HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPILE Every year there are around 2.000 self-help books published. (1).. Some of these inelude becoming more optimistie. achieving goals, and reducing anxicty. How to win friends and infhuence people is the grandfather of self-help books: (2) ... The book was an overnight sensation, rapidly becoming a bestseller. It advises he reader on how to make friends quickly and easily. The author concentrates on the importance of communication skills. (3)... He gives lots of examples to support his argument. The author believes that you should always be respectful. and you should make people feel important. (4).. For example. il you want to make someone agree with you: you should let them think that they had the original idea. Most self-help books encourage their readers to concentrate on being positive, and to try not to have negative thoughts. Many people often think this is the key to happiness. (5)... Recent research has shown that this approach doesn't alwaysS work: A group of people who wanted to feel more optimistic about themselves actually felt worse after they had written a list of positive sentences. (6) When they were allowed to write a list of negative as well as positive things about themselves. they felt better than before.
- Hi, Jack! - Hi, Melanie? - It seems to me I've not seen you for ages. How are you? - I'm fine, thanks. I was in New-York in summer. - Sounds great! With whom did you travel there? - With my family. We had a really cool time there. - Did you visit any museums or art galleries? - Yes, we visited a lot of museums and galleries. I'm really interested in art, so it was amazing, to see everything with my own eyes. - Did you visited a famous Statue of Liberty? - Oh, yes. We took a lot of pictures. The statue is fantastic. - Did you stay at a hotel? - No, my aunt has been living in NY for three years, so we stayed with her. — I guess, your summer was great, wasn't it? - Yeah. This was my best summer I've ever had. - I'm really happy about it. Oh, now, I have to go. Bye! - Bye!
-hello! Do you like this summer? -hi! Of course, it was great! -Really? And why? -I was in a camp(лагерь) and met a lot of frienbs, who are very funny -Oh, it is really good. And have you been abroud(загрантцей)? -yes, I was in China with my parents. There was fantastic! -Brilliant! I was in a village wiht my grandmam and graddad -Have you got there any friends? -Yes, they are funny too. We was in the river and play wiht a ball -Ok, that is great, dut I need to go home. By! -It was great to tolking wiht you, see you soon
-hi! Of course, it was great!
-Really? And why?
-I was in a camp(лагерь) and met a lot of frienbs, who are very funny
-Oh, it is really good. And have you been abroud(загрантцей)?
-yes, I was in China with my parents. There was fantastic!
-Brilliant! I was in a village wiht my grandmam and graddad
-Have you got there any friends?
-Yes, they are funny too. We was in the river and play wiht a ball
-Ok, that is great, dut I need to go home. By!
-It was great to tolking wiht you, see you soon