Answer — Exercise 3
2 - Hugs and kisses·Outcomes Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
Read the article. Answer the questions.
Answer
- He went through a depressing time and felt isolated, so he basically did it to cheer himself up and make contact with new people (meaningful connections).
- Nervous, worried, not optimistic (He took someone with him to protect him and didn’t think it would last long.)
- A middle-aged woman. Her daughter had died a year before and her dog had died that day.
- A video was made about him and went viral on YouTube; he was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey on a TV chat show.
- Mann’s theory: people are too embarrassed to call helplines or seek counselling but need someone to listen to their problems. Day’s theory: it’s a response to the economic crisis and the aggressive self-interest which caused it; people want more than commercial products; people appreciate the small things in life and acts of kindness are more socially acceptable.