![]() In the study, Dr Sharot gave (9) _ 80 different negative situations ranging from unpleasant to (10) _. He found that negative predictions were (8) _ in the minds of optimists. Report author Dr Tali Sharot of London’s University College analyzed brain scans to (7) _ the activity taking place in patients who were asked to think about their future. They even say this over-optimism could have been a (5) _ of the 2008 global financial crisis, with bankers failing to accept or see the (6) _ of their investments. ![]() Their study, in the journal Nature Neuroscience, concluded that the reason many people always see light at the end of the (3) _ may be because of an inability to sensibly (4) _ with risk. Scientists have (1) _ that people who are too optimistic about the future may have (2) “_” brains. GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.) SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.ģ. The scientists said optimism can be a good way to reduce stress.Ģ. The scientist said people disregarded warnings on cigarette packs. Volunteers accurately assessed the chances of bad things happening. Optimists paid little or no regard to negative predictions.Ī scientist asked volunteers to think about 80 happy experiences. Over-optimism may have been a factor in the 2008 financial crisis. Optimism helps people with poor vision see light better in tunnels. The new drug Optimism cures over a dozen common illnesses. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F). Together, put the words into different categories.ġ. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. BRAIN: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word ‘brain’. Change partners and share your rankings again.Ħ. Put the ones you’re most positive about at the top. POSITIVE: What are you most positive about? Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.ĥ. OPTIMISTIC: Students A strongly believe we must always be optimistic Students B strongly believe otherwise. Change partners and share what you wrote. ![]() DEAL WITH IT: What’s the best way to deal with these situations? Complete this table with your partner(s). Scientists / discovered / brains / inability / financial crisis / investments / predictions / volunteers / disastrous / developing cancer / optimistic / influenced / positive thinking CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring. Sit with your first partner(s) and share your findings.Ģ. OPTIMISM: Walk around the class and talk to other students about optimism.
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