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UNIT COMMUNICATION GOALS

1 Describe your personality
2 Discuss someone’s behavior

Outlook and Behavior 3 Compare perspectives on world problems

4 Discuss creative ways to achieve a goal

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A FRAME YOUR IDEAS Complete the quiz by writing your points in the circles. Then calculate your score.

1
You wake up
QUIZ
Optimist,
in the middle of
the night with a
stomachache. Your
first thought is...

Realist, or “I’m sure it’s nothing.

I’ll just go back to sleep.”

Pessimist?
1 point

“It’s probably nothing

serious. I’ll just take
some medicine.”
2 points

Is the glass half full “This could be serious.

or half empty?” How do you see the world? Do you I’d better go to the
doctor.”
have a positive or a negative outlook? 3 points

2 3 4 5 6

You apply for When you If someone Your boss invites News about
your “dream job,” are introduced unexpectedly you to have lunch in crime or disasters
but you don’t get it. to someone knocks on your door, a restaurant. You say makes you...
You think... new, you... you think... to yourself...
think about how
“I guess this wasn’t assume that person “Great! It’s probably a “I must be getting a you can help.
really my dream job. is a nice person. friend or a relative here promotion or a raise. 1 point
I’ll find a better job 1 point to surprise me.” That’s really nice!”
somewhere else.” 1 point 1 point realize that
1 point keep an open mind sometimes bad
about whether you’ll “I wonder who that “My boss must like to things happen.
“Oh, well. You win some like each other. could be. I’ll go find out.” socialize with everyone 2 points
and you lose some.” 2 points 2 points from time to time.”
2 points 2 points feel very unsafe.
assume that “I’m not answering. 3 points
“I’ll never get the job I person won’t like It could be a “Uh-oh! There must be
want.” or respect you. salesperson or some problem with my
3 points 3 points even a criminal.” work.”
3 points 3 points

6–9 POINTS 10–14 POINTS 15–18 POINTS

ADD UP
You’re an optimist. You’re a realist. You’re a pessimist.
YOUR
POINTS You have a positive outlook and You tend to see the You have a negative outlook and
tend to see the glass half full. world as it really is. tend to see the glass half empty.

B PAIR WORK Compare answers with a partner. Are your scores similar, or very different? Which
of you has the more optimistic, realistic, or pessimistic outlook on life, according to the quiz?

C GROUP WORK Calculate the average score for the members of the class. On average,
how optimistic, realistic, or pessimistic is your class?
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