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1 Here is the introduction to a radio interview, 5 Look at the questionnaire about
a ffi lO.S Read and listen to the introdrrcriorr. pleasure.
a Choose the ten activities which give
you most pleasure. Put them in order
("Pleasure 1-10 (I is the most pleasurable).
is the beginning and the end of living happily.,,
b Are there any things that you would
Those are the words of the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who
like to add to the list?
lived 2300 years ago. People have always tried to flnd
C Work in a group. Compare your
pleasure and today we have many more pleasures than the
choices. What differences and
Ancient Greeks had. And yet we srill don't know a lot about similarities are there?
this important part of life. Here in the studio is Dr Jonathan Use these expressions:
Shamberg. Good evening, Dr Shamberg., I (don't)like ...
I really enjoy
I've never tried ...
I prefer ... to ...
b Discrlss these questions. I get a lot of pleasure from ...
I What will the interview be about?
d List the ten things that you spend
2 Who will be interviewed?
most of your time doing. How does
3 What questions do you think the interviewer will ask?
this list compare to your answers to
2 You will hear the interview. the questionnaire? Have you got the
a ffi fO.s Listen and check your ideas. recipe for a happy life?
b What questions does the interviewer ask? 6 Make a questionnaire to flnd out
what people hate doing.
3 Or Sharnberg uses activities to illustrate his ideas.
a Work in groups, using the
O Match the list o{ ideas and the list of activities.
questionnaire in 5 as a model. Make a
ldeas Activities list of about thirty things that you
think people dislike doing. (Some may
going for a walk
Pleasure is important for be the same as in the questionnaire!)
getting on with each other
human survival. b on a separate piece of paper list the
jumping out of a plane
ten things that you think will be most
eating unpopular.
Happy people enjoy the
chatting with a friend C Give your questionnaire to another
everyday things in life.
doing a crossword group and ask them to choose their
having children ten least favourite things. Compare
Pleasure means different things
cooking a meal the results to your own predictions.
to different people.
relaxing in a hot bath
b ffi lo.p Listen again and check your answers.
4 Discuss these questions.
I What do you think of Dr Shamberg's ideas?
2 Should everyone be able to pursue their own 'pleasures'?
What about these?
c taking drugs * driving fast
o smoking o hunting

I The modern world can ofier a very wide range o{ pieasures.
Make a list of some things that were not available a hundred
years ago. Have these things improved life or made it worse?

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