A) those people who like to complain will often affect our mood
B) we should do some morning exercises to cheer us up
C) how we live our life is decided by our attitude to life
D) optimists have more chances of success than pessimists
4 From Michael the speaker has learned that ________.
A) each morning he must say something to himself
B) everyone may have a chance of success
C) every day we have a choice to live fully
D) it‘s not easy to be an optimist
Task Two Zooming In on the Details
Listen to the recording again and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard.
1 If an employee was having a bad day , Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
2 Each morning when Michael woke up he would remind himself to be in a good mood and choose the positive side of life; if something bad happened, he would choose to learn from it and not to be a victim of it.
3 In Michael‘s opinion, life is all about choices . Every situation in life is a choice. You choose how you react to situations; you choose how people will affect your mood; you choose how you feel. The bottom line is: It‘s your choice how you live your life.
4 The author decided to follow Michael‘s example and believed that if he chose to be an optimist he might feel better , enjoy life more and might have more chances of success .
Read and Explore
Task One Discovering the Main Ideas
1 Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text A.
1) According to Rich DeVos, what is the relationship between optimism and success?