Unit 9 Optimism and Pessimism

reading comprehension circle the best answer for each question. 1. who is dr. seligman? (b)  a. a man who has a heart attack.   b. a psychologist who studies optimists and pessimists.   c. an athlete who won the gold medal. 2. after eight years, what happened to the heart attach victims who were pessimistic? (a)  a. most of them died.   b. half of them were healthy.   c. most of them were students. 3. what do optimists think when something bad happens? (c)  a. it will affect them their whole lives.   b. it happens because of other people.   c. it is just one incident. 4. what should you do to become more optimistic? (a)  a. say encouraging things to yourself.   b. have a heart attack.   c. become a student. 5. which sentence best describes how an optimist looks at life? (a)  a. the glass is half-full.   b. the glass is half-empty.   c. the glass is full.  

forming opinions: guided writing1. a student wants to explain why it is better to be an optimist. study his notes.

optimists are healthier. dr. seligman’s studies show that: (a) optimists live longer than the pessimists. (b) optimists suffer less from depression.

optimists are more successful. (a) athletes win more. (b) politicians get more votes. (c) businessmen do better work.  2. now help this student write a well-organized paragraph. give reasons for each opinion.   i believe that it is better to be an optimist for two reasons. first of all, (1) optimists are healthier. dr. seligman studied some (2) optimists and pessimists. the optimists live (3) longer than the pessimists. he also says that (4) optimists suffer less from depression. the other main reason is that (5) optimists are more successful. athletes that are optimistic (6) views of the word tend to succeed optimistic (7) politicians get more votes. and optimistic (8) businessmen do better work. for these reasons i will try to be more optimistic.  【典型例題】（   ）1. no matter what _________, you should keep calm.   a. takes place                      b. happens                   c. occur   解析：選b。三個詞都有“發生”之意，都是不及物動詞，不能用于被動語態。但happen往往表示偶然或未能預見地發生；take place指事先布置或策劃好后發生；occur通常可以與happen互換。