These answers are provided for the Resource Book "MUET MEIOW"

1. Task A
Candidate A
 Definition: „Happiness is a mental state of well-being‟. We all want to be
happy.
 Smiles are truly contagious. Smiling is the best way to show our positive
attitude.
 When we smile, we feel happier inside.
 When we smile a lot, people will respond to us more positively, which will
make us feel better.
 A person who adopts a positive attitude tends to be kind to others.
 We can compliment others, do an act of kindness to others when we don‟t
have to, or lend a helping hand to strangers.
 Others will acknowledge the goodness in us which makes us feel happy.
 We do not give up easily when we are positive.
 We will look hard for other options to overcome any obstacle.
 A positive attitude is crucial in attaining happiness because it is a
wonderful ability to find the good in any bad situation.
Candidate B
 Saying/Quotation: „If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to
people or things'.
 We need to set realistic goals in life in order to achieve happiness.
 Mere dreaming towards the goal is not enough.
 The first logical step is to provide a timeframe to achieve the goal.
 For example, learning piano in six months.
 Try doing it today. The “right time” might never come.
 Another reason for setting a goal is it gives us something to work towards
or aim for.
 We need to meet goals in order to feel fulfilled.
 Even small achievements enhance our outlook and improve our self-
esteem.
 If a goal cannot be attained, it can be modified to suit ourselves and our
situations.
 New goals can be created once a specific goal is achieved.
ANSWERS - SPEAKING

2. Candidate C
 Idiom: 'Health is Wealth'.
 The level of health will determine one‟s happiness.
 Good health means not only the absence of disease in the body but a
complete physical, mental, social as well as spiritual well-being of an
individual.
 Health is a basic necessity in life in order to achieve true happiness.
 Good health helps one to face daily challenges in life.
 Doing even the simplest of daily chores needs good health.
 Maintaining good health requires one to exercise regularly.
 Without good health, we will have a poor quality of life.
 Unhealthy people may suffer depression or contemplate committing
suicide.
 With good health, we are able to play a beneficial role in society as a
student or a worker.
Candidate D
 Idiom: 'No man is an island'.
 Good relationships with others are fundamental to achieve true happiness.
 It is human nature to develop good relationships with others especially our
closest and dearest ones.
 Spending time with family members, spouse, children, best friends or
colleagues will make us happy.
 We forget our problems and worries when we share meaningful moments
with our loved ones.
 Happiness is maximised when happiness is shared.
 It is pointless to attain happiness yet be so lonely with no one to share it
with.
 Happiness diminishes when we have few or no good relationships with
others.
 We should treat people as we would like to be treated ourselves.
 We should work on improving relationships with others in order to attain
happiness in life.
Task B
Group discussion on one of the best ways in Task A for an individual to
attain happiness.