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7.2. The power of smiling

  • How many times a day do you think you smile? How does smiling make you feel?
  • What makes you smile?
  • Do you feel annoyed if someone tells you to smile? Why/why not?
  • Do you agree that smiling is one of the best ways to make yourself feel happy? Why/why not?
  • Do do agree that smiling is similar to the brain stimulation created by 2,000 bars of chocolate? Why/why not?

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You’re going to watch a health expert talk about the benefits of smiling.

Choose the best answer for each of the statements below.

1. The size of young people’s smiles could help researchers predict the quality of their future.

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diet

marriage

career

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2. The span of a person’s smile is connected to:

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how rich they will be

how many children they will have

how long they will live

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3. A third of us smile more than:

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20 times per day

30 times per day

40 times per day

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4. Children can smile as many as:

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300 times per day

400 times per day

500 times per day

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5. One smile can generate the same level of brain stimulation as:

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a good date 

watching your favorite TV show

2,000 bars of chocolate

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6. Smiling gives us an equivalent feeling to receiving:

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$25,000

$50,000

$100,000

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7. Smiling makes you seem...

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capable of doing your job

satisfied with your job

like you find your job easy

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