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READING The Yes Man
I can understand a text about a man who changed his attitude to life.
1 3.07 Look at the title of the text and the
photos. What do you think the text is about?
Choose a or b. Read and listen to the text and
check your answer.
a A positive philosophy for life.
b A man asking his girlfriend to marry him.
2 Read the text again and answer the questions.
1 Where did Danny spend his free time after
his girlfriend left him?
2 How did he use to communicate with his
friends?
3 According to the stranger, what kind of
people say ‘no’?
4 Why did Danny start his experiment?
5 Why did Danny buy a newspaper?
6 Why did Danny’s life change when he bought
the newspaper?
7 How long did Danny’s experiment last?
3 Complete the summary with six of the words in
the box.
money pessimistic interesting
generous advice a beggar positive
a stranger polite
6 YOUR OPINIONS Ask and answer the questions.
1 How often have you said ‘no’ to something
this week? Why?
2 Has anyone ever given you any good advice?
Who? What was it?
3 What makes people happiest, in your opinion?
4 How can you help a friend who is unhappy?
5 Do you agree with the writer? What would
happen if you always said ‘yes’?
YES THE MAN
One little word can change your life …
When his girlfriend left him, Danny Wallace stopped
going out and developed a strong relationship with
his sofa and remote control. His attitude to everything
was negative and his passion for life had gone. He politely
refused his friends’ invitations and sent ‘happy birthday’
emails instead of going to parties. He texted people
instead of phoning, and phoned people instead of visiting.
Danny became the man who always had an excuse.
Danny Wallace became 1 and depressed d
after his girlfriend left him. Then one day he
met 2 who gave him some 3 . Danny’s new
philosophy was to be 4 about everything and
more 5 towards other people. As a result, his
life became much more 6 .
4 BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY Find antonyms in
the text for 1–6.
1 accepted (paragraph 1)
2 complicated (paragraph 2)
3 poorer (paragraph 4)
4 meanness (paragraph 4)
5 luckily (paragraph 4)
6 exciting (paragraph 5)
5 Match the words in the box with their
antonyms in exercise 3. Then write sentences
with the words.
70 Ups and downs
mean rude boring negative optimistic
It was only when a mystery man said three magic words
that Danny’s whole world started to change and he
became more positive and passionate. The stranger,
who Danny met on a bus, had a simple philosophy. In his
opinion, people without passion always said ‘no’, so they
missed a lot of opportunities in life. His advice to Danny
was simple: ‘say “yes” more.’ The man’s philosophy
interested Danny and he decided to try an experiment.
From that moment, he would always say ‘yes’.
So the next time that a friend invited him to play football,
Danny said ‘yes’. Near his flat, on the way to football,
someone was begging for money. The beggar asked for a
pound. Danny said ‘yes’, but he didn’t have any change,
so he went to the newsagent’s, bought a newspaper and
then gave the man a pound coin. When a scratch card fell
out of the paper, Danny decided to play and he won!
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