Written by David S. Wills · May 25, 2016
Introduction
Today’s TED IELTS lesson tackles a very interesting question: “Can money buy happiness?” It’s based on the popular TED Talk by Michael Norton.
Vocabulary
Before we begin, please familiarize yourself with the following vocabulary:
Experiment n. – a scientific procedure to determine something
Charity n. – an organization which collects money from the public for a good cause
Lottery n. – a competition where people pay money for a chance of winning lots of money
Donation n. – a sum of money given without expectation of return
Anti-social adj. – the opposite of someone who makes friends easily
Universal adj. – something that is true of all people around the world
Practice
Now fill in the blanks. Answers are at the bottom of the page.
After winning the _____1_____, the lucky couple gave a sizeable ______2______ to their favourite ______3_______.
The scientists conducted an ______4______ to understand why