Unit 8 :Ups and

downs
Here starts the
lesson!
Objectives
Reading: A
magazine
editorial
A positive attitude
 Is someone who says yes to opportunities

Because he met someone on a bus who adviced him to say yes

more.

More interesting and unusual

things happened to him

The consequences were positive

 Word check
Words Meaning
worth (N, Adj) Equivalent in value to the sum or item specified.

• Thieves broke the shop window and carried off jewellery

worth thousands of pounds.
• Rm 4 million worth of souvenirs and gift items have
been produced for the event.
uneventful (Adj) Situation is one in which nothing interesting or surprising
happens
• The flight to Europe was uneventful.
• But most nights it was quiet and uneventful.
philosophy The attitude or set of ideas that guides the behaviour of a
person or organization.
• The company explained their management philosophy.
• Emma studies philosophy at university.
 Word check
pessimistic Expecting that bad things will happen in the future or
(Adj) that something will have a bad result.

• He remains deeply pessimistic about the peace

process.

passion (N) A very strong belief or feeling about something

• Gardening was her great passion.

beg (N) To ask for something in an anxious or urgent way,

because you want it very much.
• She begged and pleaded with them until they finally
agreed.
 Word check

change (V) To become different, or to make something become different.

• Susan has changed a lot since I last saw her.

optimistic Believing that good things will happen in the future.

(Adj)
• We are still relatively optimistic that the factory can be
saved.
philosophy
beg
pessimistic
passion

worth

optimistic

change

uneventful
stranger advice

philosophy
positive

interesting
Danny Wallace had stopped going out or doing interesting
things. One day he met a stranger on a bus, who
suggested that he should say ‘yes’more often. Danny
started saying ‘yes’ to people, and as a result more
interesting things started to happen to him . He travelled,
changed his job and met his wife. His advice to others is
now simply to say ‘yes’ more often
He used to send them emails, text or phone.
He realised that he hadn’t done anything interesting
in the last year.
He describe them as pessimistic.
The stranger made Danny realise that he needed to
make a change in his life, so he decided to try saying
yes more.
He bought a newspaper because he needed change to
give a beggar a pound.
No, he wasn’t in control because things happened to
him by chance.
VOCABULA
RY worth
uneventful
philosophy
pessimistic
passion
beg
change
optimistic
philosophy

uneventful
bagging

change
worth
on
off in at

with
in

on

in

off
Adjective Adverb
anxious
pessimistic
generously
respectfully
passionately
fortunate
 anxiously

generous
respectful
successful

pessimistic
anxious
generous

respectful
uneventful
simple
anxious
generous
extraordinary
 uneventful

extraordinary

refuse

Generous

simple