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Student B1 Read the scenario. You are a pessimist. Try to convince your partner that it's a bad idea for Matthew and Helena to buy the house. Consider:- ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿the size- ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿the price- ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿their salaries in the future- ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿holidays and other luxuries- ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿starting a family•Matthew and Helena are newlyweds who want to buy a house. They have found a three-bedroom house that they love, but it's expensive at €250,000. This amount is the maximum possible loan they could get considering their current combined salaries. Paying back that amount would mean they would need to limit the cost of holidays and other luxuries - and they both love traveling and relaxing.They don't have a family now, but they probably want to start one in the next few years. They're not sure whether they should buy the house, or look for something different.-2 Can you and your partner agree on a 'realistic' course of action for the couple?

1 Supported: However, if she takes a pessimistic view and sees the business as already doomed, she will then do what she needs to do to close the business quickly and move on to the next thing. This is as close to success as she could hope to come.2 Not supported3 Not supported4 Supported: It easy to see that optimism can help us see the silver lining to the dark cloud and help us overcome worry and anxiety in difficult situations. What’s less often appreciated is the way pessimism can protect us from disappointment by keeping our expectations low. For example, if you were pessimistic about applying for a job you know you might not get, then the blow of not getting the job would be less painful.5 Not supported6 Not supported7 Supported: At the same time, if you got the job, your joy would be even more powerful because of your pessimistic outlook. So in this case, pessimism leads to a more positive outcome whether you get the job or not.

Student A1 Read the scenario. You are an optimist. Try to convince your partner that it's a good idea for Matthew and Helena to buy the house. Consider:- ﻿﻿the size- ﻿﻿﻿the price- ﻿﻿﻿their salaries in the future- ﻿﻿﻿holidays and other luxuries- ﻿﻿﻿starting a family•Matthew and Helena are newlyweds who want to buy a house. They have found a three-bedroom house that they love. The price is only €250,000, which fortunately is the maximum possible loan they can get considering their current combined salaries. Paying back that amount would mean they would need to limit the cost of holidays and other luxuries, but it will be worth it. They don't have a family now, and it will probably be a few years before they want one. They're not sure whether they should buy the house, or look for something different.-2 Can you and your partner agree on a 'realistic' course of action for the couple?

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1 pessimist, optimist2 optimist 3 realist4 pessimist 5 optimist

1 Every cloud has a silver lining. The glass is half full. Look on the bright side. 2 If something bad can happen, it will. 3 There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. 4 Seeing clouds on the horizon. 5 There’s no hope in sight. 6 Seeing the world through rose-tinted glasses.

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1 1 d2 e3 b4 a5 c-2a Generation Z b Generation X c Mature Silents d Generation Y e Baby Boomers

31 T2 T3 F - Generation X is probably most comfortable with change.4 F - It's the Mature Silents.5 T Baby Boomers are independent / able to find their own ways and Generation X.6 F - The Baby Boomers were the first relatively fit generation but those following have been too.-41 more, more2 some things, more3 a great deal of, fewer4 less, appreciate5 return to, unlikely-51 bright side2 hope3 half empty4 tunnel5 bad things6 half full7 dark cloud8 cloud-61 c 2 e 3 b 4 a 5 f 6 d-71 sparsely populated 2 strong-willed3 open-minded 4 well-educated5 quick-witted 6 poorly-skilled-81 d 2 e 3 f 4 b 5 a 6 c-91 flash of inspiration2 bundle of laughs3 mine of information4 glimmer of hope5 drop of rain6 stroke of luck