Download this free B2–C1 English worksheet PDF for adult learners and English teachers. This lesson is based on a new global report which questions whether countries should judge progress mainly by GDP.
Students practise reading comprehension, useful vocabulary, phrase matching and speaking skills through a real-world topic about prosperity, wellbeing, GDP, inequality, sustainability and public policy. The worksheet is suitable for private English lessons, online classes, advanced conversation practice and homework before a discussion lesson.
The article explains that money alone cannot show whether people are living well. Students read about how countries may produce more goods every year while still leaving citizens under pressure, short of time and unable to enjoy basic wellbeing. The text also discusses health, education, climate safety, equality, fairer distribution, care, clean energy and the pressure many people feel simply to get by.
This worksheet encourages learners to discuss a serious economic and social question in careful English: should national success be measured by growth, or by whether people have secure, healthy and meaningful lives? Students consider the arguments for moving away from narrow growth targets, as well as the criticism that happiness may be difficult for governments to measure.
The PDF includes a B2–C1 reading article, True / False questions, Phrase Match, Synonym Match, a task where students use new language, discussion questions and a full answer key. It helps learners discuss GDP, quality of life, economic reform, sustainable futures, government policy and what real progress should mean.
Level: B2–C1
Date: 06 June 2026
Focus: reading, vocabulary, happiness, GDP, wellbeing, policy and speaking
This free worksheet includes:
- a B2–C1 reading text about happiness, wellbeing and GDP
- True / False comprehension questions
- Phrase Match practice with useful expressions
- Synonym Match vocabulary practice
- a sentence-writing task using new language
- discussion questions for Student A and Student B
- full answer key
The worksheet includes useful phrases such as move away from, set out, take into account, build on, cut back on, pay off, catch up with, come down to, bring about and get by. It also practises vocabulary such as prosperity, wellbeing, inequality, ambitious, sustainable, policymakers, distribution, security, radical and dignity.
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