https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/30741c01-921c-44ff-bfa5-7af102b2f7a6 Improve your English vocabulary and listening in just six minutes! In this programme. We discuss the topic and teach you vocabulary. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Which one you are may be linked more to your birthplace and age than attitude. Neil and Sam talk about optimists and pessimists. This week's question What proportion of the British population, do you think, describe themselves as optimistic? Is it: a) 20 percent? b) 50 percent? c) 80 percent? Watch the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary glass-half-full person someone with an optimistic attitude who tends to focus on the positive side of life Debbie Downer (US slang) someone who makes others feel bad by focussing on the bad or depressing side of things sugarcoat to make something seem better than it really is hyper- (prefix) having too much of a quality eg. hyperactive, hypersensitive rock bottom lowest possible level grumpy old man describes someone who complains a lot, is moody and intolerant, and gets easily annoyed [Cover: Getty Images] More 6 Minute English episodes: How to disagree better https://youtu.be/rWHGKGS7zSc​​ Meditation and your brain https://youtu.be/sm6EtQg-hxw​​ No more bosses https://youtu.be/ktgDXNML2uI​​ How can we make the web a better place? https://youtu.be/wMQjmpVgor8​​ Learn to talk about broken hearts in 6 minutes! https://youtu.be/WBLuy_YU-Zw​​ Coronavirus vs other pandemics https://youtu.be/kjVd228S-yQ​​ #bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #optimism Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:46:32 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.pavel-english.ru https://video.pavel-english.ru/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/30741c01-921c-44ff-bfa5-7af102b2f7a6 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.pavel-english.ru/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.