Unit 9: Money

Can money buy happiness?

Activity A Answers, p. 167
1. Students may say that people only need enough
money to cover their basic needs, e.g., food,
clothing, shelter, medical care, education costs, or
they may say people need substantially more than
this to be happy.
2. Students may have different opinions about
whether more money would make them happier
based on how much money they currently have and
/ or what their lives are like now.
3. Students may think the people are happy because
they are obviously wealthy, or they may wonder
about other factors in the people’s lives, e.g., quality
of personal relationships, amount of time available
to enjoy the nice house, etc.

Activity B Answers, p. 167
Possible answers: Money cannot buy happiness
because happiness is generated internally, from
being content with one’s life, surroundings, and
choices; Money cannot buy happiness because
happiness has to come from inside. People can 
have money and still be miserable; Money can’t 
make people happy on the inside.


Activity E Answers, p. 168
Students’ answers will vary. Students should 
support their answers with reasons.

Listening 1

Sudden Wealth

Vocabulary Answers, pp. 169-170
1. acquire; 2. inherit; 3. pleasure;
4. immediate; 5. dramatic; 6. circumstances;
7. complicated; 8. destructive; 
9. get used to; 10. wear off

Preview Listening 1 Answer, p. 170
Students’ answers will vary. In the listening, 
all three of the topics are touched on.

Main Ideas Answers, p. 170
1. T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. T; 5. F; 6. F

Listen for Details Answers, p. 171
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
Effect on our brains (list any 2) - Immediate effect is pleasure; Effects wears off; Have to buy more to get same pleasure
Effect on relationships (list any 2) - Too many people want something from you; People don't understand your stress; May be alone, lose support
Effect on emotions (list any 2) - Negative emotions like fear, shame, guilt, anxiety; Can lead to bad decisions; If inherited, can complicate emotions

What Do You Think? Answers, p. 171
Students’ answers will vary. Possible Answers:
1. Effects on our relationships because my friendships are very important to me.
2. A friend inherited money and was able to pay off her loans. That made her happier.
3. If someone is struggling to afford necessities, like food and shelter, sudden wealth would make them happier.

Activity A Answers, pp. 172-173
1. in the beginning; 2. then; 3. Before that;
4. Finally; 5. First; 6. Next; 7. After that

Activity B Answers, p. 173
Possible answers:
2. In the beginning, she didn’t believe it.
3. First, she paid off her credit card debt.
4. After that, she sent her son to college.
5. In the immediate future, she’s going to go to Paris.
6. She’s thinking of going back to school next.

Listening 2 

Happiness Breeds Success ... and Money!

Vocabulary Answers, p. 174
a. independence; b. wholly; c. demonstrate;
d. analysis; e. burn out; f. conduct;
g. associated with; h. outcome; i. persuasive;
j. somewhat

Preview Listening 2 Answer, p. 175
Students’ answers will vary. In the listening, 
the researcher says that happiness can lead 
to money.

Listen for Main Idea Answers, pp. 175-176
1. b; 2. c; 3. b; 4. a; 5. c

Listen for Details Answers, p. 176
1. F; 2. T; 3. T; 4. F; 5. F; 6. T

Activity A Answers, p. 176
Students’ answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Students should support their opinions with
reasons.
2. Happy people are often more positive and 
friendlier, which makes people want to work 
with them.

Activity B Answers, p. 176
Possible answers: 
1. People who acquire sudden wealth are unprepared 
for it and it majorly changes their lives. On the other 
hand, people who are happy in their work tend to earn 
more money and are not adversely affected by this.
2. Students should support their answers with reasons.

Using the Dictionary

Activity A Answers, p. 177
1. b, financial; a, economical;
2. a, fun; c, amusement;
3. c, sudden; b, immediate

Activity B Answers, p. 178
1. economical; 2. financial; 
3. immediate; 4. happiness; 
5. sudden; 6. fun

Activity C Answers, p. 178
Students’ answers will vary.

Grammar

Types of Sentences

Activity A Answers, p. 179
1. exclamatory; 2. declarative; 3. declarative;
4. declarative; 5. interrogative; 6. declarative;
7. declarative; 8. exclamatory or imperative

Activity B Answers, p. 180
Answers will vary.

Intonation in different types of sentences

Activity A Answers, p. 181
1. a. yes/no question, b. statement;
2. a. command, b. wh- question;
3. a. statement, b. exclamation

Agreeing and Disagreeing

Activity A Answers, p. 182
1. That’s a good point. 
2. You can say that again!
3. I don’t feel the same way. 
4. I disagree.