and watching a short video
  Topic: Happiness and being happy
  Language: Gerund as subject of sentence and imperatives
  (film-english.com)

• Smile - a lesson plan - with a video This website is temporarily unavailable. Try again!
  Language level: Intermediate (B1) +
  Learner type:Matureteens;Adults
  Time: 90 minutes
  Activity: Listening; speaking; reading
  Topic: Smiling; optimism
  Language: Optimistic vocabulary and expressions
  Materials: 2 short films and TED video,video transcripts; PowerPoint presentation
  + Downloable materials
  (film-english.com)

  School Portrait (2011) from Michael Berliner on Vimeo.
  
  

   
• Australians happiest people in the world (Breaking News English)
  - a lesson plan with "a news article, listening (MP3 file), communication activities,
  pair work, discussion, reading and vocabulary exercises."

• Happy and Sad - a vocabulary and idiom lesson (onestopenglish.com)
  "The aim is to highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words and phrases related to the emotions of happiness and sadness.
  The emphasis is on meaning, with an activity to incorporate these expressions into use."
  + Teacher's Notes
  
  

Songs :

• Bastian Baker - Lucky (YouTube) + LYRICS (sweetslyrics.com)
  "Lucky I’m lucky and I hope I’ll always be
  Lucky all my life so nobody
  Will ever need to worry about me
  I’m living free..."

• The Jive Aces present: Bring Me Sunshine (YouTube)
  + LYRICS
  "Bring me Sunshine, in your smile,
  Bring me Laughter, all the while,
  In this world where we live, there should be more happiness,
  So much joy you can give, to each brand new bright tomorrow..."
  (codehot.co.uk)

• LIKE A HOBO by Charlie Winston :
  
  
  • Charlie Winston- Like a hobo (YouTube) - UPDATED

    
    
    

  • Like a Hobo, Charlie Winston - a worksheet
    (absolutenglish.org)
  • Like a hobo (animation) - sung by Charlie Winston (YouTube)
    
    hobo n. , pl. -boes or -bos . = "One who wanders from place to place
    without a permanent home or a means of livelihood."
    (answers.com)
    
    - the lyrics :
    "I’ve always known
    Since I was a young boy
    In this world, everything’s as good as bad
    Now my father told me always speak a true word...
    The less I have the more I am a happy man...
    Like a hobo from a broken home
    Nothing’s gonna stop me"
    + the video (yayamusic.canalblog.com)
    

    
    
    

• Happiness sung by Al Jarreau - with the lyrics
  (YouTube)

  

• A Winter's Tale by Queen :
  "It's unbelievable
  Sends me reeling...
  Am I dreaming...?
  Oooh - it's bliss"

• Happiness by UB 40 :
  "Happiness is seeing all the stars in your eyes
  Happiness is knowing you are loved"
  
  
  
• Make Me Happy by Christina Aguilera (sing365.com)

• My Happiness by Elvis Presley (sing365.com)
  "Every day I reminesce
  Dreaming of your tender kiss
  Always thinking how I miss
  My happiness"
  
  
  
• Seasons In The Sun by Westlife :
  "We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun"

• Something Beautiful by Robbie Williams :
  "If you're lost, hurt, tired or lonely
  Can't control it try as you might
  May you find that love never leave you
  May you find it by the end of the day
  You WON'T be lost, hurt, tired or lonely
  Something beautiful will come your way"
  
  
  
  

Photos :

• Positive Pause - with music (beam.to)

  

Cartoons :

• Cartoon: Happy or Grumpy?
  "This cartoon by Paul Thomas from The Daily Express relates to a government survey which reveals that British people are determined to be happy despite the country’s economic woes."  Read more >>
  + COMMENT + SPELLING + LINKS
  (englishblog.com)

  

• Cartoon: Happiness Survey - with an EXPLANATION
  "In this cartoon from The Sun, Andy Davey blends two news stories: the UK government's plans for a happiness survey and
    Britain's worst November snow for 17 years..."
  (jeffreyhill.typepad.com)

  

• The secret to happiness
  (cartoonstock.com)

  

Videos :

• Animated Infographic: Which Countries Are Happiest? (good.is)
  "Here is a look at how happy people in various countries said they were (on average) over the last 30 years."

  

• Snow Globes - Coca-Cola 2010 Christmas Commercial  - UPDATED
  "The long version of Coca-Cola's 2010 Holiday commercial featuring Train's "Shake Up Christmas"."
  (YouTube)
  + the LYRICS :
  "Shake up the happiness 
  Wake it up/ Wake up the happiness 
  Come on y'all 
  It's Christmas time"
  (metrolyrics.com)