Everyday Grammar TV: What Is an Optimist? สาธารณะ
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Dr. J: John, are you ready for the softball game after work? Our office is playing the public radio team tonight.
JR: No, I don’t think we can win. We haven’t been practicing enough.
Dr. J: But look on the bright side, we have some good hitters, like Anna Matteo, on our team.
JR: That reminds me, we have been talking about pessimism and optimism. Optimism is a noun describing the feeling that things will go well, and an optimist is the person who usually feels that way. I think you’re a good example of an optimist.
Dr. J: That’s true – I do try to look at how things can get better. If we want to use the adverb, adding –ally, we can say I look at things optimistically.
JR: And sometimes I only think of how things can go wrong. Like that time our star player injured himself.
Dr. J: Yes, you’re a pessimist. But let’s get going, the game is starting soon.
[later]
JR: Wow, that was a great game! We beat ‘em 20 – 14. I never thought we could win.
Dr. J: Andrew and Anna both played really well. I believe they were both optimistic about winning. We add the suffix –ic to make the adjective form, optimistic, describing someone with that hopeful world view.
JR: But we probably won’t win next week.
Dr. J: We’re playing the Washington Post team.
JR: Oh, no! They’ve won all their games this year. We don’t have a chance of winning!
Dr. J: Don’t give up hope! Think more optimistically. Maybe they’ll have a bad day. So, to review, we have used these word forms:
Optimism and optimist are both nouns.
[graphic: Optimism is the feeling and optimist is the person who feels it.]
Optimistic is an adjective. It describes a noun.
Optimistically is an adverb. It describes or modifies verbs.
JR: And that’s Everyday Grammar TV!
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JR: No, I don’t think we can win. We haven’t been practicing enough.
Dr. J: But look on the bright side, we have some good hitters, like Anna Matteo, on our team.
JR: That reminds me, we have been talking about pessimism and optimism. Optimism is a noun describing the feeling that things will go well, and an optimist is the person who usually feels that way. I think you’re a good example of an optimist.
Dr. J: That’s true – I do try to look at how things can get better. If we want to use the adverb, adding –ally, we can say I look at things optimistically.
JR: And sometimes I only think of how things can go wrong. Like that time our star player injured himself.
Dr. J: Yes, you’re a pessimist. But let’s get going, the game is starting soon.
[later]
JR: Wow, that was a great game! We beat ‘em 20 – 14. I never thought we could win.
Dr. J: Andrew and Anna both played really well. I believe they were both optimistic about winning. We add the suffix –ic to make the adjective form, optimistic, describing someone with that hopeful world view.
JR: But we probably won’t win next week.
Dr. J: We’re playing the Washington Post team.
JR: Oh, no! They’ve won all their games this year. We don’t have a chance of winning!
Dr. J: Don’t give up hope! Think more optimistically. Maybe they’ll have a bad day. So, to review, we have used these word forms:
Optimism and optimist are both nouns.
[graphic: Optimism is the feeling and optimist is the person who feels it.]
Optimistic is an adjective. It describes a noun.
Optimistically is an adverb. It describes or modifies verbs.
JR: And that’s Everyday Grammar TV!
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Learning English is Voice of America’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. We help you build vocabulary, strengthen your speaking skills and improve your ability to communicate for work, school and everyday life.
EXPLORE OUR PLAYLISTS:
» Learning English Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hZxGsu5etKF6bZ9w4Ap2hl
» Lets Learn English with Anna! (For children 8-12) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5gfXecA2uPRsKv9q5L5nQng&si=-gF1wuzIxhLQUwFQ
» Lets Learn English Level 1 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5it4a-RMzhlwNJ-edf5HU3Q&si=aVUuvvUsDPe41jBp
» Lets Learn English Level 2 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hWkRym8sljiEvEBJ1JGIu5&si=3jEjCFfVRNfMbJ3j
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Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 326 million people.
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