Happiness consists of many components, including loving family and faithful friends. Both these social groups are very important for each person. Everyone needs support, love and attention. When we are happy, we need close people to share our happiness with them. When we are sad, we need family and friends to support us. I think that those, who have at least two or three really close and trustworthy people beside them, are really lucky.
In my opinion, family is much more important than money, success or fame. After all, parents are the only people who love us the way we are. They will always be on our side, no matter what happens.
Friends are also important, but we can never be sure how true they will stay to us in different situations. Sometimes friends can betray. It isn’t easy to find true and faithful friends, but when we do, they stay for a lifetime and become as close as the family.
As for me, I have two best friends and we know each other from the nursery. Their names are Anna and Sveta. Today we study together at the 8th form and I hope that we will all stay best friends forever. We all love foreign languages, so we might enter the same university. Last year, we took part in an international exchange program. During this event together with our teacher we visited Great Britain and then hosted our English penfriends in Samara.
Speaking about my family, it is always on the first place for me. Apart from parents I have a younger sister and a grandmother, who lives with us. They are always there for me, when I need help or support.
maɪ hɑːts ɪn ðə ˈhaɪləndz, maɪ hɑːt ɪz nɒt hɪə;
maɪ hɑːts ɪn ðə ˈhaɪləndz, ə-ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ðə dɪə;
ə-ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ðə waɪld dɪə, ænd ˈfɒləʊɪŋ ðə rəʊ,
maɪ hɑːts ɪn ðə ˈhaɪləndz weərˈɛvər aɪ gəʊ.
ˈfeəˈwɛl tuː ðə ˈhaɪləndz, ˈfeəˈwɛl tuː ðə nɔːθ,
ðə ˈbɜːθpleɪs ɒv ˈvælə, ðə ˈkʌntri ɒv wɜːθ;
weərˈɛvər aɪ ˈwɒndə, weərˈɛvər aɪ rəʊv,
ðə hɪlz ɒv ðə ˈhaɪləndz fɔːr ˈɛvər aɪ lʌv.
ˈfeəˈwɛl tuː ðə ˈmaʊntɪnz haɪ ˈkʌvəd wɪð snəʊ;
ˈfeəˈwɛl tuː ðə stræθs ænd griːn ˈvæliz bɪˈləʊ;
ˈfeəˈwɛl tuː ðə ˈfɒrɪsts ænd waɪld-ˈhæŋɪŋ wʊdz;
ˈfeəˈwɛl tuː ðə ˈtɒrənts ænd laʊd-ˈpɔːrɪŋ flʌdz:
maɪ hɑːts ɪn ðə ˈhaɪləndz, maɪ hɑːt ɪz nɒt hɪə;
maɪ hɑːts ɪn ðə ˈhaɪləndz, ə-ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ðə dɪə;
ə-ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ðə waɪld dɪə, ænd ˈfɒləʊɪŋ ðə rəʊ,
maɪ hɑːts ɪn ðə ˈhaɪləndz weərˈɛvər aɪ gəʊ.