LISTENING

1 | Look at the photo of the Pirahã people of Brazil and discuss the questions. • What kind of lifestyle do you think they have? • What do you think might be unique about their language?

2 | A. Read a sentence from the talk you are going to listen to about the Pirahã language. What do you think it means? The Pirahã language has a grammar of happiness.

| B. Listen to the talk and check your ideas. | ▶Track 3

| tribe - a group of people who live together and share similar customs and traditions jungle - a wild and thick forest with many trees, plants and animals