A pessimist is someone w h o is pleased w i t h bad

experiences because t h e y show he was right.

Heinz Ruhmann, German actor and film director

u a pessimist?

1 GRAMMAR will I won't (predictions) 2 VOCABULARY opposite verbs

C o m p l e t e the d i a l o g u e s w i t h will j won't a n d a v e r b W r i t e t h e o p p o s i t e v e r b i n each space. Be c a r e f u l - use
f r o m the l i s t . Use c o n t r a c t i o n s . the correct verb f o r m .

not remember faU not sell forget not win miss 1 arrive
You won't leave on time.
2 teach
We're g o i n g t o E n g l i s h i n Canada.

3 fail
I d o n ' t t h i n k he all o f his exams.
A I'm going climbing next weekend.
4 Push
B It's very dangerous. You 'llfall
the d o o r t o open i t .
0
5 mend
I've m y glasses.
6 lend

A I'm playing in the tennis final tomorrow. Can I i p e n , pie

B The other player is very good. You 7 win

m I t h i n k he's g o i n g to the race.

8 turn off
Can you the l i g h t , please?

9 get
A I'm going to study all evening. I m o r e t h a n 50 emails yesterday.
B It's a waste of time. You . anything
10 lose
in the morning.
I've some m o n e y !
0
3 PRONUNCIATION '11, won't
ffif!T?3!ffl L i s t e n a n d repeat. C o p y the r h y t h m .
A I told Nick that it's Jane's birthday on Friday.
1 ill l e a r n a lot.
B You know Nick! He .
2 He'll m e e t somebody n e w .

3 Y o u ' l l have a g o o d t i m e .

>PLAy£% 4 She w o n ' t get the j o b .

5 They w o n ' t l e n d you the m o n e y .

A I'm going to put my MP3 player on eBay. 6 We w o n ' t a r r i v e on t i m e .

B It's too old. You it.

A I'm getting the 8.50 train.

B It's leaving in five minutes. You.
4 READING 5 LISTENING
a R e a d t h e h o r o s c o p e s for t h i s m o n t h . A n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s .
a r«2]J) L i s t e n t o a conversation about
h o r o s c o p e s . W h a t are M a t t a n d A m y ' s star signs?

Horoscopes
AQUARIUS Jan 21-Feb 19
You'll be lucky in love this m o n t h ! You'll meet someone new at
work, which will be the start of something special. The colour
red will bring you good f o r t u n e .

PISCES Feb 2 0 - M a r 2 0
Close family will be i m p o r t a n t this m o n t h . Try t o spend more
time w i t h t h e m and they'll be very glad t o see you. The colour
green will bring you luck w i t h money.

L i s t e n a g a i n a n d c o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h
A (Amy) or M ( M a t t ) .
ARIES M a r 2 1 - A p r 2 0
You'll have t o be very careful w i t h money this m o n t h , and avoid 1 believes i n horoscopes.
buying any clothes. However, you'll get a nice surprise at the 2 doesn't believe i n horoscopes.
end of the m o n t h . The colour blue will bring you luck. 3 . has a p r o b l e m w i t h someone.
4 . is w o r r i e d about the horoscope.
5 . was b o r n i n January.
fthjj TAURUS Apr 21-May 21 _'s horoscope is g o o d .
6
You'll have a very busy social life this m o n t h ! Your friends will
7 . has a m e e t i n g the next day.
be taking you out all the time, and you'll make many new ones
too. Orange will be your lucky colour.

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

EI GEMINI May 22-June 21
You won't have a very good month at work. Your boss will give you
L e a r n these w o r d s a n d p h r a s e s .

o p t i m i s t /"optimist/
some bad news, but don't worry: you won't be unemployed. Work
hard and next month will be better. Purple will be your lucky colour. pessimist /'pesimist/
( T V ) series /'srarbz/
stranger /'stremd33/
CANCER June 22-July 23 cheer up /'tfrar ,\p/
This will be a great month for going away! You'll win a holiday, so d e f i n i t e l y (not) /'defmatli/
have your passport ready. You'll also travel a lot in your own country probably (not) /'prnbabli/
and you'll visit some old friends. Yellow will be your lucky colour.
I d o u b t i t . /ai 'daut i t /
I hope so. (opp / hope not) a i 'haup sao/
I t h i n k so (opp J don't think so) /ai 'Oink sao/
1 W h o w i l l do a l o t o f t r a v e l l i n g this m o n t h ? Cancer
2 W h o w i l l have p r o b l e m s w i t h t h e i r job?
3 W h o w o n ' t go shopping?
4 W h o s e lucky c o l o u r w i l l be red?
5 W h o w i l l go out a l o t this m o n t h ?

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