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4.Read the poem. What is typical of the pessimist? What is typical of the
optimist?

The Pessimist
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By B.T. King

Nothing to do but work,
Nothing to eat but food,
Nothing to wear but clothes,
To keep one from going nude.
Nothing to breathe but air
Quick as a flash ‘tis gone;
Nowhere to fall but off,
Nowhere to stand but on.

Nothing to comb but hair,
Nowhere to sleep but in bed,
Nothing to weep but tears,
Nothing to bury but dead.
Nothing to sing but songs,
Ah! Well, alas! Alack!
Nowhere to go but out,
Nowhere to come but back.

Nothing to see but sights,
Nothing to quench but thirst,
Nothing to have but what we’ve got.
Thus through life we are cursed.
Nothing to strike but a gait;
Everything moves that goes.
Nothing at all but common sense
Can ever withstand these woes.

5.Describe qualities that are typical of your Zodiac sign. Which of them do
you have? Cast horoscopes for your friends using the chart. Do you believe in
horoscopes? Why? Why not?

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Текст друкується за виданням Читай и говори по-английски. Вып. 16/
Авт. вып. С.Д. Лыско. – М: Воениздат, 1980.

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