| LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION | |
| Practice Speaking – Select a Conversation Partner | |
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| Trisha: I bought this new skin cream yesterday. It is supposed to remove all wrinkles and make your skin look much younger. Jacob: I don’t buy it. Trisha: Why don’t you buy it? I’ve read in a few blogs that the cream really works. Jacob: I believe that the cream is good for your skin, but I don’t think that it is possible to get rid of wrinkles or magically look younger by using a cream. Trisha: You are so pessimistic. Jacob: I’m not pessimistic. I’m just being realistic. I think you are being gullible. Trisha: How am I being gullible? Jacob: You believe that a face cream will magically make you look like you are 21 years old again because you read a blog about it. Trisha: Well, when you say it like that, I do sound gullible. | |
Key Vocabulary | |
| 1. I don’t buy it.: I don’t believe it. | |
| • A) He told me that he ate 100 hot dogs. | |
| • A) This pill will help you lose weight fast. | |
| 2. to be pessimistic: to expect only bad things to happen | |
| • She is a pessimistic person. | |
| • We are pessimistic about this product. | |
| 3. to be gullible: to tend to believe anything easily | |
| • She will believe anything that you tell her. She is so gullible. | |
| • Don’t be so gullible. | |
