Sunday, February 9, 2025

Optimism and Pessimism

 



Discuss












Your ideal day.













Your ideal night.














Your ideal job.












Your ideal you.













Your ideal love life. 












Your worst fear.












The worst thing about your country.










The worst thing about last year.









The worst thing about this year.








The worst thing about next year.







Vocabulary - are these words optimistic or pessimistic?


dark

ideal

wonder

comforting

reality

desperate

discouraging

disheartening

bleak

cheerless

romantic

utopian

visionary

fatal

hopeful

rosy

upbeat

gloomy

reassuring

favorable

encouraging

heartening

anxious

nostalgic


 

 

O

Oo

 

oO

 

Ooo

 

oOo

 

oOoo

 

ooOo

 

 

 

 

 

 


  1. Cheerless
  2. Desperate
  3. Reassuring
  4. Fatal
  5. Dark
  6. Gloomy
  7. Hopeful
  8. Utopian
  9. Ideal
  10. Encouraging

 

The answers may vary a little…

 

 

  1. The future seemed ______, filled with uncertainty and fear of what was to come.
  2. In her eyes, the future was an ______ place where everyone could live in harmony.
  3. With every passing day, his search for a solution grew more ______, as hope faded.
  4. The ______ signs of progress made her believe that a brighter future was possible.
  5. The ______ world ahead seemed devoid of joy, making it hard to look forward.
  6. He dreamt of a ______ society, where everyone had enough, and peace reigned.
  7. She feared that ignoring the warning signs would lead to a ______ consequence for the world.
  8. Despite the challenges, they remained ______, believing that things would improve soon.
  9. The ______ forecast of the coming years left them feeling helpless and defeated.
  10. His ______ words about the future filled them with confidence, believing things would get better.

 






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14.58 - 18.28

Watch the speech and discuss it.



Listening and speaking



General questions

What is a 'bubble'?

How did speaker and her friends create positive bubbles in Russia?



watch again


True or false?

1. We create bubbles when we do bad things 

2. Bubbles can be negative or positive

3. There are more negative bubbles than positive bubbles

4. The speaker often feels awkward in social situations

5. The speaker found Russian culture familiar

6. The students enjoyed their trip to Russia

7. Bubbles can easily pop.












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