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3 Listen again. For questions (1-7), choose the best option: a, b, or c.

1 How many copies of The Secret have been viewed?

a) Two million.
b) One and a half million.
c) One million.

2 How old is the theory behind the “law of attraction?”

a) It has been around for ages.

b) It’s a new phenomenon.
c) It has appeared in recent times.

3 How does Dr. Hudson explain the “law of attraction?”

a) Positive thinking is less stressful than negative thinking.

b) Positive thinking and negative thinking both exist in the universe.
c) Positive thinking attracts good things. Negative thinking attracts
bad things.

4 What everyday problem does Dr. Hudson claim can be solved by positive
thinking?

a) Finding a parking space at a grocery store.

b) Finding a grocery store with no other shoppers.
c) Finding your way to a grocery store.

5 Where does Dr. Hudson suggest you should start visualizing your parking
space?

a) In the grocery store.

b) On the way to the grocery store.
c) In the grocery store parking lot.

6 What is a potential criticism of the “law of attraction,” according to

the presenter?

a) It might encourage people to buy really expensive houses.

 b) It might make people more materialistic and greedy.
c) It might make people believe in genies.

7 Why does Dr. Hudson say it’s important to think big?

a) Because it’s better than being mediocre.

b) Because there’s no point in asking for something small.
c) Because it will help improve things in the world.
 Do you believe in the “law of attraction?” Why? / Why not?
Answer:
yes, i believe in the law of attraction why if a person
have good thoughts good things will come to your life

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Answer

1.the underlined words

1. really busy as usual
2. trust me to say something to make you feel worse
3. to talk about it
 4. around here.
5. haven’t decided ye
6. . It was really expensive
7. have to see how I feel at the time.
8. someone to talk to,

2.Work with a partner. match the useful phrases (a–h) with the
phrases you have underlined in exercise 1.
a) put my foot in my mouth (2)
b) play it by ear (7)
c) a shoulder to cry on (8)
d) get it off my chest (3)
e) up to my eyes in work (1)
f) this neck of the woods (4)
g) made up my mind yet (5)
h) cost an arm and a leg (6)

I think it is important to think good things because that way positive

things will come to life if we have bad thoughts that we will not be
able to get ahead of. So, we are not going to be able to achieve it, the
words have power and if one says I cannot, I cannot but if I try going
to achieve