Where is the happiest country in the world? How can we measure happiness? Is happiness a good way to compare countries? Has the ongoing pandemic affected people's happiness all over the world? These questions might seem a little complicated to answer, but fortunately for us the World Happiness Report 2021 was released last week! In this episode we’ll talk about the results of their rankings and discuss their findings on global happiness!
TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/03/22/61-what-is-the-happiest-country-in-the-world-2021-world-happiness-report-english-vocabulary-lesson/
https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2021/
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Vocabulary List
Corruption (n) - illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power
Political corruption is widespread throughout that country
Obsessed (adj) - unable to stop thinking about something; too interest in or worried about something
Why are people so obsessed with money?
Evaluation (n) - A judgment or calculation of the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
Student evaluations of the class will be collected next week
Mutual (adj) - (of two or more people or groups) feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for each other
Their partnerships was based on mutual trust, respect, and understanding
Stringent (adj) - having a very severe effect, or being extremely limiting
We need to introduce more stringent security measures such as identity cards
To buffer (v) - to provide protection against harm
People’s concerns were buffered by the government’s strong actions
Morale (n) - the amount of confidence felt by a person or group of people, especially when in a dangerous or difficult situation
A couple of victories would improve the team's morale enormously
Frequency (n) - the number of times something happens within a particular period
Complaints about the frequency of buses rose in the last year
Solidarity (n) - agreement between, and support, for the members of a group
The purpose of the speech was to show solidarity with the country’s leaders
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