Read Plenty (31 January 2024)

Level: B2.2 / C1

Today’s article is from the Harvard Business Review:

How to Get Something Done When You’re Feeling Down

BEFORE READING

Some key vocabulary:

Match the words and their definitions. Scroll down for the answers.

1. to slog
2. grief (n)
3. apathetic
4. a negative spiral
5. muted
6. a sweet spot
7. a cue
8. to pace yourself

a) diminished
b) indifferent, unemotional
c) to find your own speed that is comfortable to you
d) thoughts that just feel worse and worse
e) a signal to do a particular action
f) to work very hard (especially on something that is difficult or boring)
g) a feeling of deep sadness, especially when someone has died
h) an ideal level or combination, etc

Article: How to Get Something Done When You’re Feeling Down

Answers

1. to slog - f) to work very hard (especially on something that is difficult or boring)
2. grief (n) – g) a feeling of deep sadness, especially when someone has died
3. apathetic – b) indifferent, unemotional
4. a negative spiral - d) thoughts that just feel worse and worse
5. muted – a) diminished
6. a sweet spot – h) an ideal level or combination, etc
7. a cue – e) a signal to do a particular action
8. to pace yourself – c) to find your own speed that is comfortable to you