G will I won't (predictions) I'm doing

V opposite verbs my driving test

P 'II, won't today.
You'll fail.

1 VOCABULARY opposite verbs 3 PRONUNCIATION 'II, won't

a W ith a pa rtner, write t he o ppos ites o f these ve rbs. a 3 S l)) Listen a nd repeat t he cont rac tio ns. Copy t he
rhy_thm.
win _ _ _ buy remember _ __
I'll I'll be late I'll be late for work.
t urn on start --=====~/:...=====:..__----
You'll You'll break You'll break your leg.
b )>-- p.157 Vocabulary Bank Opposite verbs. She'll She'll miss She'll miss t he t rain.
It'll It'll rain It'll rain tomorrow.
They'll They'll fail They'll fail the exam.
2 GRAMMAR will I won't (predictions)
a Look at the cartoon. b 3 6 l)) Listen. C an you hea r the diffe re nce?
W hich f is h is a n
o ptimist? W hy? ·~· clock I wa nt to pa s.
Ar e you an o ptimist ·f:t wa nt

o r a pessimist?
pho ne wo n't I won't pass.

c 3 7 l)) Lis te n a nd w ri te six sente nces.

b Look at the phrase bo ok app. Read the You S ay

phra es, then w rite the A Pessimist Says res po nses.

He won't pay you back. They'll be late. You won't pass.

ft!H--Faitr. They'll lose. You won't underst and a word. '!"e're having the party
You won't find a parking space. You'll break your leg. rn the garden. ==
2 I'm doing my driving
c 3 3 l)) Li sten a nd check. Re peat t he res po nse . test this afternoon. ==
d Practise in pa irs. A (book o pen) read the You Say 3 I'm having my first
phrases. B (book closed) ay the A P essimist Say s skiing lesson today. ==
respo n e . T hen swap roles. 4 I've lent James some
money. ==
e Look at t he A Pessimis t Says phr ases aga in . Do they
5 I'm going to see a film
refer to t he present o r the future?
tonight in English. ==
f )>-- p.l36 Grammar Bank 6A. Learn m o re abo ut
6 ~ur team are playing
will f won't a nd practise the m. rn the cup tonight. ==
g Imagine now that yo u ar e a n o ptimis t. W ith a partner 7 We're meeting Anna
ma ke positive predictio ns to res po nd to t he You Say and Daniel at 7.00. ==
entences in the phrase book. 8 We're going to drive to
1 It'll be a great eveninf!:] the city centre. ==

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4 READING 5 LISTENING & SPEAKING
a Read an article about the actor Hugh Laurie. What a 3 8 >)) Lis ten to the introduction to a radio progra mme.
two things do Hugh Laurie and Dr House have in Why is positive thinking good fo r you?
common?
b Try to g uess the missing w o rds in t hese callers' t ips.
Caller 1 L ive in t he ____, not in t he _ _ __
Caller 2 Think th o ughts, not negative o nes.
Caller 3 D on't s pend a lo t of time readi ng the _ _ __
o r watchi ng the o n T V.
Calle r 4 Every week make a list of a ll the _ _ __
_ _ that happened to you.

Caller 5 Try to u e when you

peak to other people.
c 3 9 >)) Lis ten and check.

d Li ste n again. Write d own any extra info rmatio n you

hear. Which tips do you th ink are useful? D o you have
a ny tips of your own ?

r"\R GREGORY HOUSE, the main character in the hit e A sk and answer with a pa rtner. Use a phrase from the
LITv series House M.D., is famous for being a box and say why. Which of yo u is mo re o ptimi sti c?
pessimist. But it is not only Dr House who is a pessimist.
Hugh laurie, the actor who plays him, is a pessimist too.
laurie never thought that House M.D. was going to be a
ARE YOU A POSITIVE THINKER?
success. Even after seven series he still feels pessimistic Do you think ...
about it. He said in a recent interview, "If we do a bad + you'll have a nice weekend?
show next week, they' ll soy, 'That's it. No more.' It'll just
stop. I am of course someone who is constantly expecting + you'll pass your next
a plane to drop on my head, if not today then tomorrow." English exam?

Like Dr House, laurie is also a talented musician and is

+ you'll get a good (or
passionate about the blues. He recently went to New better) job in the future?
Orleans to record an album in which he plays 15 of his + you'll get an interesting email or
favourite songs. But of course he doesn't think that people message from someone
will like it. tonight?
When he was asked on a TV show why he was so + you'll meet some new
pessimistic about life, laurie said it was because he is friends on your next
Scottish. 'I definitely think that's where it comes from .' holiday?
Because o f his reputation as a pessimist, people always + you'll live to be 100?
talk to him about positive thinking. He says that complete + you'll get to the end
strangers come up to him in the street and say 'Cheer up, of t his book?
mate, it'll never happen!'

b Read t he art icle again. Mark the sentences T (true) o r

p Responding to predictions
1hope so. I 1hope not.
F (fa lse). Say why. I think so. I I don't thi nk so.
I Hugh Laurie always thinks the worst w ill happen. I doubt it.
Maybe. I Perhaps.
2 He t hinks they will make many more series o f
Probably (not).
House M.D.
Definitely (not ).
3 He doesn't th ink hi album w ill be uccessful.
4 He thinks that Scottish people are o ptimistic.
Do you think you'l~ _ _,..., ) ( . I ,~~pe so. I think the weather
5 People often try to ma ke him feel happier.
have a nice week~ ~e good and...
c Have you seen any episodes of House M.D.? Do you
like ... ?
a the character b t he acto r