B2_06 UNIT 12 EXPRESSION RELATED TO OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM

A. MATCH THE EXPRESSION TO THEIR MEANINGS. 1. look at sth through rose-colored glasses - see only pleasant or positive things2. cloud on the horizon - something that threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future3. glass is half-full - used to refer to an attitude of always thinking about the good things in a situation rather than the bad ones4. glass is half-empty- used to refer to an attitude of always thinking about the bad things in a situation rather than the good ones5. light at the end of the tunnel- end of the difficult or unpleasant situation that you are in at the moment6. a silver lining -something positive that comes out of a sad or unpleasant situation7. if something bad can happen, it will happen - if you believe something bad is going to happen, then you also believe it will really happen no matter what8. no hope in sight - used to say that the point at which something will be finished is not known9. look on the bright side - be optimistic or cheerful in spite of difficulties B. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE CORRECT EXPRESSION. 1. Optimists really do seem to look at the world through rose-colored glasses. They try to take a positive approach.2. There is a cloud on the horizon that may overshadow the talks. Then we will not have peace and the fighting will continue.3. Stay away from negative and bad people. Align yourself with people who think the glass is half full.4. Sara is going through a very difficult period during which she lost her job and also had a big car accident. All I can do is tell her to hold on and that there's light at the end of the tunnel.5. The fall in inflation is the silver lining of the prolonged recession. Food prices will start going down soon.6. I tried to look on the bright side and be grateful that I was healthy. I didn't talk to other people at all about my disastrous relationship with my boyfriend.7. I guess I just see the dark side of things—the glass is always half-empty for me.8. People were losing their jobs. Families were going hungry and there was a lot of crime in the streets. There was no hope in sight.9. We are going on a camping trip in the forest. I am worried about unseen dangers. If something bad can happen, will happen.