, СОР Task 1. Read the text. Answer the questions (multiple choice). Going to a restaurant Sandra and Paul are at a steak restaurant. A waiter greets them. "Do you know what you would like to drink?" the waiter asks. “Water and orange juice,” Sandra says. "Thank you. Here are your menus," the waiter says. The waiter brings water for Paul and orange juice for Sandra. "What would you like to order?" the waiter asks. "I would like a 12-ounce steak and mashed potatoes," Paul says. "The same thing, but with green beans," Sandra says. "And two orders of garlic bread," Paul says. "Great. You should have it in soon," the waiter says. The waiter returns after an hour. “Sorry for your wait. Here are two orders of 12-ounce steaks with mashed potatoes and garlic bread,” the waiter says. "I asked for green beans with mine," Sandra says. "I'm sorry, I’ll get those for you," the waiter says. The waiter quickly returns with Sandra's green beans. 1.               What kind of restaurant did Paul and Sandra go to? a  a pizza restaurant b  a steak restaurant c  a fast food restaurant d  an Italian restaurant 2.               What did Paul and Sandra order to drink? a  water for Paul and orange juice for Sandra b  beer for Paul and water for Sandra c  beer for Paul and orange juice for Sandra d  soda for Paul and beer for Sandra 3.               What kind of steaks did Paul and Sandra order? a  two twenty-ounce steaks b  two twelve-ounce steaks c  two eighteen-ounce steaks d  two eight-ounce steaks 4.               What was wrong with Sandra's order? a  she got coleslaw when she wanted green beans b  she got mashed potatoes when she wanted green beans c  she got green beans when she wanted a salad d  she got green beans when she wanted corn

1.. b.

2.. a.

3.. b.

4.. b.

Surprisingly perhaps, researchers know less about what makes young children feel unhappy than what they know about the causes of children’s behavioural and emotional problems. Most existing studies of children’s views of happiness are for those aged ten and older, and few have taken account of a wide range of influences on happiness.

We looked at Scottish seven-year-olds in our new study, “Growing up in Scotland: family and school influences on children’s social and emotional wellbeing”. We explored why some children felt unhappy, as well as why some had behavioural and/or emotional problems, interviewing children and their mothers from around 3200 families.

Children were asked five questions about life satisfaction (Do you… feel that your life is going well, wish your life was different, feel that your life is just right, feel you have what you want in life, feel you have a good life?). As many as 20% of children gave less favourable responses to these questions, suggesting low life satisfaction or unhappiness.

We asked mothers about whether their child had behavioural and emotional problems. This included feeling sad or anxious, fighting, being disobedient, restless, having a short concentration span, feeling shy or being bullied. As many as 11% of the children had high levels of these sorts of problems.

It is worth saying at this point that while we don’t know how these findings compare with the rest of the UK, there have been indications in the past that Scotland does not fare too badly. In a study by our sister agency NatCen in 2008, Scotland reported the highest proportion of seven-year-olds in the UK’s four nations claiming never to be worried. Of those claiming never to be unhappy, Scotland had the second-highest proportion after Northern Ireland.