“The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.” ~Robert Brault THE OPTIMIST Your friend is convinced that (s)he has a serious illness (S)he says (s)he has tried to ignore the symptoms for a long time, but now people have to realize it’s more than just a flu Try to assure him/her that (s)he should relax, because • The doctor said (s)he is as fit as a dancing bear • (s)he is a known hypochondriac (=imagining to be ill) • The symptoms are too everyday to be afraid of • The symptoms must be because of fatigue (=exhaustion) from work and marital (=marriage) problems THE PESSIMIST You are convinced that you have a serious illness You have tried to ignore the symptoms for a long time, but now people Role-play have to realize it’s more than just a flu Your friend tries to assure you that you should relax, but you know better, since • The doctor said some things that you’re sure were just meant to Pessimist cover up something bad • You don’t trust doctors, they can’t tell what’s what You live in a small flat with your best read friend She suggested to the let internet, somebody • You’ve about your symptoms on and live foundwith out both you because you don’t have enough money to pay something terrible • The doctor couldn’t rule out the possibility of ……… [your illness] THE OPTIMIST Your friend has to prepare for a serious exam coming up a week from now (S)he is torn apart by worries that she will not pass She seems to be blocked by fear, and can’t perform up to her real abilities Try to relax her/him that (s)he can pass, since • (S)he has been studying long enough • The teacher is very soft-hearted, and never fails students • She can borrow some really useful notes from her/his classmates • The exam is practice-oriented, which is her/his strength THE PESSIMIST You have to prepare for a serious exam coming up a week from now You are torn apart by worries that you will not pass You are confident that you will fail, since • You have been studying long enough, still you know nothing • Your classmates are too mean to lend you their notes • The exam is practice-oriented, which is a problem since you had to skip a few of classes that focused on the hands-on, practical teachniques, which can’t be learned from a book • You failed this class once already, and you feel you should have chosen a different major of Vocabulary PESSIMIST-OPTIMIST ROLE PLAY Your friend is convinced that symptoms Try to assure him/her that (s)he is as fit as a dancing bear A hypochondriac fatigue (=exhaustion) marital (=marriage) problems cover up something bad trust doctors rule out the possibility of sg (S)he is torn apart by worries She is blocked by fear can’t perform up to her real abilities never fails students an exam is coming up your classmates are mean skip a few of classes a major Meg van győződve róla Tünetek Biztosítsd afelől, nyugtasd meg, hogy … Egészséges, mint a makk Hipochonder /hájpóKAAndrieek /fetig kimerültség Házassági problémák Vmi rosszat akar elleplezni Megbízni az orvosokban Kizárja vminek a lehetőségét Szétszakítja belül az ideg Leblokkolja a félelem Nem tud a valós képességei szerint teljesíteni Sose buktat meg senkit A vizsga közeledik Gonosz Kihagy pár órát Szak hands-on training Gyakorlati képzés