Lesson 4

Reading

2. Read the text and check your answers to Exercise 1. Use your dictionary for difficult words.

breath slowly; realx; try to think about the present, not the future or past.

Listening

4. Listen to the students again and answer the questions.

1. Which negative feeling does one of the speakers mention? Feeling angry.

2. What does mindfulness teach you to do with negative feelings? It teaches you to try to change them into positive feelings.

3. How can breathing help you? It makes you feel calm.

4. Why does mindfulness teach us not to think about the future or the past? Because you can't change things about the future or the past.

5. How can you find happiness in a simple thing like eating your favourite food? You can think about how it tastes, smells and looks.