Unit 11 Certain/Optimistic/Doubtful/Pessimistic Chắc chắn / Lạc Quan / Đáng Ngờ / Bi Quan 1 certain [''sə tn] (of / about sth; that ) having no doubt in your mind about something chắc chắn He''s not cer[.]
Unit 11: Certain/Optimistic/Doubtful/Pessi mistic Chắc chắn / Lạc Quan / Đáng Ngờ / Bi Quan 1- certain ['sə:tn] (of / about sth; that ) having no doubt in your mind about something: chắn He's not certain what her name is I'm certain (that) doesn't like me She doesn't like me - I'm certain of it 2- sure [∫uə] (of / about sth; that ) certain: chắn Are you sure (that) he said he was coming? It was him, who caused the accident, I'm sure of it Have you got a map? I'm not quite sure about the way 3- to make certain / sure : a- (of sth / that ) to check in order to be certain: làm cho chắn; đảm bảo chắn He looked all around to make certain that nobody was listening I think this is your train but you'd better ask the guard to make sure (of it) b- (of sth / of doing sth / that ) to something in order to be certain of victory: làm cho rỏ; nắm cho England scored twice in the last ten minutes to make certain of victory We left early to make sure of getting there on time Make sure (that) you’re not late 4- positive ['pɔzətiv] (of / about sth; that ) completely sure: khẳng định 'Are you sure you locked the door?' - 'Yes, I'm positive.' She was positive (that) she had met him before somewhere Are you positive of / about what happened? 5- confident ['kɔnfidənt](of sth/ of doing sth) certain that something will happen as you want it to happen: tự tin She was confident (that) she would win We're confident of victory He's confident of finishing the job on time 6- hopeful ['houpful] (of sth / of doing sth / that ) fairly confident: đầy hứa hẹn I'm hopeful (that) everything will turn out well in the end She’s not very hopeful of success Although the concert is sold out, he's hopeful of getting a ticket at the door 7- hopefully ['houpfuli] let us hope (that ) hy vọng Hopefully, I’ll be feeling better tomorrow See you next week, hopefully 8- optimistic [,ɔpti'mistik] (about sth / that ) always expecting the best; hopeful about the future: lạc quan We're optimistic that our money problems will soon be over She’s optimistic about her chances of getting the job 9- an optimist ['ɔptimist] a person who is always optimistic: người lạc quan You must be a real optimist if you think that the bank is going to agree to lend you all that money 10- to hope for the best: to be hopeful that things will go well (especially when there is reason to believe that they will not) hy vọng có kết mong muốn Her attitude towards exams is to a bit of revision the night before, and just hope for the best! 11- to look on the bright side: to find something to be hopeful about in spite of problems thấy có đáng phấn khởi(mặc dù có khó khăn); lạc quan 'I've just lost my job and my wife is asking for a divorce.' - 'Look on the bright side – at least you've still got your friends ' Part 1- doubtful ['dautful] (about sth) uncertain and unconfident: nghi ngờ; đáng ngại I 'm doubtful (about) whether she’ll come I’ve agreed to lend him my car, but I still feel a bit doubtful about it 2- to doubt [daut] a (s.o./sth) to be uncertain about someone or something: cảm thấy khơng chắn (về hay điều gì); nghi ngờ / điều I 'm sorry if doubted you – you proved me wrong She apologized for having doubted my word (= for having thought that I was not telling the truth.) b (that ) to consider something to be unlikely : hoài nghi rằng; nghi ngờ thật(của gì) She may be there tonight, but I very much doubt it I doubt that she'll be there I doubt whether they'll come 3- doubt (about sth) (a feeling of) uncertainty : nghi ngờ; ngờ vực There seems to be some doubt about whether he is actually guilty or not There's no doubt that she’s lying Everyone thinks it's a wonderfu1 idea, but I have my doubts Now that I 'm finally leaving the country forever, I'm beginning to have doubts about it 4- no doubt certainly or very probably (used to emphasize that you believe something to be true) khơng cịn nghi ngờ nữa, tin No doubt you’ll have heard about their engagement We’ll see you tonight, no doubt 5- skeptical ['skeptikl] (of/ about sth) very doubtful about something; unwilling to believe that a claim, statement, promise etc is true: không sẵn lịng tin gì(lời tun bố, lời hứa); hồi nghi I've assured her that my offer is genuine, but she still seems rather skeptical (of / about it) 6- pessimistic [,pesi'mistik] (about sth) always expecting the worst: yếm thế, bi quan He’s very pessimistic about his chances of passing his exams 7- a pessimist ['pesimist] a pessimistic person: người bi quan Don't be such a pessimist! You’ve got as good a chance as anybody of getting the job 8- a reservation [,rezə'vei∫n] (about s.o./sth) a feeling of doubt about someone or something, that causes you to hesitate: cảm giác nghi ngờ điều (thương gây dự) She's beginning to have reservations about marrying him My biggest reservation about buying it is the price We accept your offer without reservation Exercises 1- Choose the word or phrase (A B C or D) which best completes each sentence 1- Are you that those were his exact words? A positive B hopeful C secure D safe 2- He seems about whether she'll agree or not A doubtful B undoubted C unlikely D without doubt 3- She's that she'll get the job She thinks she did well in the interview A confident B doubtless C trustworthy D safe 4- I'm it I saw it happen with my own eyes A confident for B sure from C certain of D positive from 5- He says he might come, but he A doubts B doubts it C doubts so D doubts about it 2- Fill each of the blanks with one suitable word 1- I couldn't remember if I'd closed all the windows, so I went back to make 2- I always think that things will turn out well I guess you could call me an 3- She's confident getting into university 4- You're such a ! You always think that something is going to go wrong 5- The manufacturers are claiming that it is a miracle drug, but many doctors and scientists still have their about it 3- For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given This word must not be altered in any way EXAMPLE: It's no use arguing: I've made up my mind point : There's no point in arguing: I've made up my mind 1- I’m hoping to go skiing at Christmas hopefully _ 2- I don't think his reasons for being nice to me are sincere skeptical 3- Think about the good things! You're young and healthy and will have plenty more opportunities bright 4- Do you think that your chances of getting promotion are good? optimistic _ 5- I don't quite understand the meaning of this word sure - All I can is cross my fingers and be optimistic best _ 7- I expect he'll be late, as usual doubt _ 8- can only see bad things happening in the future pessimistic 9- I wasn't sure about him at first, but now he seems very good at his job reservations _ 10 - Does she think that her chances of getting the job are good? hopeful Answer Unit 10 10.1 IB 2C 3D 4B 5D 6C 7B 8C 9B 10C 11A 10.2 frustrating irritable annoying frustration irritating infuriating 10.3 She'll go mad when she finds out what's happened He lost his temper because we all disagreed with him She's in a bad mood today I'm sick (and tired) of being treated as an inferior! He had a f i t when he saw the damage that had been done to his car His arrogance gets up my nose I've had enough of people ordering me a bout Waiting for buses gets on my nerves Having to get up so early is a pain in the neck 10 It makes me sick to see so much food being wasted ... back to make 2- I always think that things will turn out well I guess you could call me an 3- She's confident getting into university 4- You're such a ! You always think that something is going... reservation Exercises 1- Choose the word or phrase (A B C or D) which best completes each sentence 1- Are you that those were his exact words? A positive B hopeful C secure D safe 2- He seems ... _ 2- I don't think his reasons for being nice to me are sincere skeptical 3- Think about the good things! You're young and healthy