IN THE ENGLISH LESSON
Does Work make people happy?
Have you ever wondered if working and being productive can have a positive effect on our mental health? Well, in this article I will be discussing the reasons why working can strongly benefit our mentality. First of all, we should take into account the fact that working can present challenges our mind is willing to solve. These difficulties are often a pleasant challenge to the brain. Moreover, working can have a positive impact on our mental health because it also keeps us busy and sometimes even entertained. If a person does not get any positive feelings from their work, they should really reconsider their personal situation. All in all, the happiness we get from working is a complex issue for which there is no simple answer. Were I forced to say my opinion, I would claim that we need to work for a happier life. Does your job / school activity make you happy? Do you think that working should have more positivity than it does now?
Vasilis Mihoudis β1
A funny story!
The Great Spaghetti Disaster
It all started when Bob decided to impress his crush, Lisa, by cooking a“ gourmet Italian dinner.” The problem? Bob had never cooked anything more complicated than a sandwich. But he wasn’ t going to let a minor detail such as lack of skill stop him.
Armed with a YouTube tutorial and a can – do attitude, Bob set out to make spaghetti. Simple, right? Wrong. First, he confused the salt with sugar, turning his tomato sauce into a dessert. Then, while draining the pasta, he sneezed so hard that he flung half of it onto the ceiling. It stuck. Like a modern art installation!
Panic set in. Lisa was due in ten minutes. Bob did what any reasonable person would do— he tried to scrape the spaghetti off the ceiling with a broom. The broom got stuck too. Now he had an abstract sculpture of pasta and cleaning equipment hanging over his stove.
Desperate, he decided to plate the remaining spaghetti. Just as he placed the dish on the table, his cat, Mr. Pickles, made a flying leap onto it. Sauce flew everywhere. Bob, in an attempt to salvage the situation, slipped on a rogue meatball and landed face – first in the spaghetti.
At that exact moment, the doorbell rang. Lisa walked in to find Bob, covered in sauce, with spaghetti dangling from his hair, while Mr. Pickles proudly sat on the table, licking tomato off his paw.
Lisa burst out laughing.“ This is the best first date ever.”
Moral of the story? Confidence is great, but maybe start with mc cheese!!!
Helen Skopa A2
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