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    This document defines and provides examples of words related to certainty, doubt, and outlook: 1. It defines words like doubtful, doubt, and reservations which indicate a feeling of uncertainty or lack of confidence about someone or something. 2. It also defines words like no doubt and optimistic which indicate certainty or a positive outlook. 3. Examples are provided to illustrate the usage of these words in different contexts like expressing doubt, certainty, or reservations about people, plans and future outcomes.

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    Unit 11 Exercises: Unit Il Certain/ Optimistic/ Doubtful/ Pessimistic

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    Unit Il Certain/ Optimistic/ Doubtful/

    Pessimistic

    Part 2 8 a reservation (about s.o./sth) a


    feeling of doubt about someone
    doubtful (about or something, that causes you to
    sth) uncertain hesitate
    and
    unconfident

    2 to doubt a
    Unit 11 Exercises
    (s.o./sth) to be I'm doubtful (ubout) whether she i ll
    conw./l• ve agreed to lend him ni.v
    uncertain about
    car. but / still feel a bit doubtful
    someone or about iti
    something
    b (Ihai to
    consider I'm sorry If I doubted you
    something — .vou proved tile
    to be apologised for having doubted
    unlikely my word (2 for having thought
    that I was not telling the truth.)
    3 doubt (about sth) She may be lhere tonight. bill I very
    (a feeling of) tnuch doubt it./l doubl thal she'll be
    uncertainty there./l doubl whether thev%/l
    come.

    There seans to be sotne doubt


    4 no doubt certainly about vt'hether he IS actually
    or very probably guilty or not.'There's no doubt
    (used to emphasise Ihai she's lying./ Everyone [hinks
    that you believe it's a wonderful idea, but / have
    something to be my doubts./1Vow that I'm finally
    true) leaving the country forever, I'm
    beginning 10 have doubts about
    5 sceptical (of/about
    ili
    sth) very doubtful
    about something; No doubt you'll have heard about
    unwilling to their engagement./We'll see _vou
    believe that a tonight, no doubt.
    claim, statement.
    promise etc. is true

    6 pessimistic (about ve assured her that my offer is


    sth) always genuine, but she still seems rather
    expecting the sceptical (of/about it).
    worst

    7 a pessimist a
    pessimistic person He's very pessimistic about his
    chances of passing his exams.
    Don't be such a She's beginning to have reservations
    pessimist! You' ve got aboul tnarrying him/ My biggest
    as good a chance as reservation about buying it. is the
    anybody of getting the price./We accept your offer without
    job. reservation.
    1 1 . 1 Choose the veord or phrase (A, B, C or D) vehich
    best completes each sentence.

    Are you that those were his exact words?


    A positive B hopeful C secure D safe
    2 He seems about whether she'll agree or not.
    A doubtful B undoubted C unlikely D without doubt
    nit
    3 She's . . that she'll get the job. She thinks she did
    well in the interview.
    A confident B doubtless C trustworthy D safe
    it. I saw it happen Wilh my own eyes.
    A confident for B •Ire from C certain of D positive
    from
    5 He says he might come, but he
    A doubts B doubts it C doubts so D doubts about it

    1 1 .2 Fill each of the blanks with one suitable word.


    I I couldn't remember if I'd closed all the
    windows. so I went back to make 21
    always think that thing.s will turn out
    well. ] guess you could call me an
    3 She's confident . getting into university.
    4 You're such a ! You always think that
    something is going to go wrong,
    5 The manufacturers are claiming that it is a miracle
    drug. but many doctors and scientists still have their
    about it.

    1 1 .3 For each of the sentence.s below, write a new


    sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
    original sentence, but using the word given. This
    word must no! be altered in unv wu_v. EXAMPLE
    It's no use arguing: I've made up my mind.
    point
    ANSWER There's no point in argumg: I've made up
    my nund

    i I'm
    ho
    pin
    g
    to
    go
    ski
    ing
    at
    Ch
    rist
    ma
    s.
    ho
    pef
    ull
    y

    2 1 don't think his


    reasons for being nice
    to me are sincere.
    sceptical

    3 Think about the good


    things! You're young
    and healthy and will
    have plenty more
    opportunities. bright

    4 Do you think that your


    chances of getting
    promotion are good?
    optimistic

    5 1 don't quite
    understand the meaning
    of this word. sure

    6 All I can do is cross my


    fingers and be
    optimistic. best

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    7 I expect he'll be
    late, as usual. doubt
    8 I can only see bad
    things happening in
    the future.
    pessimistic

    9 I wasn't sure about


    him at first, but now
    he seems very good
    at his job.
    reservations

    10 Does she think that


    her chances of
    getting the job are
    good? hopeful
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